Dear Colleague:

Please join the International Reading Association for the12th Rocky Mountain IRA Regional Conference, to be held in Billings, Montana, October 18-19, 2007.

Learn the latest news in the field with sessions on early literacy, intermediate literacy, middle-adolescent literacy, adult literacy, technology, reading strategies, specialists, author, diversity, and educational research.

Keynote speakers are P. David Pearson, Donald Leu, and Steven Layne. Featured speakers include Margaret Peterson Haddix, Margriet Ruurs, Shelley Gill, Ben Mikaelsen, Sneed Collard, III, Gary Dulabaum, Jack Gladstone, Lloyd Hardesty, Timothy Hillmer, Jill Jackson, Maureen McLaughlin, Michael Opitz, Carol Santa, and Barbara Walker.

Act now to secure a room at Billings Hotel & Convention Center by calling 800-537-7286 or visit http://www.billingshotel.ne...>www.billingshotel.net. Click on "check our rates" and use promotion code READIN to receive a special conference rate of $72 (single) and $79 (double). Rooms are also available at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana, 800-465-4329 or 406-238-8969 (state you are with IRA) or visit  http://www.holiday-inn.com/...>www.holiday-inn.com/billings-west  (use group booking code IRA) to receive special conference rates starting at $60 (single) and $75 (double).

You can register online, with credit card payment at  http://marketplace.reading....>http://marketplace.reading....

Advanced registration fees (prepaid by September 26) are US$75 for IRA members and US$115 for nonmembers.  Registration after this deadline will be US $135 at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana .Prices quoted are for the full conference.

We look forward to seeing you there!