[Athen] Oct. 1 deadline for early registration discount quickly approaching for AHG 2009

[Howard Kramer]

Dear Colleagues:

We invite you to join experts in the field of Assistive 
Technology and access on November 9 - 14 in Westminster, 
Colorado, for this year’s 12th Annual Accessing Higher Ground: 
Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference. AHG offers the 
opportunity to attend over 60 sessions on the implementation 
and benefits of Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in 
the university, college, and business setting. There are 
currently many great airfare deals to Denver for the first 
half of November; the conference has moved to the beautiful 4 
star Westin Hotel in Westminster but room rates are still very 
reasonable ($119 per night includes Internet & a $10 meal 
coupon), and exhibit fees are affordable ($490 includes 
exhibit hall booth, access to all conference proceedings and 
meals).

There is a 15% early registration discount until Oct. 1 and 
ATHEN & ATIA members are eligible for an additional $30 
discount on registration. Simply indicate your affiliation 
when you register for the conference.

Please visit the conference web site at: 
http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/ for more information or 
to register online.

Other Conference Highlights

* Distinguished speaker Dr. T.V. Raman, Google Research 
Scientist, will be this year's keynote speaker. Read the N.Y. 
Times article about his work (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.


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Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Coordinator
Access Specialist
303-492-8672
fax: 492-5601