IAMME Event Information and Highlights (click on a link to see more information) 2009 IAMME Spring Event - Friday, May 1, 2009: A Conversation with Dr. Linda Espinosa When: Friday, May, 1, 2009 Time:  Registration 6:30 p.m. Presentation 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center 2300 Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 (just north of Touhy Ave & Mannheim Rd) Free Parking Available What: Issues regarding Early Childhood English Language Learners featuring: Linda Espinosa   Linda Espinosa, recently retired Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri, Columbia, currently serves as the co-chair of the First Five, Los Angeles Universal Preschool Resarch Advisory Committee and on the National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics Technical Advisory Group. She has worked with low-income Hispanic/Latino children and families as a school administrator and program director; served as treasurer of the NAEYC Governing Board; and participated on the National Academy of Sciences Research Roundtable on Head Start. Registration Deadline is April 28, 2009 CPDU's for professional development and recertification purposes will be provided. $5.00 for current IAMME Members $40.00 for Non-IAMME members/renewals (includes 1 year IAMME membership)   Directions: The Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center is conveniently located near O'Hare Airport and is accessible to several highways. From I-294 North and South, as well as I-90 East and West, follow signs toward O'Hare Airport. Exit at Mannheim North. Proceed North for 3 lights. Fountain Blue is just North of Touhy Avenue on Mannheim Road just past the Radisson Hotel where several IAMME events have been held in the past. To download a flier to distribute or use for mail-in registration, use this PDF flier (you will need the FREE Adobe Reader to view the file).