2010 Regional Conference

Registration

Schedule

General Information

Brochure

Featured Speakers

Pre-Conference Institutes

Workshops

Roundtables

Poster Session

Call for Proposals

Presenter Information

Presenter Biographies

Award Recognition and Reception

Accommodations

Transportation & Directions

Sponsors

Presenter Information

For the Pre-Conference Institutes on Tuesday, April 13

Registration and all institutes will be held on the 4 th floor of the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont. Please see the directions page of our Web site for directions and parking instructions.

Registration and lunch begin at 11:45 a.m. The institutes will run from 12:30-4:30.

We will provide a room monitor for you and someone to welcome and introduce the session. Then the “show” will be yours.

An afternoon snack will be provided between 2:00-3:00, so you may plan a break anytime during that hour. Please plan to allow 5-10 minutes at the end of the session for participants to fill out evaluation forms.

For those of you who have indicated that you will give power point presentations on April 13, we will provide lap tops (PCs only), LCD projectors and screens in the room. You must bring your presentation on a thumb drive or flash drive. If you work on a MAC, you must convert your presentation before you arrive as our equipment is compatible with PCs only.

Please help us avoid technical difficulties that day by either sending your presentation ahead of time to Colleen Converse or arriving by 11:00 a.m. on April 13, so that we have time to download presentations onto our lap tops. If you are sending your presentation ahead of time, please send them to Colleen at cconvers@middlebury.edu by Friday, April 9.

Cheryl Whitney Lower will send an email during the week of April 5 to the primary contact person of each institute with a list of participants for your institute.

Please see below for a listing of the room capacity and set-up for your room.

For Wednesday, April 14 - Full Conference Day
Higher Education and the Greater Good: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

The conference will take place at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont. Directions, parking and travel information, are available on our web site.

Please review the agenda.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. There will be a separate registration table for presenters.

Workshop Presenters: For workshop presenters who have indicated that you will give power point presentations at the conference on April 14, we will provide lap tops (PCs only), LCD projectors and screens in the room. You must bring your presentation on a thumb drive or flash drive. If you work on a MAC, you must convert your presentation before you arrive as our equipment is compatible with PCs only.

Since time will be tight on the day of the conference and multiple people will be using the workshop rooms, please help us avoid technical difficulties that day by downloading your presentation onto our lap tops before your presentation. We have several available times to do this.

• April 13 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Meet Colleen Converse in the board room at the Sheraton Hotel between 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. to download your presentation.
• April 14 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. during the conference registration. Come to the registration desk to find Colleen.
• April 14 from 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. If you are presenting in the 3rd session and can't make the other times, you may find Colleen at the registration desk during this time.
• Or you can send your presentation ahead of time to Colleen at cconvers@middlebury.edu. Please send your presentation by Friday, April 9 and also bring a back-up copy of your presentation.

Please see the workshop page of our web site for your session description and the session you have been assigned. Click at the top of the page for Block 1 Workshops, Block 2 Workshops, or Block 3 Workshops.

Poster/Panel Session Presenters:
You may bring your displays to the Emerald 2 Room after registering. Participants in the Poster Panel Session on Community Impact/Community Partnerships during the first workshop block (10:30-11:45) may set up their displays before 9:00 a.m. You must take your display down immediately after the session, so the next session can set up. You may store your display in the corner of the room.

Participants in the Poster Panel Session on Curricular and Co-Curricular Models of Student Leadership and Preparation may store their materials in the corner of Emerald 2 after registering. You may set your display up between 11:45 and 1:20. Your session will take place from 1:30-2:45. Please take your display down immediately after your session so that we may prepare the room for another session starting at 3:00. You may store your display in the corner of the room and pick it up later.

Please visit either Block 1 Workshop or Block 2 Workshop, and then scroll to the bottom of the workshop page to find your session.

Roundtable Presenters:

Your sessions will take place from 12:35-1:20 p.m. Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. You may want to get in the lunch line early, so you will have plenty of time to eat. In addition to the 7 roundtable discussions, a general poster session will also take place from 12:35-1:20 p.m. If participants have not finished lunch, they are welcome to bring food into the round table discussions.

Please visit our roundtable page to see your roundtable discussion session.

General Poster Session Participants:

You may set up your poster session during registration from 8:00-8:45 a.m. or during a break. Your session will take place from 12:35-1:20 p.m. Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. so you may want to get in the lunch line early, so you will have plenty of time to eat. In addition to the general poster session, 7 roundtable discussions will also take place from 12:35-1:20 p.m. You may want to leave your poster session up during the Reception that will take place from 4:15-4:45. Please do not take your session down during the Reception. If you need to leave early, please take it down before 4:15.

Please visit our general poster session page.

Room Capacity and Schedule

Workshop Session 1

Note: A theatre setup will be rows of chairs with no tables. A round setup will be round banquet tables with chairs.

Workshop Session 2

Please contact Kathy Sims with questions about the general poster session at (802) 443-5652 or ksims@middlebury.edu.

For registration and logistics questions, please contact BonnieRita Hearthstone at (802) 443-2506 or bhearths@middlebury.edu.

For additional information, please contact Cheryl Whitney Lower at (802) 443-2507 or clower@middlebury.edu.