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Innovations 2005 Early Registration Deadline Is Fast Approaching: February 4, 2005


Online registration for Innovations 2005, which includes an exciting selection of informative Learning Center Courses, is available at the link below! Early registration helps ensure that you reserve a place in the Learning Center Course(s) of your choice and that you take advantage of early registration discounts up to 30%. The opportunity to take advantage of group discounts ends February 4th as well! 

REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AT:  https://www.league.org/i2005/reg/reg1.cfm 

WHAT:
Join the most innovative community college professionals as they come
together to improve student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation, and institutional transformation.

WHEN:
March 6-9, 2005. 
Hosted by Monroe Community College and Queensborough Community College

WHERE:
Marriott Marquis, New York, NY

The New York Marriott Marquis is just steps from Times Square in the heart of the Theater District and within walking distance of Fifth Avenue shopping, Lincoln Center, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and Carnegie Hall.

The entire city is yours to explore! For more information visit
https://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
https://www.league.org/i2005/index.html

Sunday, March 6th       5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Mark David Milliron, Executive Director, Education Practice, SAS Institute Inc.

Monday, March 7th       9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Panel: Women in the Community College 
Moderator: Mary Spilde, President, Lane Community College
Panelists: Martha A. Smith, President, Anne Arundel Community College Jerry Sue Thornton, President, Cuyahoga Community College Bernadine Chuck Fong, President, Foothill College

Tuesday, March 8th      9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
James Zull, Author, The Art of Changing the Brain Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning, Professor of Biology and Director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, at Case Western Reserve University

Wednesday, March 9th      10:30 a.m. - Noon
Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Workforce Development, Education and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
Innovations is a conference dedicated to improving student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation and institutional transformation.  Mark you calendar now and join the most energetic professionals in community colleges as they come together to showcase their model programs, share lessons learned, and look to the future by exploring innovations in (1) Learning and Teaching, (2) Leadership and Organization, (3) Workforce Preparation and Development, (4) Student Services and Activities, (5) Basic Skills and Developmental Education, (6) Resource Development and Foundation Management, and (7) Research, Assessment, and Accountability.

This year's conference continues the tradition of providing an array of learning opportunities for participants:

* Engaging forums discussing critical issues facing community college educators
* Roundtable Discussions offering a more personal setting for exchanging ideas
* Poster Session Presentations primarily delivered in the form of visual displays
* Learning Center Courses--three-hour and six-hour intensive workshops granting Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
* Gateway Email and Internet Lab
* The opportunity to exchange ideas with hundreds of colleagues during receptions, coffee and refreshment breaks, and after-hours gatherings

Hotel and travel information, including airline and rental car discounts, is available at: https://www.league.org/i2005/travel.html

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS:
Disaster Predaredness Summit:
https://www.league.org/i2005/dps/index.html

Community College Baccalaureate Association Fifth  Annual Conference: 
https://www.accbd.org/AnnualConference.php

National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs: https://www.nacctep.org/ny05/index.php

If you would like additional information about Innovations 2005, please contact Judy Greenfield at mailto:greenfield@league.org or visit https://www.league.org/i2005/index.html

Dr. Susan Salvador
Office for Student Services
01/28/2005