Pac Rim Conference Early Registration ends today

Hi everyone.  Please see letter below regarding today being the last day to
register, with the early registration conference fee for this April's Pac
Rim Conference.  I think it will be our best one yet and hope to see some of
you in Hawaii.
Steve

Aloha, Please register now for our 2008 conference.

Please join us for the 24th Annual Pac Rim Conference taking place on
April 14-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. Early bird
registration ends January 31st. Visit the Pac Rim website for more
information on the registration process, as well as updates on plenary
speakers and workshops. Pac Rim will present all day thematically
focused workshops and presentations on:
Autism,
Family Supports,
International Disability Rights,
Disability Studies,
Transition to Adulthood,
Culturally Responsive Education,
Teach to Reach,
Pacific Footprints,
Hidden Disabilities,
Independent Living,
and much, much more!

As you know, CDS is celebrating 20 years of academic and community
excellence. We want you to be part of the celebration! Building on the
overwhelming positive outcome of previous Annual Pacific Rim
Conferences and harnessing the excitement of this anniversary, this
will be a conference you won't want to miss. We will have over 200
presentations, workshops and panel sessions along with seminars. The
schedule for all presentations will be on the website within the next
few days.

There is something for everyone including over ten topical areas,
interactive workshops, a film festival, exciting speakers and even a
writing workshop entitled, "Writing our Stories" facilitated by
acclaimed author Patricia Wood. Pre-conference activities include the
International Forum 2008: Securing the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities where people from all over the world will be discussing
the rights of persons with disabilities. Updates on a weekly basis
will be provided on our website.

Opportunities for exhibiting, advertising and sponsorship are
available as well and we invite you to call us to discuss options.
Please consider promoting your organization in our conference program!
We are always on the lookout for scholarship sponsors, which allow us
to underwrite the costs for self-advocates, parents, family members
and others who would not otherwise be able to afford to attend this
event.We welcome your continued support.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Aloha,

Valerie Shearer and Charmaine Crockett
-- 
Steven E. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Center on Disability Studies, www.cds.hawaii.edu
1776 University Ave., UA4-6
University of Hawai'i
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-0996
808-956-7878 (fax)

Co-Founder
Institute on Disability Culture
http://web.mac.com/disculture

Register for the 24th Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities
April 14-15, 2008
www.pacrim.hawaii.edu