Mark your calendar for any of the following conferences about alternatives of interest to you or colleagues.
The Community Day School Network (California) will hold its annual conference Jan. 11-13, 2009 in Fresno, CA.
The Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspension & Dropping Out of School will hold their annual national conference January 28-31, 2009 in San Antonio.
The Texas Association for Alternative Education will hold their annual conference Feb. 5-7, 2009 in Austin, TX.
The National At-Risk Education Network will hold its annual conference Feb. 17-19, 2009 in Panama City, FL.27th
The Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs will hold its annual conference Feb. 18-20, 2009 in Rochester, MN.
The Washington Association for Learning Alternatives  will hold its spring conference Feb. 26-28, 2009 in Vancouver, WA.
The California Consortium for Independent Study will hold its spring conference March 2-4, 2009 in Sacramento, CA
The 20th annual National Youth At-Risk Conference will be held March 1-4, 2009 in Savannah, GA.
The  20th annual National Service learning Conference will be held March 18-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Virginia Alternative Educators Association conference will be March 22-24, 2009 in Chartlotesville.
The 31st annual Connecticut State Alternative Education conference will be March 25, 2009 in New Britain, CT.
The Iowa Association of Alternative Education will hold its spring conference March 26-27, 2009 in Des Moines.
The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools will hold its annual conference April 23-26, 2009 in Glenmoore, PA.
The Magnet Schools of America will hold its 27th annual conference April 26-29, 2009 in Charlotte, NC.
The Michigan Alternative Education Organization will hold its annual conference April 29-May 1, 2009Â at the Crystal Mountain Resort.
The 9th annual national Charter Schools conference will be June 20-23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The North American Democratic Education Conference will be June 23-35, 2009 at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY.
The AERO 6th annual conference will be June 25-28, 2009 at Russell Sage College, Troy, NY.
