2007-08 CONFERENCES
NATIONAL LEVEL CONERENCES
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
2008 International Assessment & Retention Conference
June 11-15, 2008
Scottsdale, Arizona
In this years NASPA conference " 2008 International Assessment & Retention Conference " , staff, faculty, adminstrators and even students from around the world will present different strategies and models on how the policies of retention and other assessment tools affect the students. They also talk about the different ways a student can handle these situations.
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CCSSO's National Conference on Student Assessment
June 15-18, 2008
Orlando, Florida
The theme of this confernece is " Building balanced Assessment Systems to guide Educational Improvement". For more information, Click here.
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American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
Student Affairs Assessment Conference
June 18-21, 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana
The theme of this years ACPA conferencs " Student Affairs Assessment Conference " is Accountability + Assessment = A Formula for Success in Student Affairs. The 2008 ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Conference has been designed to meet the critical continuing education needs to promote the success of student affairs professionals. The 2008 conference will help you develop critical assessment skills and knowledge in the specific areas you most need.
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MERLOT Eighth International Conference
August 7-10, 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The theme of the MERLOT Eighth International conference is " Still Blazing the Trail and Meeting New Challenges in the Digital Age ". The MERLOT International Conference is designed to foster learning, innovation and practice in the use of information, instruction, and communications technologies in higher education. For more information, click here.
The 10th Annual Reidy Interactive Lecture Series
RILS Conferences
September 25-26, 2008
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The 10th Annual Reidy Lecture Series will focus on "Validating Assessment and Accountability Programs". The programs will be orgaized around three major topics: (1) Validation of assessments and assessment systems (2) Validation of accountability decisions and Accountability systems (3) Validating assessments and accountability for special populations.
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The Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
SAIR 2008 Conference
October 18-21
Nashville, TN
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The 2008 Assessment Institute
October 26-28,2008
Indianapolis, IN
"The Assessment Institute in Indianapolis is the nation´s oldest and largest event focused exclusively on Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education and is designed to provide opportunities for: individuals and campus teams new to outcomes assessment to acquire foundation knowledge about the field; individuals who have worked as leaders in outcomes assessment to extend their knowledge and skills; those interested in outcomes assessment at any level to establish networks that serve as sources of support and expertise beyond the dates of the Institute."
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INTERNATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCES
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Fourth Biennial Earli/Northumbria Assessment Conference 2008
August 27-29, 2008
Potsdam/Berlin, Germany
The theme of this year's Biennial Earli.Northumbria Assessment conference is Challenging Assessment. The conference will faciltate the exchange of ideas and current research findings with a view to enhancing research and practice in assessment.
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September 7-12, 2008
Cambridge, UK
The theme of this years annual conference is : Re-interpreting Assessment: Society, Measurement and Meaning. The IAEA Annual Conference is recognised as a major event in assessment, bringing together leading assessment and education experts and providers of examinations from around the world. It provides a forum for participants to share professional expertise and strengthen mutual understanding and relationships.
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