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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The attached information may be of interest to parents of talented and gifted children and their teachers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>REBECCA L. BLOCHER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Talented and Gifted Education Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Oregon Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>255 Capitol Street NE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Salem, Oregon 97310 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: 503-947-5931<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Fax: 503-378-5156<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Rebecca.Blocher@ode.state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Brenda Ray Scott [mailto:adept_diva@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> adept_diva@hotmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> OATAG Announces Annual Conference Scheduled for Saturday, 10/20/12<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your interest in OATAG! This message confirms Saturday, October 20, 2012 as the date for this year’s conference. Please see below for more information about how to register by the early registration deadline of 9/30/12. The attached press release and preview include more details about the event!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OATAG (Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted) announces that registration is now open for its 2012 Conference scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Century High School located at 2000 SW Century Blvd, in Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. This year’s conference will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:55 p.m. <span style='color:#1F1F1F'>The conference theme is “Learning from our Children” and will feature a keynote speech entitled "One Degree from Kevin Bacon: Six Simple Rules My Students Taught Me" by Dr. LeoNora Cohen, Ed. D. Associate Professor in the College of Education at Oregon State University. </span><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Early registration ends on September 30, 2012</span> with registration starting at $49.99. OATAG Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend. College students should send an email to <a href="mailto:service@oatag.org">service@oatag.org</a> from their college email to obtain a discount code. Register for and learn more about the conference at <a href="http://bit.ly/OATAG2012"><span class=Hyperlink1>http://bit.ly/OATAG2012</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Brenda Ray Scott </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#595959'>๔</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#595959'> PH 503.680.5196</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#595959'>๔</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#595959'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:adept_diva@hotmail.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>adept_diva@hotmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#92D050'>P </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#92D050'>Please print this email only if necessary and recycle.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Board member, Oregon Association of Talented and Gifted (OATAG)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Chair, Portland Public Schools – TAG Advisory Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Liaison, Llewellyn School TAG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>