Sign up now at www.saferoutesconference.org for the 2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference August 19-21, 2009 in beautiful, bicycle-friendly Portland, Oregon! Register today to take advantage of the early registration rate of $300, which is available through May 15. There will also be a Kaiser Permanente pre-conference health training on August 18.

The National SRTS Conference will offer standard 90-minute workshops, plenary speakers, mobile walking, biking, and streetcar tours, 180-minute interactive training opportunities that allow for more in-depth discussion, hands-on events, discussion panels, and fun evening events including a parade and a dance party.

Whether you are an engineer, a local level practitioner, transportation planner, academic, advocate, parent, health agency employee, school nurse, non-profit partner, or with law enforcement, this conference will provide valuable information for propelling Safe Routes to School work onto the next level.

Scholarships are available on an as-needed basis. For more information on the conference, including the draft program schedule, and to register, please visit www.saferoutesconference.org.