The State of VIRGINIA will Host
the 27th Annual
Entrepreneurship Education FORUM
The Professional Development Opportunity of the Year!
Nov 6 - 10, 2009, Norfolk, VA
Norfolk is a charming port city centrally located on the mid-Atlantic coast with nearly 400 years of stories to tell its guests. Visit and experience hospitality as it is meant to be. Rich in maritime history, Norfolk is also the cultural center of the Commonwealth as the home of Virginia's finest in performing arts companies.
Learn more about Norfolk as "America's First Region"
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Water is our lifeblood, and here you can slip along the river aboard a tall ship or while away your day on a bay beach.
Sail and dine with everyone on a dinner cruise on the SPIRIT OF NORFOLK.
Savor regional dishes prepared by local chefs in one of our many independently operated restaurants. Special memories await. Discover yours today.
(Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Join us for a Great Experience with Entrepreneurship Education!
COMPLETE PROGRAM DETAILS
Check out details here for the
Focus of the annual national conference is on building entrepreneurial skills
as a lifelong learning process as well as the diversity of exciting entrepreneurs in the area
The conference will focus on potential entrepreneurs of all ages and the role that entrepreneurship education and training plays in preparing them to create and operate successful business enterprises. Come to share your innovative entrepreneurship programs, ideas, techniques, and products with colleagues nationwide. 
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Plan now to submit your registration to take advantage of early-bird rates!
EARLY Registration BEFORE Sept. 15, 2009:
. . . $325 for participants ($225 for presenters)
Regular Registration AFTER Sept. 15, 2009:
. . . $395 for participants ($275 for presenters)
(Registration covers costs of an evening reception, a luncheon, continental breakfasts, a special Monday evening dinner event, and conference materials).
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INSTRUCTORS We are pleased to announce that again this year we will have scholarships available to help teachers cover the costs of attending the conference. We are still in the process of seeking sponsors and will announce how many scholarships in total will be available. We are very appreciative to:
** The Coleman Foundation - providing hotel registration coverage for over 60 teachers from anywhere in the US
** The Appalachian Regional Commission - providing 20 scholarships for hotel and conference registration costs. Educators applying for these scholarships must be from an ARC sponsored county in their 13 states. Check this site to be sure that you qualify.
** The Burton Morgan Foundation - providing 14 scholarships for educators from northeast Ohio, covering both conference registration and three nights at the hotel.
** STATES, FOUNDATIONS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.... We invite you to join these three leaders in contributing to scholarships for educators. Your contributions will make a big difference to deserving educators who seek opportunities for networking and professional development!
INSTRUCTORS MAY ALSO APPLY FOR AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS NOW. Use the application form here to apply for a scholarship. Awards will go to outstanding entrepreneurship instructors with preference given to teachers from Consortium member states and organizations and those that have not received a scholarship before. Deadline for scholarship applications will be September 25, 2009. We will notify winners soon thereafter.
SPECIAL RATE OPPORTUNITIES Check to see if you qualify:
- A Special Day Rate of $125 (good on Saturday, Sunday, and/or Monday).
- Educator Team Package: A Drive in Special registration of $250 each for 3 educators from the same school or district that will be registered on the same purchase order or credit card. This saves $225 on the Early Registration Fee ($750 versus $975) and saves $435 on the registration fee after September 15 ($750 versus $1185). As educators drive in together you reduce travel costs to only 33%. Hotel rates are $109 per night for singles, doubles, or triples...another saving opportunity.
- Corporate member special offer: State members can offer a 10% registration reduction to 5 people from their state as an incentive to bring a state-based team to the FORUM. The state representative must identify the people to receive the 10% discount.
- As part of their membership payment, Ambassador Members have a 20% discount on the FORUM registration for themselves and a colleague. Consider becoming a teacher member year round for $100 and save $65 on the early registration or $79 on the full conference registration for yourself AND a colleague!.
INSTRUCTORS...Let us help you find sponsorship!
Guarantee your own scholarship by sharing your entrepreneurship program with business service groups in your home town. Ask the local Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber, Lions, Church Groups, etc. who will appreciate having you make a presentation about the work you are doing to prepare the entrepreneurs of tomorrow in your classroom. Check out the Scholarship Package Details here: Download and adapt documents to fit your needs.
Let's work together to help teachers participate to build skills for entrepreneurship programs everywhere.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Enjoy the luxury of a top shelf hotel, the NORFOLK WATERSIDE MARRIOTT, in the heart of downtown Norfolk, at a very special conference price of $109 per night (singles or doubles) plus tax.
Explore the opportunities provided by the conference hotel and make on-line reservations at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott here. Or call the reservations desk at 1-800-874-0264. Note that the cutoff date for this special rate is October 19, 2009. After that reservations will be accepted at a space and rate available basis. Make reservations early to assure a room at the conference hotel.
EXHIBITORS' REGISTRATION…
Sign up now to assure your space..
Exhibitors enjoy constant contact in locations around the perimeter of the conference ballroom starting Nov 7. The exhibit fee includes conference participation for one representative, a half-page ad in the conference program, a 30 second spot at the general sessions, and featured promotion on the website and conference program. Where else can you talk exclusively to committed entrepreneurship educators at all levels of education?
SPONSORS
We invite sponsors to provide resources that enable us to make this conference available to entrepreneurship educators at a reasonable cost....especially this year when school budgets are being trimmed in the face of the shrinking economy.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
LET'S ALL SUPPORT OUR FUTURE VIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION.
- The Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL
- The Burton Morgan Foundation, Hudson, OH
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Washington DC
- NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Washington, DC
- JA Worldwide, Colorado Springs, CO
- Norfolk Planning Committee
- Consortium Membership
CALL FOR PROGRAMS
See the proposal format here.
NOTE: The deadline for proposals was May 15, 2009. After that time we will continue to accept additional proposals for a waiting list. Often presenters have to change their plans by the time the fall arrives so contact us if you missed the deadline and have a great program to share!.
CONTACT
Cathy Ashmore, Executive Director,
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, 1601 W. Fifth Ave. # 199,
Columbus, OH 43212
614-486-6538, fax 419-791-8922
or email -- cashmore@entre-ed.org
Keep tuned to the latest plans for the FORUM on the Consortium Web Page
www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm