Belfer National Conference for Educators at the USHMM The Education Division of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce the 2009 annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators. The conference is funded by a grant from the Belfer Foundation. Middle- and high-school educators with less than five years of experience teaching about the Holocaust are invited to apply to attend this conference. In addition to history, social studies, foreign-language and English teachers, teachers of journalism, religion/theology and other content areas are encouraged to attend. Community college faculty members are also eligible to apply. If educators have more than five years' experience, they are invited to apply if they feel they need more professional development in the area of teaching about the Holocaust. I would like to encourage you to encourage teachers associated with your organizations to apply for the Belfer National Conference for Educators. The conference is at the USHMM in Washington, DC and begins Sunday, June 28, concluding on Tuesday, June 30. Although travel and accommodations are not provided by the Museum, there is no fee to register for the conference. We are also offering scholarships of $1,000 to a limited amount of teachers based on need. Please visit http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/prodev/belfer/ to learn more about the conference. You will notice on that page a link to register online. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have. You will also notice a link for the scholarship application. http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/prodev/belfer/scholarship.php?content=2009 I hope you share this information with your teachers, and I look forward to having them join us this summer. Best regards, Christina Chavarria National Outreach for Teacher Initiatives, National Institute for Holocaust Education United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 202.488.0466 NOTE:   The SC Council on the Holocaust will assist SC teachers accepted into the Belfer Conference, June 28-30, 2009. A stipend of $500.00 will be paid to seven teachers accepted. Contact Dr. Selden K. Smith, Chair, 3023 Whitehall Road, Columbia, SC 29204 (803)782-9294, selsmith@sc.rr.com.