NEAIR 33rd Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2006
Sheraton Society Hill
Philadelphia, PA
Newcomer to IR? First NEAIR Conference?
Saturday, November 4th is Newcomers Day!
Newcomers to Institutional Research Pre-Conference Workshop
The Newcomer's Workshop is designed for new practitioners and addresses key components of IR including: defining critical issues; identifying sources of data; developing standard institutional information/reports; and conducting effective assessment/ evaluation activities. See Pre-Conference Workshops for details.
Consider the NEAIR Mentor Program!
The NEAIR Mentor Program matches new institutional researchers with experienced professionals for informal, on-going advice and support. There will be a Mentor Program Participants Meeting at the conference from 4-5pm on Saturday. If you are interested in participating in this program,
be sure to select the appropriate box on the Online Registration Form and you will be contacted by the Mentor Coordinator, Linda Junker. To ensure that your pairing is set-up by the time of the conference please complete your registration by the Early Bird deadline, October 4th.
Saturday Evening Welcome Reception, 5-6:30pm
Immediately following the Mentor Program Participants Meeting on Saturday evening, is the Saturday Night Welcome Reception. All newcomers and conference attendees are encouraged to attend!
Come help us kick off the conference and welcome newcomer’s at what promises to be an entertaining event.
Saturday Evening Dinner Groups, 6:30pm-?
A few local restaurants have been selected for pay-your-own-way dinner groups to continue the fellowship and conversation started at the Welcome Reception. When you arrive in Philadelphia, see the conference registration table for more information and to sign-up to join a group.
Program for Newcomers/First-timers
The NEAIR Mentor Committee asks concurrent session speakers to identify sessions particularly interesting and pertinent to newcomers. Although Newcomers are invited to all concurrent sessions, the program serves only to highlight sessions that may be of particular interest. When you arrive in Philadelphia, these programs will be available at the conference registration table.