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14th Great Lakes Regional Conference:
Grand Rapids, Michigan

October 28–31, 2009

Local chair: Jeff Beal and Rita McLary

 

Experience an excellent professional development opportunity at the 14th Great Lakes IRA Regional Conference. The roster is full of dynamic featured speakers and authors, and our engaging keynoters are Ellin Keene and Dr. Yong Zhao.

The DeVos Place Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown on the beautiful Grand River, will be the conference venue. The center offers the convenience of a skywalk to two hotels and the Van Andel Arena and it's also within walking distance of four major museums.

Program proposals

IRA is now offering exhibitors an opportunity to submit proposals for commercial presentations during regional conferences. Proposal forms will be available from this site in May 2009.

Registration and housing

  • Registration and housing will open in May 2009.
  • The registration deadline will be October 14, 2009.

Exhibitor information

Exhibit applications, sponsorship opportunities, and advertising rates will be available in May 2009.

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