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FRA’s 46th
Annual Conference

Shingle Creek Resort
September 47, 2008

 Conference Overview

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Thursday, September 4th

10:00

Registration Opens

12:00 - 2:45

Pre-conference Institutes – Session 1

3:00 - 5:45

Pre-conference Institutes – Session 2

6:00 - 8:00

Exhibit Hall Opening Gala

8:00

Registration Closes

8:00

FRA Board of Directors Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday,

 September 5th

7:00

Registration Opens

7:00 - 7:50

Meeting for First-Time Conferees

8:00 - 5:00

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Jerry Zutell, The 2 Sisters, Pam Allyn

9:15 - 10:15

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Brod Bagert, Nell Duke, Candice Ransom, Jeff Hicks

10:30 - 12:00

First General Session – Linda Hoyt

12:15 - 2:00

Book and Author Luncheon – Suzanne Fisher Staples

12:30 - 1:30

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Michael Shoulders, Jerry Zutell, Jeff Hicks

1:45 - 2:45

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Linda Hoyt, Nell Duke, Brod Bagert, Pam Allyn

3:00 - 4:30

Second General Session – Peter Afflerbach

5:00 - 6:00

President’s Reception

8:00 - 10:00

Join us for a Passport to Fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday,

 September 6th

7:00 - 8:00

FRA Delegates Breakfast

8:00 - 5:00

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Donald Bear, The 2 Sisters

9:15 - 10:45

Third General Session – Regie Routman

11:00 - 12:00

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Chris Soentpiet, Donald Leu, Adrian Fogelin

12:15 - 2:00

Book and Author Luncheon – Denise Fleming

12:15 - 1:15

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Jane Feber, Donald Bear

1:30 - 2:30

Concurrent Sessions and Featured Speakers

 

Regie Routman, Debra Frasier, John Archambault

2:30 - 3:15

Ice Cream Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 4:45

Fourth General Session – Alfred Tatum

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday,

September 7th

 

 

8:00 - 9:15

Breakfast With the Authors

9:30 - 10:30

Featured Speakers

 

Debra Frasier, John Archambault,

 

Adrian Fogelin, The 2 Sisters

10:45 - 12:00

Fifth General Session – Patricia Edwards

12:15 - 1:30

FRA Board /Conference Committee Luncheon

 

 

 

 

Hotel and Facilities Information

Rosen Shingle Creek Resort

Shingle Creek Resort
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819

For Reservations, call:
Toll Free: 1-866-996-6338
Local: (407) 996-6338

 

Conference Flyer to print out and place up at your school.Conference poster

FRA Conference Exhibit Information and Forms

2008 Conference Chairperson, Ellen Supran - esupran@mac.com.

For Florida Reading Association Conference Registration questions contact amy@mcraeco.com
or 866-352-9FRA.  
For other FRA questions, please contact President, Dr. Debra Wellman at 407-646-2305.

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