Conference Program 2011
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| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 8:00 a.m. | Assessment Forum Registration |
Lobby | |||||||||
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8:15-10:15 a.m. |
Workshop #1: What Do You Want; What Have You Got? Evidence That Improves Learning. All of us are aspiring to an ‘evidence based’ decision making process and want to learn from each other (IR Professional, Academic Deans, Provosts, other administrators and faculty) about how to make the evidence we gather informative, particularly as it relates to improving student learning. In this workshop, facilitators and participants who serve in a variety types of positions will work together to share effective strategies.
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Oval Room | |||||||||
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8:15-10:15 a.m. |
Workshop #2: Measuring and Improving Student Success |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 10:00 a.m. | CAISA Commission Meeting |
Forum Room | |||||||||
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10:30-11:45 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Understanding Learning and Assessment in Net Generation Students ( Box Lunch Follow Up at 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Ballroom Foyer) |
Ballroom | |||||||||
| 11:15-11:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | NEASC Board of Trustees Meeting |
State Suites | |||||||||
| 12:45-2:00 p.m. | CIHE Panel Session: Assessment Across Two Cultures – Professional Schools and Arts and Sciences Colleges Panelists: José-Marie Griffiths, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI; Donna Qualters, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Suffolk University, Boston, MA; James L. Salsbury, Director of Assurance of Learning, Bentley University, Waltham, MA Moderator: Jean A. Wyld, CIHE Commissioner, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Springfield College, Springfield, MA Professional accreditation is a strong motivator for assessment; liberal arts departments lack such direct motivation yet all institutions strive to create a culture of assessment for the whole institution. This session will explore the opportunities and challenges institutions with strong professional accreditation AND liberal arts common cores face as they begin engaging in their self study. Participants will share their experiences, strategies and on-going challenges in bridging these two cultures and leveraging the strengths of each group in formulating an assessment model that engages everyone in meaningful interactions around assessment. Presentation: Griffiths, Griffiths, Qualters, et al. Biographies: José-Marie Griffiths, Donna Qualters, James L. Salsbury |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
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12:45-2:00 p.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: ‘Integrative Learning’ |
Oval Room | |||||||||
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12:45-2:00 p.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Educating the Public about the Success of the ‘New Traditional Student’ |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 2:00-2:15 | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 a.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Learning, Assessment and Serious Games, Challenges, Assumptions, and Charting Directions |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Assessment of Prior Learning |
Oval Room | |||||||||
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2:15-3:30 p.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Measuring the Effectiveness of Quantitative Literacy Panelists: Eric Gaze, Director of the QR Program, Center for Learning and Teaching, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Semra Kilic-Bahi, Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences, Colby-Sawyer, New London, NH; Linda Misener, Associate Professor Mathematics Department, Southern Maine Community College, Portland, ME Moderator: Peter V. Deekle, Dean, University Library Services, Rogar Williams University, Bristol, RI In this session we will make clear the distinction between Quantitative Literacy (QL) and traditional mathematics instruction, emphasizing the inter-disciplinary nature of QL as a critical need for our students. The focus of the session will be on QL assessment, discussing the development of QL instruments on our campuses, their implementation and ongoing improvement efforts. These free non-proprietary instruments will be made available to participants, with an invitation to join in a national QL assessment project. Presentation: Gaze, et al. Biographies: Eric Gaze, Semra Kilic-Bahi, Linda Misener |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 3:45-5:00 p.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Measuring and Supporting Creativity in Students |
Ballroom | |||||||||
| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | CIHE Reception | Oval Room | |||||||||
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| Thursday, December 8, 2011 – Pre Conference Sessions |
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| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 7:45-9:30 a.m. | CIHE Presidents Only Breakfast |
Oval Room | |||||||||
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. | CIHE Panel Session: Degree Qualifications Profile: What Is Its Utility? Presenters: Richard Borden, Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME; William M. Troop, Provost and Vice President of Affairs, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT Moderator: Robert C. Froh, Associate Director, CIHE, NEASC The demands for higher education accountability increases as the federal government, employers, students and their parents continue to ask, what does a college degree signify, and what would be the core competencies for recipients of various degrees. The Lumina Foundation brought together a group of higher education leaders, and policy makers to develop a qualifying framework that has resulted in the Degree Qualifications Profile. This profile has generated great interest and broad discussions from the higher education community. The panel members will share insights and challenges from the perspective of their individual campuses and invite audience participation to the general discussion. Presentation: Borden, et al. Biography: Richard Borden, Michael Konig, William M. Throop Bibliography: Allais, Stephanie, 2010. The Implementaion and Impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: Report of a study in 16 countries, ILO. |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 8:15-9:30 a.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Using Clinical Simulation to Assess Learning |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CIHE Panel Session: Measuring Effectiveness with Learning Analystics |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CIHE Session: Reducing Costs and Increasing Productivity in Learning |
Oval Room | |||||||||
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9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CPS/CPSS/CTCI Session: The Effective Use of School-Wide Analytic Rubrics in Assessing Individual Student and School Achievement |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CPS/CPSS/CTCI Session: Developing Challenging and Measurable 21st Century Learning Expectations |
Forum Room | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CPS/CPEMS Session: So, Now You Are Accredited |
Commonwealth Room | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. |
CIS Session: So Now What? The Two and Five Year Interim Evaluation Reports |
Back Bay Room | |||||||||
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. | Sponsor Session: Campus-Wide Assessment Management and Reporting Systems
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Copley Room | |||||||||
| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. |
NEASC Session: Institutional Pedagogy – Principles for Learning and Assessment in Digital and Social Networking Environments |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. |
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States Suites | |||||||||
| 12:15-1:00 p.m. | Keynote Speakers Book Signing David Brooks – The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (March 8, 2011) Christopher Chabris – The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Institutions Deceive Us (June 7, 2011) Cathy Davidson – Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (August 18, 2011) |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 1:00 -2:00 p.m. | Plenary Address What We Have Learned About Cognition and Emotion that Informs Learning David Brooks, Political and Social Analyst, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist, and PBS NewsHour Commentator
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Ballroom | |||||||||
| 2:00-2:15 p.m. | Coffee Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 2:00-3:30 p.m. |
NEASC Session: NEASC@125: Demanding Excellence, Honoring Difference Presenters: Gregory S. Prince, Jr., Chair, 125th Anniversary Committee, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA), Wang Yan, Executive Director, Yuecheng Education Innovation Center (Beijing, PRC). This Session will involve reviewing student attitudes about the purpose and future of education in a global context. Biographies: Evelynn M. Hammonds |
Back Bay Room | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | Follow-up discussion with David Brooks Panelists: Christopher F. Chabris, Professor, Department of Psychology, Union College, Schenectady, NY; Cathy Davidson, John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Ruth F. Devarney Professor of English, Duke University, Durham, NC; Jane Wellman, Executive Director, Delta Cost Project, Washington, DC Moderator: Richard L. Pattenaude, CIHE Commissioner, Chancellor, University of Maine System Office, Bangor, ME Biographies: Christopher F. Chabris, Cathy N. Davidson, Richard L. Pattenaude, Jane V. Wellman |
