Register  (Adult Participation)

Keys to Leadership
The National Girl Scout Conference on Inclusion hosted by the
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital

Conference sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation 
No cost to local councils, scholorships available for travel and lodging
When: Friday, March 11, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 3 p.m.
Where: American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016
What: The three-day conference will give each participant the opportunity to:

• Participate in networking and training with leading organizations in the disability community.
• Participate in inclusion training from Kids Included Together (http://www.kitonline.org/) and receive training modules.
• Hear from keynote speakers: Dan Habib, director and producer of Including Samuel and Juliette Rizzo, former Ms. Wheelchair America and currently with US Department of Education.  More keynote speakers to be announced soon.
• Take workshops about inclusion and learn from other councils about the success of the Including ALL Girls Initiative.
• Receive Girl Scout Promise Practices on Inclusion and develop a specific council plan on inclusion.
• Witness first hand the power of an inclusive conference for girls ages 11-17 and learn how to replicate. 

Who: We invite each council to send at least one representative that works directly in the delivery of membership, program and/or volunteerism that will be able to develop a plan on inclusion and help to implement the plan when she/he returns.

Dress Code:  Business casual dress code is recommended, but not mandatory.

Agenda: Download/View Agenda here

Cost:  There is no cost to the Girl Scout council representatives.  

Accommodations:   Don't forget to reserve a hotel room at Doubletree Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland for $99 a night.  To reserve a room, please call the hotel directly at 301-652-2000 or 800-222-tree and ask for the Girl Scouts Group Rate by February 16, 2011.

Map of American University: http://www.american.edu/aumaps/upload/campusmap.pdf 

Shuttle schedules: Hotel/Campus  |  Tenleytown/AU Metro stop/campus

Directions from the Reagan Airport Metro stop to the hotel: Take the BLUE LINE Rail towards LARGO TOWN CENTER METRO STATION to METRO CENTER METRO STATION stop. At the METRO CENTER METRO STATION transfer to the RED LINE Rail towards SHADY GROVE and arrive at BETHESDA METRO STATION

Official DC Tourism Website: http://washington.org/

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The above registration is for Adult Participants only. Girl Registration information can be found here.

For more information: Contact Bethiny Stark, Inclusion Specialist, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital at 202-534-3791 or bstark@gscnc.org.

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