2008 Conference
The October 2008 Conference will be held at the lovely Hotel Murano in
Tacoma, Washington from Oct 15-17. The conference theme is "Technology:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" so ponder those technological marvels
and nightmares that have had an impact on the way we work, and consider
presenting a paper.
Presentation and showcase proposals should be submitted by June 30 to Darryl Dieter (ddieter@everettcc.edu).
Download the call for proposals (CallforProposals.pdf)
and submission guildlines (PNAIRP 2008 Conferencesubmissionguidelines.pdf) today!
Don't let money stop you from attending as there are travel grants
available to help you with professional development and conference
travel. Go to http://www.pnairp.org/news/
and look under the Travel
Grants & Training Opportunities section to find out more.
For more information on the hotel, including some fabulous room photos,
visit http://www.hotelmuranotacoma.com/. While you're online you can
also scoot over to http://www.soundtransit.org/x7262.xml and find out
how to reach Tacoma from the Sea-Tac airport on Express Bus 590.
See you there!
Dates: Oct. 15-17
Location:
Hotel Murano (formerly the Sheraton)
1320 Broadway Plaza
253-238-8000
toll free: 888-862-3255
fax: 253-627-3167
www.hotelmuranotacoma.com
Rooms: King Deluxe or Double Deluxe: $139/night (plus 13.5%
tax)
Transportation from Sea-Tac airport to Tacoma can be made using Sound
Transit express bus 590. See:
http://www.soundtransit.org/x7262.xml
2008 PNAIRP Poster (PDF)
Keynote Speaker
Dr.Catherine Finnegan is Director of Assessment and Public Information for
Advanced Learning Technologies in the Office of Information and
Instructional Technology at the Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia. She has responsibility for collecting, analyzing and
disseminating data on the systemwide impact of information and
instructional technology for the University System of Georgia (USG). She
coordinates evaluations and assessments for fully online programs. She
partners with researchers and graduate students in the USG to
investigate the effectiveness of integration of technology in
instruction, and has coordinated development of benchmarking reporting
structures for information technology. Prior to joining the USG, Dr.
Finnegan served as the Director of Institutional Research and Planning at
North Georgia College & State University. She earned her doctoral degree
in higher education administration from the University of Georgia where
she now serves as a Senior Fellow in the Institute of Higher Education.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsors gain exposure and recognition for their products and services
while networking with higher education professionals from the Pacific
Northwest. Please review the sponsorship package and select the
opportunity which best showcases your organization.
(
2008 PNAIRP Sponsorship Opportunities.pdf)
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