Overflow Hotel NOW AVAILABLE
Holiday Inn Select Cleveland Lakeside (2 blocks from Crowne Plaza)
For reservations call:
1-800-HOLIDAY and ask for the
College Reading and Learning Association special $130 rate.

CLEVELAND-CITY CTR LAKESHORE
1111 LAKESIDE AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OH 44114

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If you are flying into Cleveland, you need to reserve a shuttle to your hotel (link also at Transportation Info in margin).

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Registration is now closed until you arrive onsite in Cleveland at the conference! If you have any questions concerning registration, please contact our Registration Chair, Pat Jonason on email: pjonason@jccc.edu.

Click here to view the on-site fees.

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Please click here to download the 2008 CRLA Conference Program.

If you need to download a free copy of ADOBE Reader go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

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Top 10 Reasons to Attend CRLA’s 41st Annual Conference
Cleveland, OH, October 22-25, 2008

10 Visit Cleveland, the city known for its vibrant arts scene with incredible theatre, a world-renowned orchestra, opera, art museums, major sports—baseball, hockey, football and basketball teams, located on Lake Erie and surrounded by scenic park systems offering excellent opportunities to bike, hike, kayak, fish, sail and more. 

9 Investigate the Galleria Shopping Center & Food Court adjacent to the Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre, our great conference hotel overlooking Lake Erie.

8 Attend the Halls of Fame Awards Banquet honoring this year’s Awards and Scholarship recipients and saluting some of CRLA’s Hall of Fame members. In addition, enjoy a delightful dinner (your choice of Chicken St. Clair, Chef’s Vegetarian Entre´ or the East Ninth Street Beef Sauté) and exceptional musical entertainment by the Cuyahoga Community College faculty performance group.

7 Escape to the Savoy Room! A break room during the day where you can enjoy its comfortable environment and in the evening it becomes the Hospitality Room hosted by the Ohio River Valley Region’s members. Who could ask for a better escape break, day or night?

6 Explore the conference Exhibit Hall with more than 20 publishers and vendors displaying and demonstrating the very latest publications for our students.

5 Experience The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum! Admission and trolley transportation to and from the Rock Hall are included with your Conference registration fee.

4 Network with colleagues throughout the conference—together we make up the best and brightest in our profession.

3 Dialog with one of Friday’s 13 exceptional Mentors while feasting on a Cleveland Club Croissant with Cole Slaw and your choice of tea or coffee and Chocolate Sin Cake at the popular Lunch with a Mentor event.

2 Gain inspiration and information at two significant keynote presentations: Steve Piscitelli, Celebrating the present, Touching the future on Thursday morning and David Arendale, Journey to the Future on Saturday morning.

1 Learn and grow in Pre Conference Institutes on Wednesday and Concurrent Sessions (90-minute sessions, 60-minute sessions, and poster sessions) on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.