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2010 IRC Conference



IRC:  Lighting the Way to Literacy
March 18-20, 2010

Springfield, Illinois


  • Interested in presenting at the 2010 IRC Conference? Program Proposals may be submitted online or by mail (pdf file) until September 1, 2009. Please provide email addresses of presenters as all correspondence will be sent by email. Review the criteria for selection and other general information in the above pdf file regarding the submissions of 2010 Program Proposals.

  • IRC Local Councils can order 2010 Conference Shirts and pick them up at the IRC Leadership Retreat in July.  Orders are due by June 10th.  In November, conference attendees will be able to order and pick them up at the conference in March. 

  • Registration and Housing will be available by November 2009.

  • Please take a moment to peruse the 2010 Conference Preview that is packed full of highly respected leaders in the field of literacy who will brighten our way in teaching the children who will be our future leaders. You can plan now to attend the wonderful Featured Sessions with:


      • Sherry Alimi
      • Janice Almasi
      • Mary Amato
      • Joan Bauer
      • Jan Brett
      • Nick Bruel
      • Andrew Clements
      • Kathy Collins
      • Debbie Diller
      • Audrey Edwards
      • Laurie B. Friedman
      • Kelly Gallagher
      • Janice Harrington
      • Will Hobbs
      • Linda Hoyt
      • Jerry Johns
      • Peter Johnston
      • Eric A. Kimmel
      • Steve Layne

                                                                                  • Gail Carson Levine
                                                                                  • Tom Lindsay
                                                                                  • Christine Boardman Moen
                                                                                  • David Moore
                                                                                  • Pam Nelson
                                                                                  • Dawn Paulson
                                                                                  • Denise Reid
                                                                                  • Linda Reven
                                                                                  • Joy Russell
                                                                                  • Pam Muņoz Ryan
                                                                                  • Judith Bryon Schachner
                                                                                  • Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith
                                                                                  • Barbara Tierney
                                                                                  • Cris Tovani
                                                                                  • Sarah Weeks
                                                                                  • Peter J. Welling
                                                                                  • David Wiesner
                                                                                  • And a special performance from Authors Readers' Theatre!

                                                                                                                                                          Mark your calendars now and follow the IRC lighthouse beacon to the best conference of the year.  Join us to "Light the Way to Literacy" at the 2010 IRC Conference.  



                                                                                                                                                          Illinois Reading Council
                                                                                                                                                          an affiliate of the
                                                                                                                                                          International Reading Association

                                                                                                                                                          For general information, contact us at: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org