The Steering Committee for the 2009 Filipino American Educators Association of California (FAEAC) Statewide Conference is cognizant of the fact that our current economy has greatly impacted our abilities to participate in conferences and to travel. Thus, we were not surprised by the limited number of individuals who are able to commit to attending the Conference.
To accommodate the needs of our membership, we are reorganizing the event into a one-day Symposium scheduled for Saturday July 18th, from 8:30am – 2:00pm. The location remains the same at Ross Elementary School (7470 Bagdad Street, San Diego, CA 92111).
The format will mirror the 2006 FAEAC Statewide Leadership Symposium. Instead of addressing both the Statewide Conference theme and incorporating additional workshops of professional and personal interest to K-12 and higher education professionals (e.g. Classroom Management, Ethical Leadership, Individual Wellness), the Symposium will be composed of two sessions: Incidences of Suicide & Exploitation: The Recruitment & Retention of Educators to the United States from the Philippines; and the FAEAC General Body Meeting.
Included in the Symposium registration rate of $12.00 are breakfast and lunch. You may continue to register online at genevieveesmende@filameda.org. Registration payment can be made on site.
For additional information, please contact Eleonor G. Castillo at 619.417.2892 or leonorcastillo.faeac@gmail.com.
We look forward to your participation and thank you for your continued support.
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Symposium Overview
9:10 – 11:40 Plenary Session: Incidences of Suicide & Exploitation: The Recruitment & Retention of Educators to the United States from the Philippines
11:40 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 FAEAC General Body Meeting
See you in San Diego!
FAEAC stands for Filipino American Educators Association of California (http://www.faeac.org) which is the umbrella organization for our association with chapters in Northern and Southern California. This year, FAEAC will hold its annual conference in San Diego, California on Friday, July 17-19, 2009.The theme of the conference is "Incidences of Suicide and Exploitation: The Recruitment and Retention of Educators to the United States from the Philippines." This topic is very familiar to us having been witnesses to many accounts, challenges as well as solutions. Due to our depth of experience and recent exposure in the media, the organizers of the conference FILAMEDA (http://www.filameda.org) have extended a special invitation to FAEALA members to participate. To date, several teachers have have answered the call. They have committed to attend and will serve as panel speakers during the event.
For those of you with inquiries about presenting or attending, please contact us at faeala@gmail.com so that we may organize our delegates. Additional information about the conference is available at: http://faeac.org/conference.html.
