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2014 IRC Conference

Building Bridges to Literacy
March 13-15, 2014

Springfield, Illinois

Thousands of literacy advocates, educators, and researchers will gather from March 13-15,2014 for the 46th Annual IRC Conference, Building Bridges to Literacy, at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Hilton Springfield Hotel, and Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois. 



Online Program Proposal
(Interested in presenting?  Submit a program proposal by September 1st!)



Registration and Housing
(Will be available in October 2013!)


Exhibits
(Will be available in July 2013!)





  • Interested in Presenting?  IRC is accepting Program Proposals for those interested in presenting a session at the 2014 IRC Conference.  Proposals must be submitted ONLINE or by MAIL no later than September 1st.  Please take a moment to review the criteria for selection and general information about the IRC Conference.  Please remember that all correspondence and notifications will be sent by EMAIL by December 1st and all presenters are required to register for the conference by February 1, 2014.  

  • Registration and Housing Information?  Registration and Housing information will be available in the 2014 Preliminary Program by October 15th!  Call the IRC Office at 888-454-1341 or email irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org to be placed on the mailing list today! 

  • Interested in Exhibiting?  IRC will be accepting Exhibit Booth Registrations to exhibit at the 2014 IRC Conference in July 2013.  The exhibit location is in the Prairie Capital Convention Center, One Capital Convention Center Plaza, Springfield, Illinois.  Please call the IRC Office if you would like to be added to our exhibitor mailing list.  All booth spaces will be sold on a "first come, first served" basis.  

  • 2014 CONFERENCE PREVIEW is online!  Plan now to join IRC next March as we welcome and learn from a diverse number of featured speakers who will help teachers, specialists, and administrators from every grade-level and content area to Build Bridges to Literacy and attend one of the featured presentations with:


        • James Patterson
        • Carmen Agra Deedy
        • Richard Allington
        • Nancie Atwell
        • Nic Bishop
        • Debbie Diller
        • Mary Ehrenworth
        • Candace Fleming
        • Douglas Fisher
        • Nancy Frey
        • Dan Gutman
        • Kate Klise

                                                                                      • Jon Scieszka
                                                                                      • Stephanie Harvey
                                                                                      • Eric Litwin
                                                                                      • Mary Pope Osborne
                                                                                      • Aaron Reynolds
                                                                                      • Jan Richardson
                                                                                      • Tony Stead
                                                                                      • Maria Walther
                                                                                      • Reba M. Wadsworth
                                                                                      • Kassia Omohundro Wedekind
                                                                                      • Becky Anderson Wilkins
                                                                                      • And more to come!

                                                                                                                                                                  For more information or if you would like to receive a 2014 Preliminary Program, please call the IRC Office at 888-454-1341 or email irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org!  Don't forget to follow the conference developments on the IRC Conference Ning at http:illinoisreadingcouncil.ning.com.  



                                                                                                                                                                  Illinois Reading Council
                                                                                                                                                                  an affiliate of the
                                                                                                                                                                  International Reading Association

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