U of Oklahoma's Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange sponsors symposia and this year will add a Virtual Conference on the subject. At $500 - $600, attendees can gain an access point for use in an office or conference room (for any number of people). Unlimited viewing of streaming videos is permitted between October 16 and November 20, 2009.
Virtual meetings are not new for the oganization. CSRDE offers regular one-hour webinars for $129 (member) to $229 (non-member) on subjects such as identifying at-risk students, the transfer student experience, and student services retention strategies. The 2009-10 Webinar Schedule promises a new topic every month.
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