Enrollment Management / Admissions Conference

January 7-9, 2010, Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale, Arizona

 
Dates and Pre-Conference Presentation
The 2010 conference begins with a presentation at 4:00 PM Thursday afternoon, January 07. John Baird from RuffaloCODY will provide a session about “The Digital Mindset.” The conference concludes with lunch on Saturday January 09. 
 
Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale, ArizonaLutheran College Fair
A Lutheran College Fair will be held Saturday, January 9, at a local congregation, as yet to be confirmed. Times for the College Fair will be determined in the near future. Please contact Laurie Brill or the website for details.

ELCA Travel Subsidy
On an as-needed basis, the ELCA Vocation and Education unit will subsidize travel costs for an ELCA college if a subsidy will make the difference between participating or not participating in the conference. Please contact Marilyn Olson or Kathie Baker before making plane reservations; flights must be made through Best Travel, the ELCA travel desk. If ELCA is not subsidizing your travel, you may make your reservations as usual.

NOTE: Participants are responsible for such expenses as (1) registration fee (2) transportation to, from, and around Scottsdale, (3) hotel costs and incidentals, and (4) no-host meals/activities. The hotel has a full complimentary breakfast, as well as an afternoon Hospitality Suite. Omar Correa, Concordia College, has graciously volunteered to host an ELCA Enrollment Mangers Hospitality Suite. Suite number is not yet determined.

RegistrationChaparral Suites, Scottsdale, Arizona
Registration fees assist with the cost of some of the meals, breaks, and programming.

Make your checks payable to "ELCA" and PLEASE put “A&EM CONF” and participant LAST NAME on the memo line. (Sorry, but we are not able to accept credit cards.) Mail to Kathie Baker, ELCA/V&E, 8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631.

Download the Registration Form.

Fees
Conference Participant registration: $115.00
Guest ticket(s) for Thursday pizza dinner: $30.00
Guest ticket(s) for Friday lunch: $35.00
Guest ticket(s) for Saturday lunch: $30.00

Deadline
Conference registration deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

Please email or fax your completed registration form to Kathie Baker. Please do not send another copy of the registration form with your check, if sent separately; properly identifying your check as stated above, will be sufficient.

Hotel
Hotel registration deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

The Chaparral Suites Resort is well known to most of you and enjoyed by all. NOTE: Our group rate is guaranteed until Tuesday, December 8, 2009, only. Be sure to make your reservations by that deadline.

Chaparral Suites Resort
5001 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
480-949-1414 Hotel Phone
480-947-2675 Hotel / Guest Fax
800-528-1456 Reservations

Group name: ELCA Admissions & Enrollment Management Conference
$149 per night plus taxes (single or double occupancy)

Additional Registrants
Consider encouraging others from your enrollment management team to join us at the conference. It’s a great professional development opportunity!

Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale, ArizonaGuest Registration

Guests who register before December 8 are welcome to join us for all conference meal functions.

Thursday Pizza in the EM Hospitality Suite

Due to budget constraints, the ELCA/VE will no longer sponsor a dinner at a local “up-scale” restaurant. Instead, it will contribute toward a pizza dinner in the EM Hospitality Suite following the Thursday afternoon session. The order, which will include salad, will not be placed until the “number” of diners has been confirmed.

Friday Dinner - On Your Own
Friday evening will be “free time” for you to explore Old Scottsdale, the Mall, and local eateries. Suggestions will be offered and car pools arranged, if needed.

Getting To/From The Chaparral Suites
The Chaparral Suites provides a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel. Please call the Chaparral Suites from the baggage claim area when you arrive in Phoenix, after you retrieve your luggage. The number is 1-480-949-1414.

Dress Code
“Business casual,” but do be comfortable! Please remember that hotel meeting rooms can be quite chilly (as can Scottsdale in January!), so dressing in layers is highly recommended. Evenings could also be somewhat cool. Check the local weather before packing. It could turn quite chilly, as we’ve experienced in the past!

Special Thanks to the planning committee: Matt Ward, California Lutheran University; Darryl Jones, Gettysburg; Amy Poggendorf, Midland Lutheran College; James Pennix, Roanoke; Michael Kyle, St. Olaf College; Marilyn Olson, Colleges & Universities, ELCA; to RuffaloCODY and John Baird for sponsoring the pre-conference session and the EM Hospitality Suite; and to Omar Correa for hosting the EM Hospitality Suite!

Contact
Marilyn R. Olson or Kathie Baker
ELCA / Vocation and Education
8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631
800-638-3522, ext. 2857 or 800-638-3522, ext. 2848
773-380-2829 fax

We look forward to seeing you all in Scottsdale in January!