2012 Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference

Conference Theme: 30 Years of Leadership, Legacy and Change

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, National Museum of African Art

Attendees may select from 35 workshop sessions and shop in the expanded marketplace, which features a diverse group of local businesses and community organizations. This event is open to all UM personnel (staff, faculty, and students) and to the general public.

Conference Registration and Payment

Online Registration for the 2012 conference will be available in January 2012. If you have registered and are paying by check, money order or cash, please make sure your payment arrives at the CEW office at this address: CEW, 330 E. Liberty Street, AA MI 48104 prior to the conference.

UM Staff and Faculty: $100.00

UM Students and UM Retirees: $60.00

Non-UM Attendees: $110.00

 Onsite registration: (March 2, 2012): 
You may also register onsite the morning of the conference.

Onsite payments: Attendees may pay for onsite conference registration by either shortcode, cash, check or money order. Credit cards will not be accepted for onsite registration. Please note that onsite fee does not guarantee lunch.  $120.00 for U-M personnel / $130.00 for non-U-M Personnel

Visitor Parking

Limited visitor parking is available on Central Campus at the Palmer Drive structure at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Street. Parkers should pull a parking ticket upon entering the structure and pay the cashier upon exiting. The parking rate at the Palmer structure is $0.55 per half-hour.  

AVI Parking is also available in the Fletcher Street parking structure (next to the Power Center and University Health Services) and in the Thayer Street structure. Please arrive early because these parking structures will fill up quickly.

Directions to Palmer parking structure:        
http://www.palmercommons.umich.edu/content/mapsdirectionsparking

For additional information about the annual career conference, please contact Janice Reuben at 764-6331 or via email at wctfadmin@umich.edu.

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2012 WCTF Conference Schedule

7:00-8:30 am  Conference Registration, Continental Breakfast,
                        Michigan League - Concourse Level

8:00-8:30 am   Orientation for New Conference Attendees, Rackham Auditorium

8:30-9:30 am   Keynote Session, Rackham Auditorium
                         Welcome - University Sponsors
                         Introduction of Speaker
                         Keynote Address - Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole
                         Announcements

10-12:00pm     Workshops Session A, MLB, League, & Alumni Center

12:00-1:30pm   Lunch & Vendor Showcase, Michigan League Ballroom

1:30-3:30pm     Workshops Session B, MLB, League, & Alumni Center

3:30-5:00pm     30th Anniversary Celebration, Michigan League Ballroom