Re: Conferences

Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:12:19 -0600
Heather C. Syrett (heathers@ruf.rice.edu)

I'd like to add one to the list:

The first Southern Regional Conference on Student Community Service
February 6-8, 1997
Rice University
Houston, TX
For information, contact Heather Syrett at (713) 527-4970 or
heathers@ruf.rice.edu.

>Here is a full list of all the conferences I have received as of 9/23. If
>anyone is going to "Giving Back" or "Soul of Service" let's talk about
>meeting!
>
>Jacquelynn
>
>
>
>"Giving Back"
>VA COOL's Statewide Conference on Community Service and Higher Education.
>Nov. 1 and 2
>Hampton University
>info at 804-289-8989 or vacool@richmond.edu
>
>AVA Conference (Association for Volunteer Administration)
>Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Norfolk VA
>request a brochure: 800-644-8149
>If you attend, please stop by our booth - Red Ridge Software Company
>featuring VolunteerWorks - Software for volunteer information management.
>
>I work for an organization that is putting on a wonderful
>conference on partnerships in education that will be taking place in
>Arlington, VA on November 18-22. The National Association of Partners
>in Education will be having their annual Symposium at that time. The
>focus is always on best practices and models in the field of
>partnership. In fact, you may be interested in our pre-conference
>training on service-learning as well. You can check our our web site at
>www.napehq.org where you will find our complete conference brochure.
>
>SCAVA Winter Conference on January 29-30, 1998
>at the Hyatt in Greenville, SC
> Steve McCurley will be the lead trainer but topics will range from risk
>management, vol. liability, fundamentals of volunteer management,
>creativity, emergency preparedness and volunteer networks, Steve will lead
>discussion on reality based interviewing, evaluation and getting the
>membership to work with your organization. The brochure will be ready in
>about two weeks and I would be happy to put one in the mail to you.
>
>The Human Services Alliance in NC has a wonderful conference
>coming up Nov. 6-9 in Winston-Salem. The title is "The Soul of Service"
>e-mail:inquiry@hsa.org
>some sessions include:creating community through service: moving from "me"
>to "we", tool chest for tapping volunteer power, the evolution of the soul
>through service
>
>Check www.energizeinc.com website. It has a good listing of conferences.
>
>NCAVA will have a statewide conference on volunteerism in Wilmington NC June
>8 - 10 of 1998. It is reasonably priced, always high quality and we
>certainly welcome our neighbors from Virginia, South Carolina and beyond. Let
>me know if you want to be on the mailing list. First information beyond the
>dates will probably go out in February.
>Sandy Leonard
>The Volunteer Center of Greensboro, Inc.
>
>
>The Points of Light Institute sponsors several regional trainings a year.
> Please call 202-223-9186, ext. 135 for a calendar.
>
>
>
>"Just did it."
>
>Jacquelynn Grote T 804-289-8997
>AmeriCorps Member F 804-287-6501
>Richmond CLASS
>The Wilton Center
>University of Richmond, VA 23173

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Heather C. Syrett
Assistant Director of the Student Center
Community Involvement Center - MS 527
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892

Phone: (713) 527-4970
Fax: (713) 285-5931 (fax)
E-mail: heathers@ruf.rice.edu
www.ruf.rice.edu/~cicpage/
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