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Breaking Barriers for Women Through Advocacy, Education, and Research

Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 11:15 am to 3:45 pm

Farrell Room, 315 St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont

Schedule for the Day

11:15  Registration, Social Time

11:45  Welcome and Introduction of Guests

12:00  Program Introduction from the Historical Perspective

12:30  Lunch with Participant Discussion of the Topic

Buffet of sandwiches, pasta, green and fruit salads, coffee, tea, and water.

1:15  Break

1:25  Panel Discussion

Barriers to Women in Advocacy, Education,and Research:

Looking Forward Twenty-five Years

Moderated by Barbara Stearns and Featuring:

Carmel Quinn, Director of Advocacy for the Girl Scouts of the Green and White

Mountains. “Girls Rock the Capitol” Program.

Kathy Johnson, AAUW Career Development Recipient, former Central Vermont

Branch President, Educator and Mediator.

Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., Cell Researcher and Professor, University of Vermont,

Department of Pharmacology.

2:25  Group Questions and Follow-up Discussion

2:40  Birthday Cake and Ice Cream

3:00  State Business and Elections

3:15  National AAUW Update

Linda Tozier, AAUW Director at Large.

Linda, who lives in Pennsylvania, will present a number of Breaking Barrier topics

including the newest research report “Why So Few?” She will discuss the new

Breaking Through Barriers awards, the new virtual AAUW community, and the

One Member One Vote process for the 2011 Convention.

3:45  Adjournment

State Board Members are asked to stay for a short meeting.

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