CONTENTS Annual Conference Awards and Recognition Teacher of the Year Release Photo (JPEG) Bio Fact Sheet Outstanding Research Article   Pacesetter Awards   21st Century Community Champion Friend of the Family Student Projects in Knoxville Second Century of Helping Project Pilot Testing of First Pre-Professional Assessments Excellence in Extension Grant AAFCS Sponsors AAFCS All-Star Exhibitors About AAFCS AAFCS MEDIA CONTACT Gwynn Mason Senior Communications Manager Office Phone: 703-706-4600, ext. 4621 Alternate Phone: 703-859-8235 Cell Phone (June 23 - 27): 360-223-3217 gmason@aafcs.org

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The 100th Annual Conference & Expo, sponsored by the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, will take place at the Knoxville Convention Center and Hilton Knoxville in Knoxville, Tenn., June 25- 27, 2009.

Celebrating the Past, Sustaining the Future, the conference theme, will cover a variety of topics, from "going green" in the classroom to fashion counterfeit. This story might be of interest to your audience as a general interest piece.

For media interested in K-12 or education issues, AAFCS will be honoring its 2009 Teachers of the Year during the Opening General Session. The AAFCS 2009 National Teacher of the Year, Susan M. Turgeson, CFCS, will be available for interviews.

FCS teachers include these topics in their classes:

In local youth and human interest news, Traci Jarrett, vice chair of outreach and service for the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Student Unit (SU), and the other SU national officers are leading two service projects: "Keep Knoxville Beautiful" to clean up areas around the conference venue and "Recycle for Sight" to collect used prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses to donate to the Knox County North Lions Club.