REGISTER NOW for the

2009 AmeriCorps State & National Grantee Meetings

September 14-18, 2009

Arlington, Virginia

(Washington, DC Metropolitan Area)

The registration website for the 2009 AmeriCorps State and National Meetings is now open! Please visit www.regonline.com/2009ACMeetings to learn more about each of the five meetings being offered during the week of September 14th! These meetings include:

State Service Commissioner Institute

Begins at 1:00 pm on Sunday, September 13 and ends at 5:00 pm on Monday, September 14

Designed for commissioners who serve on state service commissions.

Purpose of the Institute:

To explore possible roles and strategies to more actively engage Commissioners in extending the reach of state service commissions and their roles in supporting volunteerism and AmeriCorps in every state.

New Program Start Up Institute

Begins at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 14 and ends at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15

Designed for AmeriCorps National new program grantees.

Purpose of the Institute:

Provide the tools and resources to launch high-quality AmeriCorps programs.

Fulfilling Training Responsibilities & Opportunities

Begins at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 14 and ends at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15

Designed for AmeriCorps State and National Grantee staff involved in fulfilling training responsibilities.

Purpose of the meeting:

Provide the tools to build high quality, integrated training programs.

New Executive Directors' Orientation

Begins at 1:00 pm and ends at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15

Designed for Executive Directors of state service commissions who have been appointed within the last nine months.

Purpose of the orientation:

Provide an orientation to the field of national service, state service commissions and the role of the executive director.

AmeriCorps Grantee Meeting

Begins at 8:30 am on Wednesday, September 16 and ends at Noon on Friday, September 18

Designed for commission executive directors, commission staff, national grantee leadership and national grantee program directors.

Purpose of the meeting:

To gain an understanding of CNCS priorities; identify strategies for effective implementation of the newly authorized Serve America Act; enhance skills required for effective implementation; and strengthen relationships with colleagues.

Go online to view the dates, goals, agendas and audiences for each meeting. The registration fee for each attendee is $200. This covers participation in all the week’s activities or in any portion of the activities.

Be sure to also make your hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA at the government per diem of $233.00. You may call 800-233-1234 and identify your group as the "AmeriCorps Meetings". You may also click here to make your reservation online.

The deadline for reservations and registration is Friday, August 21st!

If you have questions about hotel reservations, please call AFYA at 301-957-3040

If you have questions about registration, please call Project TAAP at 888-333-8272