EYH at Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX

Registration:

Advance registration is required for student and adult participants.
There will not be any on-site walk-in registration capability.
Student workshops are small groups, and students are assigned on a first-come basis.
Students are asked to specify 6 workshop choices, in the order of their preference, and they will be assigned to attend 3 of those workshops.
All adults attend the same special program of speakers, but must also pre-register so that we can have enough copies of the conference hand-out materials.
Registration fee (non-refundable) covers conference materials and breakfast snack.

You can print this general information page as your reminder of the time and location.
No confirmation will be sent.
You may enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your registration if you want us to send an acknowledgment that we received your form and payment..

Use menu at left to access the Workshop Lists and Registration Form (for students and/or adults).

Location:

Cedar Valley College, 3030 N. Dallas Ave, Lancaster
The college is approximately 2 miles south of I-20, exit for Route 342 (Lancaster Road / Dallas Avenue), on east side of Dallas Ave.
An area map (streets) and campus maps (building and parking lots) are given at the Cedar Valley College site http://www.dcccd.edu/employees/Our+Locations/Cedar+Valley

Use main entry and parking lots (not the sports fields entry).
All academic buildings are located around a central courtyard that is north of the parking lot area.
The sign-in area will be the far end of courtyard, and we will try to have signs to point the way.
Another campus map is given at the Cedar Valley College site http://www.dcccd.edu/imageslogged/cvc/campmap.jpg

All student workshops will be located in the inter-connected Buildings A,B,C,D. Members of the Cedar Valley College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will be on duty to help guide the girls to their classrooms. Thus, parents and group leaders can attend the adult sessions without concern about the girls getting lost.

Please do not call Cedar Valley College for information about the EYH conference.
They are the host site but they are not involved in organization of the workshops or handling the conference registrations.
For EYH information, contact Penny Ball at 972-709-1957 or penny@acm.org.

For emergency contact during the conference: Campus police department: 972-860-8286

General format

Sign-in and a breakfast buffett are from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Then students and adults are taken to the class rooms for their first session to start at 9:30.
The adult program times may be somewhat different than the student schedule. However both student and adult programs will end by 12:45.

Student workshops focus on hands-on or interactive activities related to specific career areas that involve math, science, or technology.
Each workshop is limited to 20 to 25 girls per session. Students will be pre-assigned to their workshop sessions, on a first come basis, according to the preferences they indicate on their registration form.

The adult program focuses on issues related to encouraging girls in their education and life activities. It includes presentations by professionals and an opportunity for group discussions.
All adults attend the same group program. We require advance registration for the conference so that we can provide copies of the conference materials. Adult attendance is limited to approximately 45 people.
Although most adult attendees are women, fathers are welcome.

Conference co-chairs

Penny Ball (Registration; student program coordinator)...telephone 972-709-1957 ...email penny@acm.org (specify subject EYH)

Pat Gregory (Adult program coordinator; outreach to schools)... telephone 972-572-9913 ... pat@zulus.us