Ballroom | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | CIHE Panel Session: Assessment that Promotes the Outcomes of Liberal Arts Colleges Panelists: Susan C. Bourque, Professor of Government, Smith College, Northampton, MA; Helen Giles-Gee, President, Keene State College, Keene NH; Mary Grant, President, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA Moderator: Linda S. Wells, CIHE Commissioner, Dean, College of General Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA The values of a liberal education remain the hallmark of an undergraduate degree especially in liberal arts colleges and larger universities. In the current national climate, increased focus has been paid to the outcomes of a liberal education by many sectors that include, the federal government, employers, students and their families. The panel discussion will provide a context for the discussion of the current focus as well as offer different assessment efforts that have produced the outcomes of a liberal education. Presentation: Giles-Gee Biography: Susan C. Bourque, Helen Giles-Gee, Mary K. Grant |
Oval Room |
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| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | CPS/CTCI/CPS/CPEMS Session: Pathways to Prosperity – A 21st Century Skills Report Presenters: Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Superintendent/Director, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School, Upton, MA; William Symonds, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA Moderator: Ruth Durkee, Adult Education Assistant Director, Randolph Technical Career Center, Randoph, VT |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | CPS/CPSS/CTCI/CPEMS Session: Three Equals One – Merging the Public Schools Commissions Presenters: Janet Allison, Director, Commission on Public Schools; Scott Leslie, Principal, RHAM High School, Hebron, CT; Kathleen Montagano, Superintendent of Schools, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District, North Dighton, MA |
Forum Room | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | NEASC Session: The Value of Accreditation for New Schools and Candidates Presenters: Nancy Gagliardi, Principal, Mildred Aitken School, Seekonk, MA; Katharine Pence, Retired Principal, MSAD#71, Kennebunk, ME |
Commnwealth Room | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Sponsor Session: Building Learning Communities through the Formative Accreditation Process
Staff will address the importance of reliable and valid assessments against essential standards and how the results of assessments contribute to the formative accreditation process and the formative learning process. |
State Suite A | |||||||||
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Sponsor Session: The Traditional Classroom as the Best Source of E-Learning
Formerly LookInLearn, the digital media supporter for 125th anniversary activities, DirectedVision enables traditional institutions to improve students’ educational experiences using web-based service designed to work with institutions of all sizes. These services extend the reach of existing teaching though mass-scale lecture capture and course management. Using inexpensive hi-resolution cameras, institutions can create videos stored and distributed online to lower costs than a ‘wired classroom’ while ensuring a range of applications extending mobility and communications. A range of examples beyond the classroom may be found in the 125th’s student forums and interviews to professional development training or athletic training. |
Copley Room | |||||||||
| 3:30-5:00 p.m. | CIHE Session: Accreditation Challenges and Change: A New Relationship with the Federal Government (Followed by CIHE Business Meeting) Presenters: Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Washington, DC; Cameron Staples, President/CEO, NEASC, Bedford, MA, and Member of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) Moderator: Richard L. Pattenaude, CIHE Commissioner, Chancellor, University of Maine System Office, Bangor, ME The issues of accreditation remain of critical importance to the higher education community across the region and the country. Among the many issues for public, private, and for-profit institutions that include public accountability, academic and program quality, federal financial aid, student retention and persistence to degree, is the recent release of a discussion draft by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) on policy considerations for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The panelists will offer insights, and perspectives that provide a framework for a discussion of accreditation challenges and change, and the on-going relationship with the Federal Government. Biography: Judith S. Eaton, Richard L. Pattenaude, Cameron Staples |
Oval Room | |||||||||
| 3:45-4:30 p.m. | Commission Business Meetings are open to all conference attendees.
