AAUW California - Convention

Discussion of Ballot Issues at Annual Meeting

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:16:00 -0700

During the lunch break at our Annual Meeting, several AAUW CA board members attempted to lead a Q&A discussion with members. The lunch was held in the Capitol basement cafeteria, a very noisy and oddly shaped room. It was not conducive to group discussion, so the session was brief.

Click HERE for a transcription of the questions and answers.

Other information about the election and the issues can be found on this website in the Elections section HERE.

2013 Speech Trek Winners!

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:07:00 -0700

The final round of the 2013 Eleanor Stem Allen Speech Trek Contest was held on Saturday, April 20 at the AAUW CA Annual Meeting. The three finalists gave their speeches and the prizes were awarded.

Pictured are (from left): Pavin Trinh, 1st place winner of $1500, (Alhambra-San Gabriel); Tierney Pretzer, 3rd place winner of $500 (Mariposa); Kaitlyn Schultz, 2nd place winner of $1000 (Oakddale/Escalon/Riverbank)

Gray Allen, sponsor, awarded the prizes and made a few remarks about his wife, Eleanor Stem Allen, in whose memory the contest is named.

More Information About "Bullies Anonymous"

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:27:00 -0700

Many convention attendees inquired about BULLIES ANONYMOUS. Branches or schools interested in producing it, can obtain the script and rights from www.badwolfpress.com. The rights are extremely reasonable - about $63. You get permission to copy the scripts, and a CD of all the songs.

Future performances of the show will be:

May 12th, 1PM at Franklin Elementary Carnival, 2385 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame .
North Shoreview Montessori will be performing BULLIES ANONYMOUS, June 8th, 7PM. 1301 Cypress Avenue, San Mateo.
Bayside Stem Academy will be also performing the show on June 6th, 11:00AM at the Bayside Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe Avenue, San Mateo.

All performances are free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Cathy Foxhoven at programdir@aauw-ca.org.

Speech Trek Winners!

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:34:00 -0700

Eleanor Stem-Allen Memorial

Speech Trek 2012 Contest Finalists

From left: Daisy Figueroa (3rd place), Shelina Noorali (2nd place), Kyron Richard (1st place)

The three students gave their winning speeches on the topic of Bullying—So what? at our 2012 convention

Convention Connection Corner Was a Huge Success!

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:18:00 -0700

Thanks to all those convention attendees who visited the Connection Corner Exploratorium over the weekend and played our Connection Corner Passport game.

Also many thanks to all the branches who participated with their exciting and innovative displays - all very creative. We hope everyone enjoyed the venue and ambiance as much as we enjoyed creating it.

The winner of the Saturday night raffle is Shelly Johnson from the San Luis Obispo Branch. She won a one year AAUW National & State membership renewal worth $65.

In Connection Corner we honored several branches celebrating exciting branch anniversaries. They are:

Alameda, 50 years
Atascadero, 75 years
Merced, 75 years
Nevada County, 75 years
Oakdale-Riverbank-Escalon, 50 years
Sunnyvale-Cupertino, 50 years
San Jose, 103 years
San Gorgonio, 103 years
San Francisco, 126

Thanks to all for making the 91st Convention so much fun!

AAUWCA Branch Support Team

Carolann Ford, Ginny Hatfield, Lynn Janeway

Convention Snapshots -- the convention daily newsletter

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:50:00 -0700

Each morning during convention, Convention Snapshots magically appears on tables in the convention area, giving us information about what's going to happen that day as well as a recap of the day before.

Well, actually, there is no magic involved. Shelley Mitchell, editor, works into the night preparing it. It is printed overnight and delivered to the hotel the next morning.

You can read Convention Snapshots even if you are not attending our convention. Just click below:

Friday, April 13 -- Snapshots #1
Saturday, April 14 -- Snapshots #2
Sunday, April 15 -- Snapshots #3

Thank you, Shelley, for another job well done!

Financial Literacy Projects Going Strong!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:25:00 -0700

Bakula Maniar, Financial Literacy Director, reports that both Financial Literacy projects are moving forward.

Money Trek Two Money Trek workshops have been presented recently, on January 21 to our student affiliates at Mt San Jacinto College and on February 12 to girls aged 12-18, an Advisory Committe for the Santa Clara County Office of Women's Policy.

A third one is scheduled for the same girls in Santa Clara County on March 13.

The Financial Literacy Committee will present a Money Trek workshop at our state convention in April.

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Convention Early-Bird Registration Deadline February 21, 2012

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:12:00 -0700

Please note the deadline for Early Conventnion Registration is

February 21, 2012.

Go to the Convention 2012 section of this website, (click HERE)

We apologize for our earlier error stating it as March 1, 2012.

Deadlines Coming Up

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:06:00 -0700

February 15, 2012

Deadline for Branch Named Gift Honoree(s)
Deadline for State Named Gift Nomination

Go to the Forms & Documents section of this website under AAUW Funds (click HERE) to find the forms for both of the above.

Deadline to reserve space in Convention Connection Corner

Go to the Forms & Documents section of this website under Convention 2012 (click HERE) to find the reservation form.

February 21, 2012

Early Bird Convention Registration

March 1, 2012

Deadline to submit Speech Trek winners' DVDs to Cathy Foxhoven
Deadline to submit Tech Trek payments to camp treasurers

March 10, 2012

Deadline to submit mission based program for Branch Program Recognition to Cathy Foxhoven

Speech Trek Finalists Announced

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:52:00 -0700

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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Act Fast -- Convention Registration Ends April 16

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:08:00 -0700

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

Women's Leadership Training Institute

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:55:00 -0700

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.

Announcing the first-ever Tech Trekker reunion!

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:30:00 -0700

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!

New Bylaws Amendment Changes How we Elect AAUW CA Officers

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:17:00 -0700

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 Requests Proposals for Convention Workshops/Plenaries

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:03:00 -0700

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.