World Civility Day is April 13. The Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond invites Women4Change Indiana to attend.

Workshops will be held at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. Cost: $25 per person, includes lunch. Register by calling Gary Chamber of Commerce (219) 885-7407.

Workshop schedule:

Kickoff at 8:30 am

World Civility Day Ambassadorship (Dr. Clyde Rivers) 8:45 to 9:45 am

TBA: Politics and the public (TBA) 9:50 to 10:20 am

Civility in the Community (National Civility Center) 10:30-11:15 am

Civility books and publishing (Propriety Publishing) 11:20-11:40 am

Shared Ethics Advisory Commission (Cal Bellamy) 11:40-noon

Break for box lunch

Where Do We Go From Here – Chaos or Community? (Urban League of NWI) 12:15 to 1 pm

The Business Case for Civility at Work (Lew Bayer of Civility Experts of Canada) 1:15 to 2:15 pm

Civility in the Classroom (Teachers, Summer Moore) 2:30 to 3:20 pm

Cyber Bullying (Cathie Bledsoe of Indiana State Police) 3:30 to 4 pm

Visiting from outside the Region? We have a host hotel, the Hampton Inn and Suites, Hammond, across the street from the Welcome Center. Call (219) 629-8720 and ask for the Community Civility Counts rate.

Gala awards dinner and celebration at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville starting at 6 pm. Register by calling Gary Chamber of Commerce (219) 885-7407. Tickets are $60 and $550 for a table of 10.

Interested in carpooling from the Indianapolis area? Contact Sandy at ssasso@bez613.org.

World Civility Day April 13