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| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Reception |
Banquet Foyer | |||||||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Banquet Meeting and Address Gloria Steinem, Writer, Editor, and International Organizer for Social Justice
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Ballroom | |||||||||
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| 7:00-9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
Ballroom | |||||||||
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Annual Business Meeting of the Corporation Call and Notice Detailed information will be available at the registration desk. |
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| 8:30-10:15 a.m. | Sponsor Session: Transforming Learning through Sustainable Assessment
When treated as a process of inquiry and not merely an accountability exercise, assessment has the power to transform student learning. Quality assessment is not an isolated, individual activity; it is an ongoing process among a community of practitioners that involves self-reflection, review, and a system to manage actions for improvement. Discover how institutions use TaskStream’s Web-based solutions to streamline and sustain improvement efforts. Discuss how a centrally managed process can help promote the reflective practice necessary to identify actions that will lead to improved student learning and the achievement of programmatic, departmental, and institution-wide goals. |
State Suite A | |||||||||
| 8:30-10:15 a.m. | Sponsor Session: Keeping Students in the Center of Learning
Educators are increasingly asked to develop a culture of assessment and accountability which is often easier said than done. Portfolios and other assessment and data analysis tools can be most effective if they keep students’ voices at the center of the process. Presenters will share and consider successful approaches devoted to the singular needs of various institutions. |
State Suite B | |||||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | NEASC Session: NUVU: Innovative Partnership and Educational Semester Program of Beaver Country Day, Utilizing the Resources of MIT and Harvard University Presenters: Peter Hutton, Head of Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, MA; NUVU Staff: Saeed Arida, Chief Excitement Officer, Saba Ghole, Chief Creative Officer, and David Wang, In-House Rocket Scientist. The presenters will be joined by a cross section of students. |
Forum Room | |||||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | CPS/CTCI Session: Accrediting Career and Technical Programs in Comprehensive High Schools Presenters: Paul Daigle, Retired Administrator, Retired Principal, Hopedale Jr-Sr High School, Hopedale, MA; Ted Moccia, Principal, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris, ME; Shawn Lambert, Director, Techical Center, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris, ME; John Murphy, Manufacturing Technology and Drafting Consultant, Connecticut Technical High School System, Middletown, CT |
Back Bay Room | |||||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | CPS/CPSS/CTCI/CPEMS Session: The School That Launched 1000 iPads Facilitator: Robert Littlefield, Principal, Portsmouth High School, RI Presenters: Eric Conti, Superintendent of Schools, Burlington, MA; Patrick Larkin, Principal, Burlington High School, MA; Andrew Marcinek, IT Teacher, Burlington, MA, High School Moderator: Robert Littlefield, Principal, Portmouth, RI, High School |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | CAISA Session: The Impact of Technology on International Schools Presenter: Peter Mott, Director of Zurich International School and Director-elect, CAISA |
Commonwealth Room | |||||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | NEASC Session: Collective Intelligence: What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How We Can Increase It? Presenter: Christopher Chabris, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Union College, Schenectady, NY Moderator: Kirk D. Kolenbrander, CIHE, Commissioner, Vice President Institute Affairs/Secretary of the Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Work of all kinds is increasingly done by collaborative groups rather than individuals, in areas including research, learning, medicine, and government, making it urgent to understand the factors that influence the performance of groups. This talk will present recent research showing that small groups of collaborating individuals have characteristic levels of “collective intelligence,” a quality analogous to – but not identical to – the levels of individual intelligence typically measured by IQ tests. It will discuss the consequences of variation in collective intelligence for learning, as well as the group behaviors and individual member traits that distinguish more and less collectively intelligent groups. Biography: Christopher Chabris |
Oval Room | |||||||||
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffe Break |
