GENERAL INFORMATION

Sponsored by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) with the assistance of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) and DTI Associates, Inc.

Date and Location of the Conference
May 8-10, 2006 at the Georgia Tech Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-347-9440
Web-site: www.gatechhotel.com

Cost of the Conference
There is no registration fee to attend this conference -- but space is limited! Financial support to defray the cost of lodging is available to non-profit organizations. See the 'Logistics' page for more details.

Sleeping Room Reservations
Last day to make reservations at this rate is April 10! NOW WEDS., APRIL 12th!
A discounted rate of $139 + 15% state and local tax ($159.85 total per night) is available at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center when you register under the U.S. Department of Education, RSA room block.

Pass it On! is a national conference designed to help organizations share successful strategies and build new networks for reuse of AT, including organizations that exchange, recycle, repair, and redistribute used AT.

If you are interested in AT …if you are part of an AT reuse program and want to do more …if you want to start an AT reuse program …if you are interested in helping individuals with disabilities get the AT they need …this is the conference for you.

We encourage you to invite you community partners, such as businesses, state agencies, and volunteer organizations, to join you at this conference. Put together a team from your state!

Through presentations from state-of-the-art reuse programs and small group discussions with peers, conference participants will:

• Hear from some of America’s most successful AT reuse programs about how to build, sustain, and improve local device reuse programs
• Find out how states can network local AT reuse programs and create partnerships to get more AT into the hands of consumers
• Be a part of building a national community of device reuse programs.

SPECIAL GUEST: In addition to regular sessions, the conference’s featured guest will be John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services at the U.S. Department of Education.

SPECIAL EVENT: Special tours of Atlanta’s premiere device reuse programs will be available to those who sign up in advance. Check out the agenda to learn more!