CONFERENCE 2010

***FULL SCHEDULE UP! HERE YOU GO! GET EXCITED!***

The Let Live Foundation (“Let Live”) is excited to announce the 2010 Animal Rights Conference will be held on June 25th – 27th at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.  This year’s conference will focus on creative activism and expanding your activists skills to build relationships in the movement and beyond.  We hope to help everyone realize their potential so they can utilize they’re unique abilities to further the movement as a whole.  We have an exciting line up of speakers who have taken what they love and used it to help animals. Talk to speakers, get inspired and make new friends.  This is what community is all about.

The Let Live Conference is being organized by Student Animal Liberation Coalition, with support from Let Live Foundation as well as local area businesses such as Herbivore Clothing, and Food Fight Grocery. Much more info to come soon, please check back often and subscribe to the blog to stay up to date. Any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch. See you soon.

Thanks.
The Let Live Crew

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR 2010 CONFERENCE (check back for updates)

ROUGH SCHEDULE (to aid you in plan-making)

Thursday, June 24th / “Bold Native” Screening
We’re not really calling this part of the conference, but we’ll be screening the new movie “Bold Native” at 5th Ave Cinemas, 7:30pm, near the PSU Campus. The filmmakers will be there to discuss the film. Should be interesting. $5 a person to help pay for their travel expenses, but whatever you can spare is fine, just come watch it.

Friday, June 25th / Let Live Kick Off Party
Details posted soon. 7pm. Think AR Spelling Bee. Think talk coming from the mouth of Andrew Stepanian. Think snacks. Think reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. You can also register for conference to save time in the morning.

Saturday, June 26th / Conference
Registration starts bright and early at 8:30am.  Intro/Conference Opening Talk by Jasmin Singer at 9:30. Workshops will go from 10am-5:30pm with lunch from 11:50-1:00. There will be vendors selling food in the exhibitor room. Be hungry. And, whatever you do, don’t miss this year’s “That Just Happened” closer.

Saturday night, June 26th / Extracurricular Events
Official write up coming soon, but think benefit art show, think music, think Portobello Vegan Trattoria, think 7pm-ish til whenever. ALSO, there will be demonstrations and other activities going down, and you can find out about them at the conference. We’re not organizing them, but encourage you to take part.

Sunday, June 27th / Conference
8:30am registration. Talks go from 9am-4:30pm with a 12:50-2:00 lunch break. Again, you won’t want to miss the conference closer. It’s gonna be a nice surprise.

Sunday night, June 27th / Extracurricular Events
For your listening pleasure DJ Survival Skilz and The Jetboat Adventurer will be spinning records all night at Portland’s vegan bar, Bye and Bye. They will be raising money for the Galapagos Preservation Society (formerly SPECIEES). Come dance your butt off and unwind after the conference. All the info on the Facebook page right here!

REGISTRATION

Let Live would greatly appreciate any help you can offer to offset the costs of the event. We’re asking for a suggested donation of $15 which includes entrance to all of the weekend’s events. Putting on a weekend’s worth of  talks with speakers isn’t cheap to do, so dig deep if you can afford it.  NOTE: IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD THE REGISTRATION FEE, WE WILL GLADLY ACCEPT 2 HOURS OF YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME IN EXCHANGE FOR ADMISSION. JUST EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.

Due to space restrictions, we’re having to put a limit on the number of attendees to 350. We’ll allow some overbooking because realistically not everybody is going to need to be in our biggest room at the same time but to be safe book now to ensure you get a spot! Don’t worry though, we’ll still try to make room for folks who don’t show up until the day of the conference if at all possible – but we may be down to standing room only at that point!

Wanna register now and get it over with? The easy way is to send us $$$ via Network for Good. Make sure you click on the box to include your full contact info. Also note in the designation box that you are registering for the conference. Somebody will write you back to confirm your registration. If you prefer, you can send a check (payable to Let Live Foundation) or well concealed cash, along with contact info to:

Let Live Foundation
c/o Food Fight Grocery
1217 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

WHERE TO STAY

For the very best deal, book a room at PSU’s University Place Hotel! The rooms come with high-speed wireless Internet, 25” television, alarm clock/ radio, a heated seasonal pool, fitness center, and more. You have a choice of a single king sized bed or double double sized beds for $55 per night plus tax***. For more information on amenities visit: http://cegs.pdx.edu/stay/upl/accom.php.

We could only book a block of 75 rooms. Reserve yours early. These will go fast. To register a rooms call University Place at 503-221-0140 or 1-866-845-4657. You can also shoot them an email at uplace@pdx.edu. Be sure to mention that you are with staying for the Let Live Conference!

***This rate is only good until June 11th. Get on it.

HOW TO GET HERE

Check out PSU’s Transit Website for up to date information on all types of transportation to and from PSU!

Directions to Portland State University:

By Car: Use this Google Map to find your way by car. Portland State is located in the heart of downtown Portland. Directions from anywhere can be obtained by clicking on “Get Directions to here,” then enter your starting address, and click “go.”

By Street Car: Taking the light rail? There are several stops at PSU, please visit their website for more information.

By Bus/MAX: Use Trimet’s Trip Planner to find your best route to PSU. Simply put “Portland State University” into the destination and your address to find your route!

You can find a printer-friendly campus map HERE. The conference will be located in the Smith Memorial Student Union building (SMSU) on Saturday and Sunday.

PARKING

The parking lots closest to Smith Memorial Student Union are Parking Lots 1 & 2. Parking Lot 2 has many more parking spots and would be the ideal choice.

Saturday: Pay to Park using the Pay-stations (Around 6$/day) in any of the lots below.
Sunday: Free to park on the street as well as in any of the locations below!

University Place (UPL), 310 SW Lincoln (2)
Parking Structure Three (PS3), Mill St. between 12th & 13th (3)
Parking Structure One (PS1), 6th & Harrison (5)
Shattuck Lot (6), College & Broadway
Art Lot (7), 5th & Jackson

WANNA TABLE?

Wanna hang out and table and push your ideas/products on a bunch of animal rights whackos? Contact  Derily and discuss it. Limited space so reserve your table sooner rather than later.

  • Local Grassroots Groups: free half table
  • Larger non-profit: $100 for full table
  • Capitalist Scum Business: $200 full table

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Wanna be a pal and help sponsor the conference with some dollars? Check out these options. Interested in these or wanna make a suggestion? Derily and she’ll help sort it out.

  • Friend:  $25 – $49: Receives a special “thank you” gift while supplies last.
  • Silver Supporter: $50 – $199.  Sponsorship recognition on the Let Live website.
  • Gold Supporter: $$200-499.  Sponsorship recognition on the Let Live website; free table at conference.
  • Platinum Sugar Daddy Status: $500 and above.  Sponsorship recognition on the Let Live website and all conference-related emails (including logo when possible); notation as a sponsor of the Let Live Series monthly events for 2010; free table at conference.

THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS!

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Wanna see info about last year’s conference? Click HERE!


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