[Athen] Online Registration Now Available for Accessing Higher Ground 2009

[Howard Kramer]

Online Registration Now Available for Accessing Higher Ground 
2009, the Official Conference of ATHEN

Join ATHEN members November 9 - 14 in Westminster Colorado for 
this year’s Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & 
Technology Conference. AHG not only offers the opportunity to 
attend over 60 sessions on the implementation and benefits of 
Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in the university 
and college setting, but also the chance to meet and network 
with ATHEN members and attend and participate in the national 
ATHEN meeting. 

Conference Highlights

* Distinguished speaker Dr. T.V. Raman, Google Research 
Scientist, is this year's keynote speaker. Read the N.Y. Times 
article about his work 
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html?
_r=2&pagewanted=all. NYT site registration required).

* New Location! This year's conference has moved to the 
beautiful 4-star Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado. The 
Westin has excellent conference facilities, is fully 
accessible and is located within view of the Rocky Mountains, 
about half-way between Denver and Boulder.

* National ATHEN meeting: Access Technology in Higher 
Education Network is an organization for professionals who 
work with access technology in the higher education 
environment. Learn about the organization and meet other 
members during the Thursday (Nov. 12) evening meeting. 

* Over 60 presentations and hands-on sessions taught by 
national experts

* Over 35 hours of hands-on workshops included in the agenda.

More information at conference site: 
http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/ or contact 
hkramer at colorado.edu.