Literacy Outside the Box!
March 17-19, 2011
Springfield, Illinois

Online Registration
(Please register onsite!)

Housing Information
(Housing system is closed!)

Order Conference Shirt!
(Only preordered shirts will be available at the conference!)

• 2011 IRC Conference Preliminary Program is online!  Please take a moment to peruse the 2011 Conference Preliminary Program that will help you explore and experience Literacy Outside the Box! and make plan now to attend the featured presentations with:

• Salman Amjad
• Jeff Anderson
• M.T. Anderson
• Diane Barone
  
• T.A. Barron
• David Booth
  
• Danny Brassell
• Marc Brown
• Robert Burleigh
  
• Patrick Carman
• Beverly Chin
  
• Ruth Culham
• Patricia Edwards
• Mordicai Gerstein
• Carol Jago
• Barry Lane
• Marion Blumenthal Lazan

• Jacquie McTaggart
• Cindy Middendorf
• Cathy Puett Miller
  
• Donalyn Miller
• Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
• Sara Pennypacker
  
• Tim Rasinski
• John Rocco
• David Schwartz
• Frank Serafini
• Rebecca Stead
• Beverly Tyner
  
• Jane Yolen
• Becky Anderson Wilkins
  
• And the Teaching Authors--Esther Hershenhorn, Mary Ann Rodman, and April Halprin Wayland!

• Registering?  Pre-register for the 2011 IRC Conference by returning the Registration Form by Mail/Fax or on the secured Online Registration System.  Please note that early registration with discounted prices ends on February 1, 2011!  On-site registration is recommended for those registering after March 4, 2011.  Please note that the meal functions require pre-purchased tickets and will not be available for purchase on-site.  Individuals who need special accommodations must make specific requests in writing to the IRC Office at least three weeks prior to the conference.  Please take a moment to read the complete General Conference Information including the cancelation/refund policy to explore and experience LITERACY OUTSIDE THE BOX! at the 2011 IRC Conference.
  
  
• Not an IRC Member?  If you join IRC today, register for the conference at the member prices!  Please complete the separate membership form either by mail/fax or with the secure Online Membership System.  Then, proceed to process your conference registration form and note "Just Joined" where it asks for your membership number!
  
  
• Housing Reservations?  At this time, the Online Housing System is closed.  All rooms that have not been reserved will be released for general sale.  Please feel free to contact the hotels directly to make reservations.  If you made your reservation through the Online Housing System, please note that a confirmation email will be emailed to you from the Housing Bureau upon completion of your housing reservations.  Closer to the conference, you will also receive an another email confirmation from your selected hotel.  Please keep these confirmations for your records.  Please make any changes/cancelations to your reservations through this system until February 22, 2011.  After February 22nd, please make changes directly with the hotel.
  
  
• Interested in Volunteering?  IRC is looking for volunteers to work at the 2011 IRC Conference in the registration booth, at conference events, and in many other areas.  If interested, please take a moment to fill out the Conference Volunteer Form by March 1, 2011.  Thank you!  Your help is much appreciated!

• Free Shuttle Service?  IRC will provide FREE Shuttle Service between all the hotels except the on-site hotels listed and the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Thursday and Friday.  Shuttles run approximately every 45-60 minutes from 6:15 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Night shuttles run every 90 minutes from 6:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.  On Saturday, there are many parking options available and on-street metered parking is FREE!
  
  
• Interested in Exhibiting?  IRC is accepting registrations for booth spaces on a "first-come, first-served" basis.  Please visit the EXHIBITORS PAGE for more information.