Education group holds annual conference in Springfield

This will be the annual conference and trade show’s 20th year in Springfield, according to a Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau news release. This year’s get-together is scheduled for July 21–24 at University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center and the Springfield Expo Center.

The 2008 conference theme is The Third R – Relationships. Keynote speaker Ray McNulty, senior vice president of the International Center for Leadership in Education, works to raise performance standards for teachers and students and to build relationships between schools and their communities, the release said.

Association membership is for vocational education employees, students at post-secondary institutions who are interested in promoting vocational education, and retirees, according to the release.