Upcoming & Current

Conferences

Alberta
The Alberta Status of Women's 7th Annual Meeting and Conference will take place Nov. 12th, 13th and 14th at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. The theme is "Women and Money". For more information write to: Alberta Status of Women, P.O. Box 1573, Edmonton, T5J 2N7. 424-3073.

The Alberta Association for Adult Literacy is calling for presentations for their 4 th annual conference to be held in Calgary on November 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th. A brief (200 word) description of the proposed presentation should be submitted to: Conference Review Committee, C / O Donna Storvik, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alta. T4N 5H5. The conference theme is "Adult Survival in Today's World - The Printed Word, The Job Market, Technology, and Bureaucracy".

*Manitoba
The 2nd Canadian Conference on Day Care will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sept. 23rd, 24th, and 25th sponsored by the Canadian Council on Social Development and Health and Welfare Canada. For further information contact Lyse Teasdale Conference Coordinator, Canadian Council on Social Development, 55 Parkdale Ave., P.O. Box 3505, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4G1 or call (613) 728-1865.

*Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan CCLOW is cosponsoring a conference on women and microtechnology entitled "Women and the Computer Age, The Future is Now", November 19th - 21st at the University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. The keynote speakers are Heather Menzies, author, and Dr. Margaret Benston, Professor of Women Studies and Computer Studies at Simon Fraser University. The conference has been organized by a variety of organizations including unions and women's groups. For further information contact Sue Smee, Saskatchewan Director of CCLOW at (306) 359-5540, C / O 3413 Mason Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan.