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Arrive on Friday evening to enjoy pre-conference Saturday activities:

** Think Tank Meeting: Annual "Future Thinkers" Meeting on Saturday, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, No cost to participate, but please register. Watch for Program Details.

** OTHER WORKSHOPS TO BE ANNOUNCED

** Pre-conference tour of entrepreneurs in Austin - 9 AM - 2 PM
Watch for more details here

Click on each of the following section links for detailed information . .

• CALL FOR PROGRAMS! The deadline has been extended to April 22, 2008 to be considered for a Concurrent Session or Roundtable slot on the program. Please send a proposal in the attached format. We welcome speakers targeted to any or all levels of the lifelong learning process.
  
  
  
• SPECIAL WORKSHOPS: We are seeking organizations interested in providing an extended workshop on Friday or Monday. If interested please contact the Consortium to discuss your proposal. Limited opportunities are available in the program. Cathy Ashmore
  
  
• FORUM PROGRAM and FLYER Check out the complete schedule from Friday, Nov 7 for Consortium Annual Meeting (member only) through Tuesday, November 11, for the Ambassador Meeting and Post Conference Tour of the Austin area. Note that you can download this file as a 2-page flyer and make copies to share with your networks. We suggest you print the first page, then turn it over and print the second page to make an attractive flyer.
  
  
• CONCURRENT SESSIONS featuring 64 different programs throughout the conference. Speakers will be posted here when chosen after the deadline.....April 15.
  
  
• ROUNDTABLES with 30 different programs being shared in three rounds as part of the opening program starting at 6 PM on Saturday
  
  
• REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE ...Conference Registration Form. Email us your completed form - cashmore@entre-ed.org. Note...we accept registrations up to the time of the conference.
  
  
• HOTEL: The conference will be held at the Sheraton in downtown Austin. Rates are $129 plus tax for single or doubles. The rate is good from Nov 2 - 14, depending on availability. Make your reservations early to assure a room, and no later than October 20, the cutoff date for the special rate. Check out information and pictures of the hotel here and register online: Sheraton Austin Registration . You may also call for reservations at 1-512-478-1111 or 888-627-8349. To obtain our special rate be sure to say you are with the Entrepreneurship FORUM.
  
  
• SCHOLARSHIPS for Teachers are available and applications are due September 22, 2008. Check here for the application format
  
  
• ELEVATOR GRANTS: Teachers are invited to submit a proposal to win $3,000 for a project that brings real entrepreneurial experiences to your students. See details to apply for an Elevator Grant here. Proposals are due October 6, 2008. Thanks to the Coleman Foundation for creating this opportunity to assist our teachers.
  
  
• EXHIBITORS INFORMATION - Sign up now for a table in the FORUM ballroom to sell your E products to this unique targeted audience. We will provide our exhibitors an opportunity for a 60 second pitch to the whole audience. A half-page ad in the conference program is also included and complete conference registration for one person.



• BE A CONFERENCE SPONSOR! If your organization believes that entrepreneurship education should grow in our schools at all levels, please SPONSOR THE TEACHERS. Sponsorship provides the funds to pay for a teacher's FORUM registration and three nights at the hotel. We will provide your organization special visibility as a sponsor if you support 5 to 100 teachers. Sponsors may have an exhibit table and ad in the conference program at no extra charge.
  
  

Come to Austin to enjoy

A really unique city that calls itself "WEIRD"

WE ENCOURAGE SPONSORS so that we can provide scholarships for teachers. Thanks to our early sponsors:

• The Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL
• The Burton Morgan Foundation, Hudson, OH
• FBLA /PBL
• The Austin Area Planning Committee
• Members of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education

The Entrepreneurship Education FORUM is Coordinated by

The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
Cathy Ashmore
Executive Director
1601 W Fifth Ave., #199
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone 1-614-486-6538
Fax 1-419-791-8922
E-Mail cashmore@entre-ed.org





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