Join your colleagues for Pre-Conference Workshops during the 2009 NASPA Annual Conference in Seattle! Pre-Conference Workshops are extended learning sessions which take place on Saturday or Sunday (half or full-day workshops) during the annual conference. The Pre-Conference Workshop Committee looks forward to interactive, engaging, and especially innovative professional development opportunities for conference participants.

Pre-Conference Half-Day workshops are three-hours scheduled either from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon or 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and full-day workshops are from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch on your own.

There is a minimal charge for these extended learning sessions, please see the registration page for fees. All workshops will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early! Depending on the number of advanced registrations, there may be an opportunity to register on-site for some workshops.

Pre-Conference Workshop Schedule
Saturday, March 7, 2009	Sunday, March 8, 2009
Full-Day Workshops 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Half-Day Workshops 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Full-Day Workshops 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Half-Day Workshops 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Nourishing Partnerships for Lifelong Learning is this year's theme. Pre-conference workshops provide an extended conference experience and submissions should pertain to the theme and content for the overall conference. Lifelong learning is the result of partnerships across lines and structures:

• Aspire
  Be challenged by colleagues, institutions, and leaders from a variety of disciplines to work towards a sustainable future grounded in lifelong learning.
   
• Find Balance
  Inspire your colleagues while learning from their experience, and discover opportunities for reflection, renewal, and personal and professional growth.
   
• Innovate
  Explore exemplary research and best practices that identify the current needs of students, and that ensure the development of creative and strong programs established with success in mind.
   
• Develop Partnerships
  Nurture inspiring relationships that illuminate the significance of our profession and the ability of higher education to further lifelong learning.
   
• Improve Sustainability
  Gain knowledge of innovative strategies and programs that further promote vitality, diversity, and technological advances within higher education today.

On behalf of the Conference Committee, I encourage you register to participate in the extended learning opportunities that the Pre-Conference Workshops provide. Take a tour of Seattle campuses, learn from the experts and enjoy the start of the 2009 NASPA Annual Conference! We look forward to seeing you in Seattle, Washington for the 91st NASPA Annual Conference, March 7 - 11, 2009.

Judy Albin
Interim Facilities Director, HUB, Pennsylvania State University
2009 NASPA Pre-Conference Workshop Committee Chair
JAA4@psu.edu
(814) 863-3786