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2008 Conference Registration is NOW CLOSED.

The After-School Institute and Maryland After-School Partnership are pleased to announce our Fourth Annual Eastern Regional Conference on After-School held May 8-9, 2008 at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel (100 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore 21201).

This year's conference theme is Quality Programming for Older (Middle and High School) Youth.

We expect 500 people to attend this exciting 2-day event, which will be filled with workshops, institutes, and site visits to after-school programs.

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Primary States Represented: DC, DE, KY, MD, NJ, PA, TN, VA and WV.

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Conference Co-Sponsors: City of Baltimore: Mayor Sheila Dixon and City Council; Maryland State Department of Education; Philadelphia Safe and Sound; New Jersey After 3; The Family League of Baltimore City; The Collaborative for Building After-School Systems; Montgomery County Collaboration Council; United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania; Baltimore City Public School System; and DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation.

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Partial Co-Sponsors: Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network; and Martinsville Henry County After 3.

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To improve the quality of after-school programs for middle and high school youth in the Eastern Region of the United States, the 2008 Regional Conference will focus on the following areas:

Quality Program Development,

Embedding Core Academic Content in Enrichment Activities,

Promoting Policy and Practice to Create Capacity, Partnerships & Sustainability,

Integrating Youth Development Principles,

Merging Research & Practice to Improve Quality,

Showcasing Programs in the Region,

Urban and Rural Programming,

Workforce and Leadership Development, and

Implementing, Monitoring, and Evaluating.

** CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ** (Subject to Change)

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008

7:30 a.m. Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast

9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Institutes

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Workshop Session I

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Workshop Session II

12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch and Opening Session featuring

                                -- Performance by The 5th L

                                -- Dr. Toks Fashola, Author & Research Scientist, JHU

                                -- Panel Discussion: Education and Policy

2:45 - 4:00 p.m. Workshop Session III

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. State Networking Meetings

4:15 - 5:45 p.m. Exhibitors' Poster Session

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Reception featuring lite fare and DJ. (Fee applies.)

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008

8:45 – 10:05 a.m. Opening Session

                                -- Panel Discussion: Youth and Youth Workers

                                -- Performance by Baltimore Urban Debate League

10:15-11:30 a.m. Workshop Session IV

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Workshop Session V

1:00 - 2:45 p.m. Lunch and Closing Session

                              -- Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

                              -- Panel Discussion: Funding and Funding Opprtunities