by Jessica Burch Hembree
One of NLC?s most popular resources resumes this fall with a 2005-2006 schedule of nine audioconferences on issues related to children, youth, education and families.
These free, hour-long audioconferences are designed especially for municipal officials and other community leaders to provide opportunities to listen to ? and participate in ? discussions of new ideas, innovative practices and necessary skills.
They are sponsored by NLC?s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.
These audioconferences are led by YEF Institute staff and include experts in local programming and/or national policy leaders. Questions from the audience are encouraged, both through submissions ahead of time and during the latter part of the call itself.
The audioconferences are free. However, they are available only to a limited number of participants. Therefore, advance registration is required by close of business on the Tuesday prior to the call. A separate registration is needed for each phone line that will be used in listening to the call.
Audioconference registrants are encouraged to invite colleagues to listen in together around a speakerphone.
Some cities or programs use the call as a training session, and others use the call to brainstorm with local officials and community leaders.
There have been 26 audioconferences to date. Transcripts are posted to the YEF Institute website at http://www.nlc.org/iyef/events_audioconferences/1607.aspx. Audio tapes are usually available.
To Register
Registration for the newly announced audioconferences is open now.
To register, e-mail or fax your name, title, organization, mailing address (including street, city, state and zip), telephone, fax and e-mail. Make sure to specify the audioconference (or audioconferences) for which you are registering.
E-mail to rogers@nlc.org, or fax to Melissa Rogers at 202-626-3043. No telephone registrations can be accepted.
One day prior to the event, each audioconference registrant will receive an e-mail or fax message that will provide a toll-free, dial-in number to call in order to join the audioconference.
2005-2006 Schedule
? Thursday, October 20, 2005, 12:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Keys to Recovery and Disaster Prevention?
? Thursday, November 17, 2005, 1:30 p.m. Eastern: ?The Numbers Tell the Story: Using Data to Build an Accountability Framework for Your Schools?
? Thursday, December 15, 2005, 4:00 p.m. Eastern: ?Identifying Youth Needs and Resources by Mapping Your Community?
? Thursday, January 26, 2006, 12:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Rising to the Challenge: A Platform for City Leadership on Behalf of Children, Youth, and Families?
? Thursday, February 23, 2006, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Strategies that Work for Our Disconnected Youth?
? Thursday, March 17, 2006, 12:30 p.m. Eastern ? ?City Leaders Engaged in Afterschool Reform: Lessons from Across America?
? Thursday, April 20, 2006, 4:00 p.m. Eastern: ?Using Your Parks and Recreation Department to Combat Youth Obesity?
? Thursday, May 18, 2006, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: ?Building Assets: What Cities Can Do to Help Low-Income Working Families?
? Thursday, June 15, 2006, 4:00 p.m. Eastern: ?A Most Precious Resource: Keys to City Support for Parents of Young Children?
Details: For further information, leave a message at (202) 626-3014, or e-mail rogers@nlc.org. Audioconference registrations will not be taken over the telephone.