July 9, 2013: IRC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled. For more information, please contact the IRC Officeby email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 10-12, 2013: IRCLeadership Retreat at Grand Bear Lodge & Resort in Starved Rock, Utica. Local Council Officers, State Committee Chairs, Regional Directors, and Executive Officers will attend a comprehensive training and team-building workshop. Please watch your mail for registration materials. Contact your local council leaders for information on how you can be more involved in your local council.
August 1, 2013: IRC Committee Chairs - Send committee goals, budget requests, and committee member's names, addresses, and phone numbers to IRC Office.
August 6, 2013:Southern Illinois Reading Council will host a Mini Conference from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Carbondale Convention Center, 200 South Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, Illinois. Early Bird Registration is due by May 15, 2013 and is $15 for SIRC members and $20 for nonmembers. After May 15th, registration increases by $5. Register today!
September
September 1, 2013: IRC Committee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
September 1, 2013: IRCProgram Proposals for 2013 Conference due to IRC Office.
September 1, 2013: IRC deadline for submitting information for the November IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
October
October 1, 2013: IRC Nomination for IRC Vice President & Treasurer due to Cindy Wilson, Nominating Chair.
October 1, 2013: IRC Membership Grants due to Janell Hartman, Director of Membership Development.
November 1-2, 2013: Secondary Reading League (SRL)will host the 37th Day of Reading with Cris Tovani and Jay Asher at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn & Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, Illinois. To register online or for more information about the conference, please visit www.dayofreading.org.
November 15, 2013: IRC Councils deadline to submit the IRS e-Postcards.
January 1, 2014: Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education(ICARE)is accepting nominations for the Gene Cramer ICARE For Reading Award to honor an educator who has performed in an outstanding manner to show concern for the affective domain and who has promoted lifelong reading habits among students. The award will be presented at the IRC Conference in March.
If you host an event and would like to share IRC informational brochures and/or other materials, please contact the IRC at: IRCmaterials@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.
Illinois Reading Council an affiliate of the International Reading Association