This will be a very busy and exciting year as we continue to plan for the Saskatchewan Reading Council Conference, which will takeplace on April 7th and 8th, 2011 in Saskatoon.  Our conference theme is Building Bridges through Literacy and we have secured the newly renovated Saskatoon Travelodge for our venue.  We had the opportunity to present our promotional presentation at the April 2010 SRC reading conference when in Regina, highlighting our venue and special guests.  We have confirmed Gerald G. Duffy, Ellin Keene, Jacqueline Guest, Jacquie McTaggart, and Kathleen Gould Lundy (breakout presenter only) as our special guests.  Our planning committee looks forward to learning all about running a successful conference. We thank Jan and Joanne for the support that they have given and will continue to give as we find our way to make the 2011 reading conference a wonderful success!

As president of the SDRC and chairman of the 2011 conference committee, I had the luxury of attending the IRA conference in Chicago.  Marilyn Vaughan, vice president, and Najla Akl, past president also attended.  We were so excited to be a part of such a great learning experience. We had the opportunity to lunch with non fiction author Bobbie Kalman and to meet Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels in person!  We came back saturated with learning from our sessions and conversations.  Thanks again to the SRC for giving us this wonderful experience.

 

Regarding our usual commitments, we will continue to maintain good communication with our school liaisons and work to increase their involvement in all yearly projects.  

 

Sincerely,
Maureen Bezanson

 

                            

 

Saskatoon & District Reading Council Executive 2009