Title: TSID - Conference

Day Trip to Mexico - An Offsite Workshop in Juarez, Mexico

Date

Friday April 07, 2006

Description of Workshops & Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Ride Trolley from Marriot to Juarez.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Café Y Pan Dulce Mexicano
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
3.0 hours

Mexican Sign Language Workshop

Presented by Deaf Presenter Malena Valero
Vamanos a Mexico! Come learn the basics of Mexican Sign Language. Our day field trip will provide participants an introductory experience in Lenguage de Senas Mexicanas (LSM) with Sta. Malena Valero a Deaf Community leader. Sta. Valero will provide an overview to LSM and give you some basics to get you started and wanting "mas"! Sta. Valero will also answer questions on current issues regarding Mexican Deaf Culture.
Afternoon Break Refrecos Y Aperativos
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3.0 hours

Mexico, It's People and Culture

Presented by Maestra Consuelo Manero Soto
Join us as Mtra, Manero Soto will present on the culture and people of Mexico. Mtra. Manero Soto will include discussion of indigenous people and life in Mexico today. Participants will be given "homework" to be completed while enjoying the sights and tastes of the Mercado Juarez.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Dine and shop at the Mercado Juarez.
5:15 PM Ride Trolley from the Mercado Juarez to the Marriot.

Location

Colonial Hotel
Ave. Abraham Lincoln No 1355
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

On-Site Workshop Details

Join us for one-day, all-inclusive workshops in Mexico. An entire day, full of education and excitement, will take place in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Two workshops will be off-site at the Colonial Hotel. For a pre-registration fee of $40/per person, we will provide transportation via trolley to and from El Paso, morning and afternoon snacks, and transportation to Mercado Juarez for an authentic educational experience. The Market outing will provide students with a homework style situation and an opportunity to practice newly acquired knowledge. Activities will run from 8:00 to 6:30 P.M. .7 RID and DARS CEUs will be available.

Considering the extent of planning that is required, we need reservations for all who wish to attend this fun/educational trip to Mexico. Visit www.tsid.org/tsid2006/ to pre-register.

Transportation Details

The El Paso-Juarez Trolley Company will pick-up the participants at the Conference Marriott Hotel at approx. 8 A.M. At the conclusion of the workshops, the trolley will provide transportation from the Colonial Hotel to the Mercado Juarez. Participants will have 2 hours to dine and shop before returning to El Paso. Participants will then catch the trolley at 5:15 P.M. from the Mercado Juarez to return to the Marriott Hotel and TSID Convention by 6:30 PM.

For information on crossing the border and what you can and cannot bring back from Mexico check out http://www.elpasocvb.com/experience.sstg.

Information updated January 6, 2006


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