St. James Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | NEASC Session: Common Core State Standards through Teacher Training Presenters: Honoree Fleming, Dean of Education, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT; Nancy Mark, Principal, Mettawee Community School, West Pawlet, VT; Mitch Sakofs, Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies, Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT; Peter Cummings, Principal, Frederick U. Conard High School, West Hartford, CT Moderator/Facilitator: Maryann Minard, Director of Curriculum, York Public Schools, ME Facilitators: Joseph Mark, Academic Dean, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT; and Susan Pease, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT Vermont and Connecticut educators from higher education and public K-12 school systems will share their perspectives on the potential opportunities and possible challenges to teacher education programs posed by the adoption of the Common Core State Standards. The teams will discuss their respective institutional and regulatory contexts for Common Core implementation, and will explore the need for revised policies and changes to higher education practices in order to promote the development of teachers well prepared to teach in alignment with the CCSS. Panel members will consider how state regulations as well as the requirements for accreditation provide support for or present barriers to this effort, and will invite participants in the session to join in envisioning how adoption of the Common Core State Standards may expedite significant changes to teacher training programs and institutions of higher education across New England. Presentation: Cummings, et al. Biographies: Peter J. Cummings, Honoree Fleming, Joseph Mark, Nancy Mark, Maryann Minard, Susan Pease, Mitchell Sakofs |
Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | CIHE Session: Global Connections – Local Impacts: Good Practices, Models and Policies for Cross-Border Higher Education Presenters: Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, BC; Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Chief, Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance, former Chief of Section for Higher Educaton, UNESCO Moderator: Bruce L. Mallory, CIHE Commissioner, Professor of Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Presentation: Daniel Biography: Sir John Daniel, Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic |
Oval Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | CPS/CPSS Session: Key Survey Findings: Discussion of Significant Findings and Aggregate Data Based on the Results of the Endicott College Surveys for CPS High Schools Presenter: Peter Hart, Executive Director of the Center for Research and Educational Advancement, Endicott College; Beverly, MA Facilitator: Michael Jette, Principal, Merrimack Valley High School, NH, CPSS Commission Member |
Venetian Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | CTCI Session: Worcester Vocational Technical High School - A Breakthrough School Presenters: Sheila Harrity, Principal, Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA; Kyle Brenner, Vocational Director, Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA Moderator: Todd Fields. Director, Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, Westbrook, MA |
Back Bay Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | CIS Session: CIS 2007 Standards Review and Commission Initiatives Presenter: William Bennett, Director, Commission on Independent Schools, NEASC |
Commonwealth Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | CPS/CPEMS Session: Early Childhood Education and Accreditation Presenters: Celeste Bowler, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Hamilton-Wenham School District, Wenham, MA; Mary Lyons, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, SAU 50, Greenland, NH; Donna Roy, Supervisor, Early Childhood Education, Lawrence Public Schools, MA Moderator: Ann Houle, Principal, Anna Ware Jackson School, Plainville, MA |
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| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Sponsor Session: Measuring the Impact of Retention Strategies for Online Students
Building community, proving superior student support and closing gaps in academic and writing skills have been shown to be significant factors in promoting success and retention of all students, and in particular, those online. Presenters will describe Saint Joseph’s College of Maine’s project identifying and applying these elements together with case and research studies on other campuses that demonstrate the impact of proactive intervention on persistence and resource usage. |
Copley Room | |||||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Sponsor Session: A Radical Idea: Planning for First-Year and Transfer Exellence and Retention—and then Implementing It!
The international ‘first-year experience’ movement’s founder and New England colleagues will share lessons learned from Foundations of Excellence (FoE). The voluntary assessment and planning process has contributed to positive outcomes for high implementers in over 200 two- and four-year institutions nationwide. Discussants will share a generic, replicable model for assessment, planning and implementation that improves student success and retention in two critical transitions: the first year and the transfer experience. |
State Suite A | |||||||||
| 12:00 noon-1:15 p.m. | Luncheon Meeting and Address Senator George Mitchell, former U.S. Envoy to the Middle East, Nobel; Peace Prize Nominee, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader
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The 127th Annual Meeting will be held on December 5-7, 2012 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Guide to Badge/Ribbon Color Information
Purple: commission/committee member
Red: Officer or Board of Trustees member
Yellow: speaker
White: visiting team chair
Maroon: past president
Green: sponsor
Blue: staff member
Map of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
Parking
The Fairmont Copley Hotel and the Westin Hotel have valet parking available for those attending the annual meeting. Upon leaving, please leave ample time for the delivery of your car.
Messages will be posted at the NEASC registration desk.
Registration
Online registration for the Annual Meeting and Conference with secure processing.
Hotel accommodations
Program Book
126th Annual Meeting Program Book (pdf)