The 2009 AAUW-NYS Leadership Conference was held July 10-12 on the main campus of Hartwick College, in Oneonta, NY.

Several wonderful presentations were given during the weekend, and some are available here -

• Donna Seymour talked Saturday morning about the many communications options available today - traditional and new.
• Terry Hartmann gave a wonderful overview of the importance of audits, what they should contain and some suggestions for getting one done.
• The "Poughkeepsie model" for the $tart $mart program was dynamically presented by Sharon Clarke.
• Sunday morning Nancy Mion spoke passionately about Public Policy - her presentation and script are both available here.
• Donna spoke again Sunday morning about the various options for online branches - some are actually branches while some are members in other branches banded together for a particular project.
• Joan Monk magically spoke about membership issues as they relate to fairy tales - most enlightening!
• Peggy Kelland led a workshop on strategic planning. The resulting SWOT summary is available here.

More presentations will be posted later!

Let's start getting techie! Ruth Wahtera and Susan Holland were kind enough to set up a Facebook group for those interested in the Hartwick weekend. If you're on Facebook now, join the group!

In general, the weekend started with dinner on Friday and ended with lunch on Sunday. The detailed weekend schedule is below:

AAUW New York State

Summer Leadership Conference

July 10-12, 2009

Hartwick College in Oneonta , New York

Friday, July 10

1:00 p.m. NYS board meeting in Room 201 of the Johnstone Science Center

2:00 p.m. Check-in begins at Hilltop House Dormitory

Pick up registration packets, keys, etc. in Hilltop Dorm

6:00 p.m. Dinner at Dewar Union / Campus Center

Walk to Johnstone Science Center after dinner

7:00 p.m. Welcome and opening remarks from Hartwick College President Dr. Margaret Drugovich (Johnstone)

Introductions of all attendees

7:30 p.m. Review of actions taken at the AAUW Association Convention

Informal reporting from all national convention attendees

8:30 p.m. DVD Video “Breaking Through Barriers” & “Did You Know?” online

9:00 p.m. Food, fun, friendship (location to be announced)

Convention planning committee with Peggy Kelland

Saturday, July 11

7:30 a.m. Breakfast in Dewar Union / Campus Center

Walk to Johnstone Science Center after breakfast

8:30 a.m. Communications presentation in Johnstone (Donna Seymour and Betty Preble)

9:30 a.m. LAF and EF updates (Mildred DeWitt and Lisa Clark/ Eileen Hartmann)

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Natasha Yogachandra: International Outreach & Human Trafficking

11:00 a.m. You Ought to Audit (Terry Hartmann)

11:45 a.m. Take Out Tour (NYS Board members distribute ideas for action)

Walk to Dewar Union for lunch

12:00 noon Lunch (Dewar Union / Campus Center )

District Reps meet during lunch: discuss district fall conferences

Walk back to Johnstone Science Center

1:00 p.m. $tart $mart: The Poughkeepsie Model (Sharon Clarke)

Audit Committee meet (location TBD)

2:00 p.m. Membership Matters (Bergie Lebovitch)

Branch membership VPs and Treasurers meet with Bergie & Betty

Branch Brag/Q and A with Eileen Hartmann

Convention Committee meeting with Peggy Kelland

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Program & 21 st Century Awards (Peggy Kelland)

4:30 p.m. Computer lab demos (Betty Preble)

5:00 p.m. Break/ Exercise/ Relax

6:00 p.m. Dinner in Dewar

7:00 p.m. Movie in Johnstone

9:00 p.m. Social time/ Option to discuss movie

Sunday, July 12

7:30 a.m. Breakfast in Dewar

Walk to Johnston Science Center after breakfast

8:30 a.m. Public Policy in Johnstone (Nancy Mion)

9:00 a.m. What’s the story about online branches? (Donna Seymour)

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Magic in AAUW (Joan Monk)

11:00 a.m. Computer lab demos/ Wrap up

Greetings from Eleanor Roosevelt admirer

11:30 a.m. Lunch/ Turn in dorm keys/ Safe Journey