Three students, by delivering some very impassioned, unique and creative speeches, were selected for the final competition: Montanna Tarkington, a sophomore from Tulare Union High School, sponsored by the Visalia-Sequoia Branch, Emily Shumway, from Summerville High School and sponsored by the Sonora Branch, and Jasmine Khangura, a junior at Franklin High School, sponsored by the Sacramento Branch.

These three students and their chaperones will enjoy an all expense-paid  trip to the AAUW CA convention for the fifth annual SPEECH TREK-ELEANOR STEM ALLEN MEMORIAL final competition on April 9, 2011 in Irvine.  They will compete for a $1000 first place gift and $500 for second and third place.  They will also receive a $50 gift certificate for micro financing with Kiva, an entrepreneurial organization that helps women and girls finance their own businesses. 

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If you haven't already registered for this fabulous convention, you'd better act fast!  On Friday, April 16, the convention online registration will end. 

If you have questions about registration contact us at  vicepres@aauw-ca.org.

Thanks, Carlynne and Harriet

AAUW CA will present a leadership training event on Friday, April 30 from 1:00 - 5:00 pm at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel, in association with our annual convention.

The basis for the training is a result of responses to our Younger Member Survey, conducted last year.  These women specifically requested training in community organizing, participation in the electoral process, and workpace skills such as negotiation.

Keynote speaker, Juana Bordas, is pictured.

Click HERE to see full details of the Women's Leadership Training Institute.

Please join us for a reunion of all former Tech Trekkers, campers and staff members, on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel (near Walnut Creek and Danville) from 1 p.m., when registration begins, and ending at 6 p.m. 
 
This event is totally free but pre-registration is required. Online registration is available at www.aauw-techtrek.org 
 
We have arranged for exciting speakers and will offer breakout sessions for alumnae to mix and mingle, to meet old friends and make new ones, followed by refreshments.
 
If this event is successful, we will plan a similar event next year in Southern California at the AAUW CA convention for those who can't make it to San Ramon this time.

Please share this news with your Tech Trekker friends. The hotel is located at 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583.
 
See you there!

At their October meeting, the AAUW CA Board of Directors voted to accept amended bylaws proposed by Jo Harberson, Bylaws Director, and her committee.  One of the important changes in these bylaws is the election of state officers by the members of AAUW CA. 

Under the previous bylaws, the sixteen directors were elected by the members (eight each year), and the officers were elected by those directors among themselves. 

The amended bylaws call for the four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer) to be elected directly by the members.  The amended bylaws can be found on the website in the Forms & Documents section, Under Governance.  Click HERE.

At our state convention and annual meeting,  April 30-May2, 2010 in San Ramon, members present will elect the President, Vice-President, Secretary and CFO as well as General Directors.  The President and Secretary will be elected to a two-year term.  The Vice-President and CFO will be elected to a one-year term this election only in order to establish a rotation in which only two of the officers will be elected each year and all officers will be elected to two-year terms.

The deadline for submitting nominations to run for officer or director is December 1, 2009.  The Call for Candidates and the vita forms are available on the website in the Forms & Documents section, under State Leadership.  Click HERE.

A letter with further details has been mailed to every branch president in California.  A postcard stating the change will be mailed to every member in California in early November.

Harriet Tower, AAUW CA Communications Director

AAUW-CA’s 2010 annual meeting/convention will be held in San Ramon, California, April 30 through May 2.

Request for Proposals

Anyone wishing to present a workshop or plenary must submit a proposal for review and consideration. The proposal must include the subject of the workshop/plenary,names and a brief bio of committed speakers and a complete budget itemizing allexpenses with explanation. Proposal form may be found HERE.

Workshop subject material must be AAUW mission-based and specific areas of interest for this year’s convention are pay equity, personal empowerment and financial literacy. Mission based programming ideas may be found at www.aauw.org or www.aauw-ca.org

Workshops should be no longer than 75 minutes in total and plenaries should be no longer than 2 hours in total.

Proposals must be submitted no later than September 15, 2009 at midnight PST.

Proposals are not to exceed 5 pages and must include all components listed above to be considered. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed. Proposals received after the deadline will not be reviewed. Proposals should be submitted by email only to lisanewhallaauw@pacbell.net.

We are very proud that our online registration for AAUW CA convention has been very successful, so far.  This is the first year we have tried it, and clearly it was what you wanted.

Thanks for making us a success!  Over 130 registrations have been done online. 

If you haven't yet registered, there is still time.  Register today by clicking HERE.