Over 80 AAUW members from 23 branches around Illinois joined the virtual AAUW-IL Fall Conference on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, from 9 – 11 AM. Attendees included branch leaders, aspiring leaders, and AAUW-IL state board members.

View a recording of the conference opening, including inspiring and timely remarks from AAUW-IL President Donna Jean Simon, and a public policy update on the 2022 Midterm Elections from Tracey Sherman-Falcon, AAUW-IL Public Policy. The recording is about 18 minutes long. You will be asked to register before viewing.

Tina Hinch, Betsy Covell and Laurie Barsotti from Naperville Area Branch’s own 1948 Project team guided participants through an interactive Introduction to Artificial Intelligence using engaging videos and games to share key concepts. 1948 Project presented a version of this AI unit during the summer at AAUW’s STEMEd for Girls program for middle and high school students.

Attendees also attended breakout sessions led by AAUW-IL state board members on strategic alliances, school board advocacy, programming, AAUW’s Community Hub, and social media marketing.