News and Commentary Macy Faculty Scholars Webinars

January 25, 2011 2pm ET [Register Here]
February 9, 2011 2pm ET [Register Here]

The Macy Foundation is hosting two webinars to provide an opportunity to hear from the President of the Macy Foundation about the Macy Faculty Scholars Program.

The Webinars will cover the program’s goals and objectives, eligibility criteria, components of the application, selection criteria and program timeline. Following the President’s remarks will be a question and answer period.

Both webinars will be recorded and made available here on the Macy Foundation website.

To participate in the January 25 webinar, please register here and follow these instructions:

In order to hear the audio for the conference, please dial the number below and reference the listed passcode for the operator or automated response system:
Audio Dial-in Number: 1-719-325-2336
Passcode: 8327745
Dial *0 for Technical Assistance

Follow this link to join the meeting no more than 10 minutes prior to start time. You may click on the link directly, or cut and paste the link into your browser:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/vcc/join?id=w8327745&role=attend&pw=A832774

If you have problems entering the conference using the above link, please click on the meeting URL below and manually enter the meeting ID and entry code when prompted:
https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/vcc/join
Meeting ID: w8327745
Entry Code: A832774

To participate in the February 9 webinar, please register here and follow these instructions:

In order to hear the audio for the conference, please dial the number below and reference the listed passcode for the operator or automated response system:
Audio Dial-in Number: 1-719-325-4888
Passcode: 4686388
Dial *0 for Technical Assistance

Follow this link to join the meeting no more than 10 minutes prior to start time. You may click on the link directly, or cut and paste the link into your browser:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/vcc/join?id=w4686388&role=attend&pw=A468638

If you have problems entering the conference using the above link, please click on the meeting URL below and manually enter the meeting ID and entry code when prompted:
https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/vcc/join
Meeting ID: w4686388
Entry Code: A468638

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