AZAIR

Pre-Conference Meetings

April 2, 2009

Rio Salado Community College- Conference Center

8:30-11:00                  Perkins Reporting

Helen Bootsma, Arizona Department of Education

Denis Fiscus, Arizona Department of Education

Room Location TBA

1:00-3:00                    ASSIST User Group Meeting

Melinda Gebel, ASSIST Project Director, Arizona State University- Tempe

Room Location TBA  

3:00-5:00                    ASSIST Steering Committee

Melinda Gebel, ASSIST Project Director, Arizona State University- Tempe

Room Location TBA

AZAIR 20^th Annual Conference

April 3, 2009

Rio Salado Community College- Conference Center

“Preparing for the Future in Challenging Economic Times”

 8:00-8:45                    Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00                    Welcome
Dr. John Fulginiti, AZAIR President, Pima Community College
Dr. Linda Thor, President, Rio Salado Community College

9:00-10:00                  Keynote Address
Grady Gammage, Sr. Research Fellow, Morrison Institute for Public Policy

 10:00-10:30                Discussion Panel
(TBD)

 10:30-10:45                Break

 10:45-11:00                Icebreaker
Tracy Salter, Assistant Program Manager, Maricopa Community College District

 11:00-12:00                ASU Decision Theater
Deirdre Hahn, Associate Director, Arizona State University
Angelo Fernando, Communications & Outreach Manger Arizona State University

12:00-1:00                  Lunch & Business Meeting
AZAIR Officers

 1:00-2:00                    Interactive Discussion- Data Sharing
Dr. Nicola Richmond, Executive Director, Planning and IR, Pima CC
Del Dawley, Principal Analyst, Planning and IR, Pima CC

 2:00-2:15                    Icebreaker

Tracy Salter, Assistant Program Manager, Maricopa Community College District

 2:15-2:30        Break

 2:30-3:30        Table Topics or Presentations (Will need about 5-6 volunteers)

Environmental Scanning (Maricopa Community Colleges--TBD)

Strategic Planning (TBD)

Student Success (TBD)

Data Sharing (Nic Richmond, Del Dawley)

ASSIST Issues (TBD)

IPEDS and Reporting Issues (Ellen McGregor)

CSRDE (Jerome Ward)

Other Topics? – Please let us know if you want a table!

 3:30-4:00        Closing Remarks & Adjournment