QUESTIONS?

For Registration Questions, email natlcharterconf@continue.uoregon.edu
or call 800-280-6218.

For Hotel Questions
ncc@experient-inc.com
or call 800-424-5250.

For General Conference Questions, email nationalconference@publiccharters.org
or call 206-463-3344.

If you haven't done so already, pre-register by June 13 to attend the National Charter Schools Conference hosted by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. This conference is the ONLY national gathering of the entire charter school community. This year's conference is June 22-25 in New Orleans, LA.

REGISTER and MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS BEFORE JUNE 13TH
Registration
Register before June 13 and you can still get the lower advanced registration rates.

• Click here to Register online or
• Register by phone at 1-800-280-6218

(NOTE: After June 13th, you can still attend, you will just need to register on-site.)

Hotel Reservations
There is also still space at the following official conference hotels in the historic French Quarter:

• Hotel Monteleone
• Royal Sonesta
• Holiday Inn Chateau Lemoyne

Each of these hotels is in the famous French Quarter (see photos at right) - less than a mile from the Convention Center. You will get the true New Orleans experience at any one of these hotels! Complimentary shuttles will be provided between these hotels and the Convention Center during peak conference hours.

Do NOT contact the hotel directly or you won't get the conference rate.

NEW KEYNOTES AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
In addition to GEOFFREY CANADA (June 23) , we proudly announce that LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL (June 25) and actor and humanitarian DANNY GLOVER (June 24) will participate as keynote speakers.

Also, PETRA NEMCOVA - Supermodel and Philanthropist - will participate on June 23 to announce a special presentation to Andrew Wilson Charter School in New Orleans.

SIGN UP FOR NEW ORLEANS VOLUNTEER PROJECTS NOW
We still have space available to participate in the volunteer project with Hands on New Orleans at the Milne Boys Home. The volunteer opportunity will take place on Wednesday June 25, 2008 from 7:30am - 3:00pm. Hands On New Orleans serves to mobilize the volunteers to assist in the rebuilding of New Orleans and create immediate, tangible impact. Through a community service experience with Hands On New Orleans, attendees will have an unparalleled service experience at the Milne Boys Home.

To sign-up visit http://www.nationalcharterconference.org/volunteers.php
Questions: Please contact Veria Samaroo at veriavs@gmail.com or call at 954-481-8960.

WHY ATTEND
Hosted by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, this conference is the ONLY national gathering of the entire charter school community. This year's conference is June 22-25 in New Orleans, LA. Participants will not find a better opportunity to learn and grow in an atmosphere of camaraderie and fun.

"Still We Rise: Achieving Academic Excellence at Scale" is the conference theme, reflecting the growth of quality public charter schools across America. The theme has special resonance in New Orleans, which boasts the nation's largest percentage of public charter school enrollment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Over 3,000 people are expected to attend: charter school leaders, teachers, school board members, finance and facilities managers, policy makers, authorizers, state leaders, funders, advocates and researchers.

We look forward to seeing you in June. And as they say in New Orleans,
Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the Good Times Roll!)