Final Week to Apply for the AFS Outreach to Education Volunteer Conference!

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As was announced in August, AFS-USA is offering an Outreach to Education Volunteer Conference, to be held in Kansas City during the weekend of October 21-23, 2011. The deadline for applying to be a participant for the Conference is next Friday, September 16. For the complete announcement and application instructions, click here

The Outreach to Education Volunteer Conference will give AFS volunteers the opportunity to develop a more comprehensive approach to collaborating with schools on issues relating to global understanding. Hosting, sending, and curriculum enrichment opportunities will all be considered during this conference. Volunteers who participate will be able to meet, socialize, and work with volunteers and staff who are passionate about moving AFS into a new expanded partnership with schools. The objective is to position our local presence in a more strategic way to better align our program offerings to schools' needs, prepare us for growth and deliver our hosting and sending programs more effectively.

Any registered volunteer age 18 or older is eligible to apply or be nominated for the conference. All completed applications and nomination or recommendation forms must be emailed to schoolconference@afs.org no later than 11:59pm PDT on Friday, September 16, 2011.

We will be looking for volunteers to attend this conference who:

• Are ready and excited to learn and implement new ways to carry out the AFS mission in their communities and in their teams.
• Express a strong interest in personally forging new relationships with schools, both those AFS currently works with and new schools in their areas.
• Are experienced with either sending or hosting students AND have a strong interest in the other area.
• Will be committed to returning to their volunteer teams and mobilizing efforts to strengthen school relations.

Because of space and budget constraints, we cannot guarantee that all those volunteers nominated or who apply will be invited to attend, but we will strive to achieve broad representation of geographic regions and a balance of both experience and talent among the volunteers in attendance.

Questions about the conference can be directed to schoolconference@afs.org.

Thank you. for all you do for AFS.

Sincerely,

Outreach to Education Conference Planning Committee: Tara Hofmann, Mary Ann Offer, Sarah Yancey, Barbara Casey, Scott Hume, Carolyn Rehn, Nancy Weis-Sanfo, Troy Henri, Smitha Pennepalli