Upcoming Conferences with Registration Deadlines

Conference notices sometimes scream This Will Sell Out if you read between the lines (and some will tell you explicitly). In the past week, I've reacted to three such notices [my reactions are embedded in the list below]. It's hard to keep up with higher ed conferences so the following list is incomplete, of course. I will admit to being drawn to only the most affordable so you'll see <$500 offerings.

TaskStream free Fall Harvest Dinner at IUPUI Conference
27 October 2008, 6:45p
Indianapolis, IN
[My reaction: I wish I were going! The TaskStream invitation reads, "...dinner, open bar, live music and a ridiculous amount of good cheer." The free dinner tickets are nearly gone but Lyn Cooperman, 800-311-5656 x259, will try to accommodate if you call by October 15. The IUPUI Conference closed registration last week so this note is of value only to folks already set to travel to Indianapolis.]

NEEAN: New England Educational Assessment Network
Fall Forum: How Assessment Improves Teaching and Learning
7 November 2008, 8:30a - 3pm
NEW LOCATION: Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
$130 includes breakfast and lunch
Registration should be received by October 24
http://www.neean.org

South Carolina Formative Assessment Conference
9-11 November 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
$250 for 2 days; $150 for 1 day
Last day to register: October 31
http://www.scformativeassessment.com

SACS Annual Meeting
6-9 December 2008
San Antonio, TX
$425
Registration ends November 3
http://www.sacscoc.org/aamain.asp

Claremont Graduate University
2009 Stauffer Symposium on Applied Psychology
24 January 2009, 8:45a - 6:45p
CGU, Claremont, CA (near Los Angeles)
$45 professionals; $25 students
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/5808.asp
[My reaction: A $45 conference that includes Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi? Deal of the century. Sure enough, the web site states, "Seats are still available today. However, we do expect this event to sell out."]

Savannah College of Art and Design
MUSE: Measuring Unique Studies Effectively
8-11 February 2009
Savannah, GA
$300; Pre-conference institute $150
http://www.scad.edu/events/muse/2009

Texas A&M Assessment Conference
22-24 February 2009
College Station, TX
$175 + low-cost pre-conferences and roundtable
http://assessment.tamu.edu/conference
[My reaction: The lunch-provided "SACS Roundtable General Education Competencies: Reviewer Expectations" will undoubtedly sell out. Worth the $25 add-on.]

New Mexico Higher Ed Assessment & Retention Conference
26-27 February 2009
Albuquerque, NM
$85; pre- and post-conferences for $65 each
http://www.nmsu.edu/~NMHEAC

Association of American Colleges and Universities
General Education, Assessment, and the Learning Students Need
Network for Academic Renewal Conference
26-28 February 2009
Baltimore, Maryland
$400 early bird price by February 3
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/generaleducation

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