~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE WATER COOLER CONFERENCE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learning Begins at Birth: The Larger Education Conversation March 24, 2009

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The Water Cooler Conference is a collaborative effort by the Advancement Project, The California Community Foundation, Children Now, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Preschool California, and other early childhood organizations and advocates to further the agenda of early care and learning. We wish to welcome preschool, zero to three, prenatal to five, birth to eight, K-12, P-16, higher education teachers and faculty, providers, administrators, parents, activists, advocates, philanthropists, and policy-makers and their staffs. The conference will feature philanthropists, researchers,education experts,and policy makers from all across California. We look forward to your participation.

PLEASE NOTE:
Attendance at this event by a public official will constitute acceptance of a reportable gift.

Please note that we have a very limited number of scholarships available for registration cost only for individuals with extreme financial need. Please contact Khydeeja Alam at [email protected] additional information.

If paying by CHECK, please make checks payable to the Advancement Project, and mail to:Advancement Project925 L St. Suite 305Sacramento, CA 95814 (Checks are due within two weeks of registration.)
For room reservations at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza you may call(916-446-0100). TheWater Cooler Conference group code is: QWQ. You may also click on the following link to register. Booking Link for the Water Cooler Conference.
For room reservations at the Sheraton Grand Hotel you maycontact:Central Reservations at (1-800-325-3535) or In-house reservations at (916-341-3627). You may alsoclick on the link below: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0811140695&key=A3029( SOLD OUT)

For more information and questions, please contact Khydeeja Alam at (916-441-0162) or email: [email protected]



Organized by Advancement Project
Major Funding for this Water Cooler Conference is provided by:
First5 California
The Atlas Family Foundation
The Buffett Early Childhood Fund
The California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
The Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Ticket Info:  

• Public, $60.00
• Elected Officials or legislative staff, $60.00

Official Website: http://thewatercoolerconference-upcoming.eventbrite.com