[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Bob's question

Thu Aug 14 19:26:07 BST 2014

Colin:
I tend to agree with your perspective. This is a difficult decision involving change and change is always tough. I hope this works out and that people stick with IRA. I also agree that Marcie post is a solid CEO with a strong and positive vision about what IRA may need for the future.  

While a shift away from May conference dates will be tough, change is certainly needed given conflicts with recent school testing schedules, and the like, that make it nearly impossible for many to regularly attend IRA.  I hope it works out but am skeptical about this particular date and location.

Again, I hope these changes work out and that conferees and reading professionals stick with IRA over the long haul. IRA is needed more than ever now. 

Alan E Farstrup

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> On Aug 14, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Colin Harrison <Colin.Harrison at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
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> I’ll be in St Louis. I’ve put in a proposal to contribute to the IRA Tech Committee Pre-Con Institute, and I always learn a great deal from the wonderful teachers who attend the Technology SIG sessions.
> 
> I’ve been coming to IRA since 1980, and have attended more than I’ve missed. My preference is for the early May date, and I don’t have a view on the location. But I do know that IRA has had a lot of negative response to its timing of the conference in May, and I know Marcie consulted teachers and state level folk before putting the recommendation to the Board to make the change.  After a very difficult period in IRA’s history my feeling is that the Association is currently in good hands, and has turned the corner.
> 
> Time will tell whether the decision was ‘dumb’ or not- but I don’t think that it was taken without wide consultation.
> 
> Colin
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> From: Bob Calfee <robert.calfee at ucr.edu>
> Date: Thursday, 14 August 2014 14:36
> To: "McGill-Franzen, Anne" <amcgillf at utk.edu>, Jane Hansen <jh5re at virginia.edu>, "reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk" <reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: 2015 European Conference symposium
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> Will anyone be going to St. Louis?  Bob
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> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of McGill-Franzen, Anne
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 5:45 AM
> To: Jane Hansen; reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: 2015 European Conference symposium
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> Jane, Dick and I will be attending the conference and happy to present as part of the RHF symposium.
> Anne
> From:reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] on behalf of Jane Hansen [jh5re at virginia.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 2:04 PM
> To: reading-hall-of-fame at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] 2015 European Conference symposium
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> Hello to all Reading Hall of Fame members,
>  
> I am writing about the European Conference Call for Papers we all received from Renate Valtin, RHFame member who is a professor in Berlin. She invited RHFame members to create a symposium for their 2015 Conference in Klagenfurt, Austria.
>  
> I have talked with Rita Bean (president-elect) and Vicki Risko (secretary), and have this request:
>  
> It would be wonderful if RHFame could have a presence at the European Conference, and I would like, please, for someone(s) who is interested to proceed, and keep me in your loop. Maybe some of you have already started, and I'd love to receive that news. In either case, we could designate your symposium as a RHFame session.
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> The deadline for proposals is November 1, so please let me know in a somewhat timely manner. If, by chance, no one jumps in, then, we may recruit.
>  
> You need to note the following dates, as the European Conference is close to IRA. The European dates are July 13-16, and IRA is July 17-20, 2015.
>  
> I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!
>  
> Sincerely,
> Jane
>  
> Jane Hansen
> President, Reading Hall of Fame
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> Here is the link for the call for papers:
> www.lesenundschreiben.at/19th-european-conference-on-reading/call-for-papers.html
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> General pages concerning the conference:www.lesenundschreiben.at/19th-european-conference-on-reading.html and follow it on Facebook (www.facebook.com/literacyaustria) to stay up to date.
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