Tampa Bay: Special Education Conference

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Registration opens one week from today!!! May 16, 2011 at 9:00am registration for SPARC 2011 will open. Watch the website and the Facebook page for updates on presenters, exhibitors, door prizes, and what school districts in Florida will be participating in SPARC2011. Marketing dollars are in short supply so please forward this email to anyone and everyone on your contact list!!! Let’s hit 1000 attendees this year!!! See you there!!!

SAVE THE DATE!

5th Annual SPARC Conference:

STAND - Pinellas Accessing Resources Conference

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Conference

Saturday, September 24, 2011

8am - 4:30pm (Registration begins at 7am)

Largo, FL

We are very excited to bring you the 2011 5th Annual SPARC Conference! This is a Florida statewide conference on exceptional student education with national presenters and exhibitors. This growing annual day has become widely known for the variety of resources brought to one venue for parents, teachers and other professionals that work with individuals with special needs. We offer information on federal, state and local agencies, as well as private companies, doctors, therapists, advocates and much more. The acronym SPARC (STAND Pinellas Accessing Resources Conference) is used for the name of

this conference. STAND is the STatewide Advocacy Network on Disabilities. We are expecting over 700 parents, teachers, therapists and professionals to attend the keynote address, breakout sessions, a hot luncheon and large exhibitor area, for a day of education, networking and gathering information.

- 60 different breakout sessions - special guests have been invited!- Resource and Exhibitor area with over 150 display booths- State, Regional, and Local organizations on hand for information & questions- Catered lunch- $100.00 Travel / Gas Reimbursement drawing- Door prizes galore...Therapy sessions, evaluations, software, dinners, movies, shows, gift baskets and much more, including a DELL Laptop Computer!

Conference Location

Fitzgerald Middle School

6410 N. 118th Avenue

Largo, FL 33773

Directions

A block of rooms is available for $69 plus tax per night at:

Holiday Inn Express Clearwater East13625 ICOT Blvd.Clearwater FL 33760

-Please ask for the STAND Pinellas/SPARC Conference

-Hotel is 2 miles from Fitzgerald Middle School

Registration Fees

Early Registration: $25

After 9/10/11: $45

Registration opens May 16, 2011 at 9am.

Online registration ends 9/10/11.

Please visit www.standadvocates.org to register. CEUs will be available.

Questions about the SPARC Conference?

Please call Tremblay at STAND-Pinellas at , or email her at: melmom@....

Conference Bookstore:

Spectrum Training Systems will be providing an extensive autism-related bookstore at this conference. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, checks, purchase orders and cash.

Thank you very much!