LERN Annual Conference 2011 New Orleans

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Wednesday, November 30
French Quarter Walking Tour (3:30 - 5:00 p.m.)
Come stroll with us in what may be the most famous 1/2 square mile in America, the French Quarter. Get acquainted with the places to dine, shop, be entertained, and learn how easy it is to find your way around while learning about the history and architecture of the Quarter.

You'll be provided with a map so that it will be easy for you to return at a later time. We'll pass by more than a dozen of the most famous restaurants, Preservation Hall, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral and Central Grocery, home of the famous muffuletta sandwich. Our final stop will be the Cafe Du Monde where you may choose to linger for coffee and beignets on your own.
The cost for the tour is $25.

Friday, December 2
City Tour (3:30 - 6:30 p.m.)
Like most cities, New Orleans has many neighborhoods, its most famous being the French Quarter. Take time to see many of the most famous sites in this quick-moving overview of the city. Our trip will take you through the Garden District with its large beautiful homes along the streetcar line, the Warehouse district, home to the National World War II Museum founded by famous author Stephen Ambrose, along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain, past where the levees failed, and to one of the famous above-ground cemeteries.
The cost for the tour, including transportation, is $31.

Saturday, December 3
The Katrina Tour (12:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
On August 29, 2005 life changed forever for hundreds of thousands of people, LERN moved its conference from New Orleans to Las Vegas, and the world watched in shock as events played out on television. Now it is your chance to see firsthand the rebirth of New Orleans and the lingering devastation on the most compelling tour you may ever take. Your guide will take you moment by moment through the events she personally experienced.

You'll see where the levees failed, the famous Lower 9th Ward, and the efforts of so many to rebuild New Orleans. This tour will sell out!!
The cost for the tour, including transportation, is $34.

The Ultimate Plantation Tour (12:00 - 6:30 p.m.)
Come along and learn about the glitz, glamour, sweat, and toil of peoples' lives in the South of the 1800s. Cotton was King, and at one point in time, the South produced 75% of the world's cotton. The sugar you eat today originated in Louisiana and currently infuses $2 billion dollars a year into the state's economy. You'll see two vastly different plantations, one reminiscent of Tara in "Gone with the Wind" and Oak Alley, a cotton plantation named for the 28 oak trees now 250 years old, that stretch a quarter mile in length, and Laura, a Creole sugar plantation where life was very different from that of Oak Alley. Both plantations have a second floor that is only accessible by stairs.
The cost for the tour, including transportation, is $67.

Download the 2011 Brochure to see what you missed!
The 2012 Brochure will be available July 1, 2012

How you can register
	Online Just click here E-mail Send your registration information to Debbie@lern.org.

FAX
Complete the registration form and fax it, toll-free, 24 hours a day, to 888-234-8633.
Phone
Have your registration form ready and call
Debbie or Tammy at 800-678-5376. The phones are open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
(CT) Monday-Friday.

Mail
Simply fill in the form on the page 26 in pdf and
mail it to:
LERN Conference Registration
PO Box 9
River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 U.S.A.

Third Person FREE!
Register two people from your program at either the Basic or Full conference rate, and the third person is free at the Basic rate (no meals). All registrants must be with the same program (same address and same budget).