The Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT) will hold its annual fall conference ("Connecting Disciplines Through Language and Literacy") on November 2, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. Senator Tom Gaffey, Chairman of the CT State Education Committee, will deliver the keynote address: The Importance of Languages. Please visit the CT COLT website (www.ctcolt.org) for more detailed information including the conference schedule, registration forms and workshop descriptions. Pre-registrations will be accepted through October 19, 2009. Pre-registration is encouraged, but onsite registrations are welcome. Contact Person: Paul M. St. Louis (pmsaint@verizon.net).