Annual Conference & Meeting

The 2008 NEACAC Annual Conference and Meeting will be held June 11-13 at Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT.

Registration
Registration is only taking place on-line this year. On-line registration will take place through May 30. After this date only on-site registrations will be accepted. At the bottom of the online registration form you will have the option to pay on-line or to be emailed an invoice so that you can pay by check or purchase order. Click REGISTRATION.

Fees
NEACAC is offering a discounted Early Bird registration this year for those who register before May 11. Also, there will are reduced registration fees for NEACAC Members. Please click FEES to see view the cost of the different registration options.

Schedule
Click SCHEDULE to see the details of NEACAC's Annual Meeting and Conference at Saint Michael's College, June 11-13, Colchester, VT.

Annual Meeting and Conference Scholarship for School Counselors
NEACAC is proud to sponsor 10 full conference scholarships to the 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference. We hope many school counselors will join in this wonderful professional development opportunity. Click SCHOLARSHIP to access the application. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Hamlin-Volz, at Elizabeth.Hamlin@uvm.edu.

Presentations
The Programming Committee has been busy making sure that you will get the most out of your trip to Vermont. Click SESSIONS to see a sample of some of the sessions being offered in 2008.

Diversity Workshop
We are excited to announce the 4th NEACAC Diversity Workshop sponsored by the Human Relations & Diversity Awareness Committee on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 at Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT. Click DIVERSITY for more details.

NEACAC Counselor Bus Tour
Champlain College ~ University of Vermont ~Saint Michael's College
Click BUS TOUR for details.

Community Service Project and NEACAC Raffle
This year's community service project will support the DREAM youth organization (Direction through Recreation, Education, Adventure and Mentoring) in Vermont. Click COMMUNITY SERVICE to find out how you can support this year's programs.

First-Timers
The First-Timers Committee is excited to meet colleagues new to the NEACAC Annual Meeting and Conference. Click FIRST-TIMERS for all the details.

Golf Tournament
NEACAC will once again be hosting a golf tournament. Click GOLF TOURNAMENT for details.

Lodging, Directions and Area Attractions
Lodging at the Annual Meeting and Conference will be held on the Saint Michael's College campus. Attendees of the conference will be housed in single rooms located within a suite, with common space and a shared bathroom. To see pictures of the campus and the residence hall rooms, please use the virtual tour at http://www.bclip.com/venue_viewer/saintmichaels/.

For those NEACAC members who do not wish to stay in the residence halls, a block of rooms is reserved at the following nearby hotels: Doubletree Hotel, Burlington (802-658-0250) and the Holiday Inn, Burlington (802-863-6363). Please book before May 10th when the rooms will be released to the general public.

Entertainment and Recreation Highlights
The Entertainment Committee has been planning great options for after our meetings and workshops. Click ENTERTAINMENT to view all the fun.

The Recreation Committee wants you to get ready to be active at Saint Michael's College during the conference! Click RECREATION to view all the options.

Keynote Speaker and Special Guest
NEACAC is pleased to announce that Bess O'Brien will be the Keynote Speaker. A Vermont filmmaker and producer of Kingdom County Production's Voices Project Movie “Shout it out”, based on the acclaimed and successful Voices Project theatre production that toured Vermont in the fall of 2005. Click KEYNOTE to learn more.

Allen Lentino, a member of the NACAC Board of Directors will be on hand to inform us about the work of the Board of Directors and current issues facing NACAC and the profession. Allen also serves as Senior Associate Director of Admission and Financial Aid at Northwestern University (IL). For more information go to http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/News/Press/06Lentino.htm

Exhibitor/Sponsorship
If you are interested in promoting your product or services, please click SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE for detailed information. To apply to be an exhibitor at the Annual Meeting and Conference click APPLICATION to download the application.

For questions regarding registration contact: Lynne O'Shaughnessy, NEACAC Executive Administrator, admin@neacac.org or (603) 367-3292

Notices of cancellations must be received in writing. Notices postmarked on or before May 20, 2008 will result in a full refund. Notices postmarked after May 20, 2008, but on or prior to May 30, 2008 will result in a 50% refund. No refunds will be granted after May 30, 2008. Please note that refunds are not issued until the program for which you are seeking reimbursement has concluded. Regardless of the form of payment, a refund is issued in the form of a check.