The NACADA Region 8 conference is just around the corner! Scheduled for January 25th - 27th in beautiful Seattle, Washington, the conference centers around an especially timely theme: 

The ART of NACADA: Advise-Retain-Teach Through the Use of Technology

Conference activities will provide an opportunity for advisors to enhance their skills in a variety of areas, especially the use of technology in advising. A special feature this year is the NACADA Technology Institute which will take place January 24 & 25th in Seattle as well! Proposals for conference sessions are now being accepted, and are due no later than November 23, 2009. Please consider submitting a proposal!

Potential Conference Session Topics (can include, but are not limited to):

Opening and Closing Dates:

To submit a proposal:

Eligibility for submission:  Those who are involved in advising- administration, faculty, full-time advisors and administrative staff are invited to submit proposals. We encourage novices and experienced presenters alike. Share your research, best practices or techniques with colleagues in the region.

Criteria for selection of paper/presentation: Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance to current issues in advising, appeal to conference participants, creativity, ingenuity, and applicability for participants after the conference. We are seeking a wide range of presentation topics relating to academic advising from a variety of advising professionals in our region.

Proposals should include your presentation title, learning objectives, and desired format (i.e. panel, roundtable, etc.) Titles do not need to incorporate the conference theme. Please include a brief abstract describing your presentation and the desired learning objectives. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and on the conference website. Please limit abstracts to 135 words.

Format options for conference sessions include paper or topic presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable discussions. Paper or topic presentations and panel sessions discuss current issues in advising. Some are based on research, some share best practices, and some are developmental, while others are theoretical. The format may be mostly lecture with a discussion following, a panel session followed by questions, or a more informal discussion. Roundtable sessions are less-structured discussions on relevant advising topics that generate audience/presenter interaction. All sessions will be approximately 1 hour long.

To review proposal submission instructions and submit proposal Click here

NOTE:

• Due to budgetary considerations, the conference is unable to offer complimentary registration or lodging for paper presenters.
• Commercial products are not to be promoted in NACADA sessions.
• NACADA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.