2008 Conference
Draft 2008 Conference Program
To register via mail, send your registration to:
Fia Eliasson-Creek
Green River Community College
12401 SE 320th Street
Auburn, WA 98092-3622
Online Registration
Hotel Registration
If you make reservations by phone be sure to identify yourself as a PNAIRP conference attendee in order to receive the reduced room rates.
Learn about the city of Tacoma and its environs
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/.
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 #574 (Lakewood Seatac Express). See:
http://www.soundtransit.org/x7924.xml
From the Tacoma Dome you'll need to take the free light rail (ten-minute ride to downtown). See:
http://www.soundtransit.org/x2099.xml
Get off the light rail at 13th Street and walk one block west to the Hotel Murano.
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.
Here’s a description of Dr. Finnegan’s keynote presentation:
Millennial students and faculty are adapting and customizing Web 2.0
technologies to enhance learning and communicate more effectively. This
session will discuss popular Web 2.0 technologies from an IR
perspective, including unique opportunities to engage in deep research
on teaching and learning and improving communication and collaboration
within and across IR offices. Tips for evaluating new technologies will
be considered.
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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