Event Announcement

(Revisit past virtual events at https://aauw-pa.aauw.net/aauw-aauw-pa-webinars/ for summary and link to the recording.)

Letter to Membership Re Open Membership

2024 AAUW PA Conference

FRIDAY April 5, SATURDAY April 6, & SUNDAY, April 7, 2024

Best Western Premier the Central Hotel & Conference Center
800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111
LODGING: Best Western Premier the Central Hotel & Conference Center

To guarantee hotel room availability, you must make your room reservation no later than noon March 5th. See instructions below.

A G E N D A

Friday, April 5  
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration
4:00 p.m. Hotel Check-In
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Social Hour (Hotel Lobby – Cash Bar)
6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Dinner

Keynote: Remarks from the Secretary,  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Valerie A. Arkoosh, MD, MPH

8:30 – 9:30 p.m. Social Hour (Hotel Lobby – Cash Bar)
Saturday, April 6
7:30 – 10:00 a.m. Conference Registration
7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Welcome!

AAUW PA Awards Presentation, Cindy Hall, AAUW PA President

10:00 – 11:15 a.m. Learning Circles: Attend one, two, three or more

  • Hands-on Advocacy Activity, Sandra Miller, AAUW PA Public Policy Chair
  • What are the Greatest Needs Fund and the Legacy Circle – and, why should we care” – an update on the need for donations to the Greatest Needs Fund and Joining the Legacy Circle, Sally Kalin, AAUW PA Funds Chair
  • Updating Your Branch Bylaws with the Latest Revisions, Deb Roney, AAUW PA Bylaws Chair; Advancement Committee, AAUW National
  • Open Membership, Discussion and Questions about removing the Education Requirement for AAUW Membership, Ajla Glavasevic Laussegger and Ann Pehle, AAUW PA Past President
  • How to Close the Sale: Strategies to Join and Keep  Members, Karen Wellin, AAUW Membership VP
11:45 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch

Keynote: Women in American Politics: From Exclusion to Protest, to Participants, to Policymakers,

Kimberly S. Adams, PhD, Professor of Political Science at East Stroudsburg University; Board of Directors AAUW National and National Organization for Women (NOW)

2:00 – 3:00 Generative AI: The Evolution of Machine Learning and Why It Matters, Ajla Glavasevic Laussegger, Deputy General Counsel & Global Data Privacy Officer, Quaker Houghton; AAUW PA Diversity & Inclusion Chair;  Governance Committee, AAUW National
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. AAUW’s Advocacy in Action: Opportunities for Impact, Meghan Kissell, Senior Director, Policy and Member Advocacy, AAUW National
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. 100 Years of Motivation: Panel Discussion with Branch Presidents from Carlisle (Kate Elkins), Erie (Loretta Seigley), Harrisburg (Christine Zuzack), Johnstown (Kathy Howanek), Reading (Karen Parish), and State College (Sally Kalin), moderated by Lori Woods, Program VP
5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Social Hour (Hotel Lobby – Cash Bar)
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

7:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Dinner Buffet

Keynote: The Power of Vulnerability, Gisele Fetterman, Nonprofit Founder, Hugger, Dreamer

8:45 – 9:30 p.m. Dessert Bar and Reception in Lobby (Cash Bar)
Sunday, April 7
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Your Choice: Meet with Your Branch Board Counterparts

or Join Ajla Glavasevic Laussegger and Grace Hampton, AAUW State College Co-president, for a discussion titled AAUW PA: NextGen—GenAI and the Future of Career Development

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Hotel Check-Out
11:00 a.m. – Noon Call to Action for AAUW PA Members, Sandra Miller
12:15 p.m. Closing Thoughts, Cindy Hall
12:30 Adjourn

Conference Options (except Students – Students see below):
– $130 Saturday only (includes all meals and programs for Saturday)
– $188 Friday-Saturday (includes all meals and programs for Friday and Saturday)
– $224 Full conference (includes all meals and program for Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Student Conference Options:
– $65 Student Saturday only (includes all meals and programs for Saturday)
– $94 Student Friday-Saturday only (includes all meals and programs for Friday and Saturday)
– $112 Student full conference (includes all meals and program for Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

REGISTRATION AND REFUND POLICIES
Registration with full payment must be paid by credit card or PayPal using our PayPal link provided below or by check postmarked before March 31, 2024 made payable to AAUW PA and mailed to Ann Echols, 181 Winesap Dr., Port Matilda, PA 16870.

Onsite registration will not be available.

Cancellations received on or before March 15th will receive a 50% refund. No refunds after March 15th.  If you are unable to attend, please find a substitute. Approved refunds will be issued after the conference. Contact Pat Byerly if someone is taking your place.

FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS – to make your reservation call 717-561-1086. In order to receive the AAUW room rate you must use the room block name “American Association of University Women” when making the reservation.

The room rate is $133.15 INCLUSIVE for either a single or double room. That is $119.95 plus 11% taxes. A credit card will be required to make your reservation. To guarantee room availability, you must make your room reservation no later than noon on March 5th.

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