Oct. 25, 2002

Contact:Kathy Rose-Mockry, Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, (785) 864-3552 or Shelby Coxon, 864-3552.

KU to host annual women's conference Sunday on Lawrence campus

LAWRENCE -- The University of Kansas' Emily Taylor Women˙s Resource Center and the Commission on the Status of Women will host their annual Women˙s Conference from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.

The conference will consist of breakout sessions with topics such as volunteerism, leadership, celebrating the female spirit through art and a historical look at women in the media.

Roundtable sessions will be followed by keynote speaker Mary Lou Wright, co-owner of the Raven Bookstore, 8 E. Seventh St. in downtown Lawrence, and winner of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing˙s State Woman-Owned Business of the Year Award.

Registration forms may be obtained online at www.ku.edu/~etwrc or in the Emily Taylor Women˙s Resource Center, 22 Strong Hall. The cost is $10 a person. For more information, contact Shelby Coxon at 864-3552 or etwrcpc@ku.edu.

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