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UC Student of Color Conference

November 17-19, 2006 — UC Berkeley

Unfortunately conference registration has been closed due to our reaching our maximum capacity. Sorry and we hope you come next year! -SOCC Planning Committee

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Conference Theme: RISE UP! Reclaiming our Education and Making our Voices Heard!

Mission Statement:
Through the Students of Color Conference, we intend to empower and educate students of color and other allies throughout California to begin to conceptualize a statewide student movement to overturn Proposition 209. We hope to create a space that builds racial consciousness, promotes the connection of different issues, and positive and shared networking.

*FINAL* Agenda:
Friday, November 17, 2006
5:00pm – 7:00pm: Early Registration (Heller Lounge-Multiculutral Center, Located in the MLK Jr. Student Union. See below for map.)

Saturday, November 18, 2006
9:00am – 9:30am: Breakfast/Registration (Heller-MCC)
9:35am – 10:00am: Welcoming/Introduction (Heller-MCC)
10:10am – 11:10am: Womyn of Color Caucus/ Men of Color/ White Allies Caucus
11:20am – 12:30pm: Workshop Session 1
12:30pm – 1:40pm: Lunch(Heller-MCC)
1:50pm – 3:00pm: Workshop Session 2
3:10pm – 4:20pm: Students of Color – Ethnic Specific Caucuses/ Allies
4:30pm – 5:50pm: Workshop Session 3 / Queer Student of Color Caucus
6pm-6:30pm: Guest Speaker (2050 VLSB)
6:30pm-8:10pm: Dinner (on your own)
8:15pm- 11pm: Benefit Concert and Open Mic (Heller- MCC)

Sunday, November 19, 2006
9:00am – 10:00am: Breakfast (Pauley Ballroom)
10:15am – 11:30am: Workshop Session 4 / Non-Traditional, Students with Disabilities and International Student Caucus
11:40am – 12:40pm: Lunch and Resources Mixer (Pauley Ballroom)
12:40pm – 1:50pm: Students of Color Caucus/Allies Caucus (Pauley Ballroom and Heller-MCC)
Native American Caucus
African Descent Caucus Asian American/Pacific Islander Caucus
Pilipino Caucus
Chicano/Latino Caucus
People of Middle Eastern South Asian Descent Caucus
Multi/Bi-racial Caucus
1:50pm – 2:20pm: Keynote Speaker (Pauley Ballroom)
2:20pm – 2:30pm: Closing (Pauley Ballroom)

The MLK Jr. Student Union is located at the corner of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. It can be seen in square D-4 on this map.

Hotel Information

Double Tree Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: 800.243.0625
Group Name: UCSA Registration Rate: $119 / night + taxes
Registration Deadline: October 20, 2006

Registration

Unfortunately conference registration has been closed due to our reaching our maximum capacity. Sorry and we hope you come next year! -SOCC Planning Committee

Registration includes conference materials, and admission to all conference events: workshops, speakers, conference meals, and entertainment. To qualify for the pre-registration rate your Group leader must complete the online group registration AND each group member must also complete an individual online registration by the pre-registration deadline. If you are attending by yourself, you only need to complete an individual registration form.

Pre-registration rate: $20 (before October 27)
On-site registration rate: $30 (after October 27)
Berkeley student registration rate: $5

REGISTRATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY BRIDGES BY THE DEADLINE TO QUALIFY FOR THE PRE-REGISTRATION RATE. PAYMENT FOR ALL REGISTERED GROUP MEMBERS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE, OR YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE LATE RATE. Registration may only be transferred within a group.
Please make checks payable to "bridges Multicultural Resource Center".

Transportation

The closet airports are the Oakland and San Francisco International Airports. You can drive from the airport to campus or take BART. Click here for directions to UC Berkeley.

Special Needs

bridges and UCSA will make every effort to make the conference accessible to all students. If you or a member of your group has any special needs please include these in the registration form. We cannot guarantee special needs requests after the deadline of October 20, 2006.