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NASPAA Career Professionals' Conference

Register now for the conference that brings you a novel mix of:

-employer networking and learning about job opportunities; 
-sharing experiences and best practices with colleagues; 
-good food, informal chats & casual working atmosphere; 

What's on the agenda: An interesting mix of panels and organizations for discussions among members. The panels include: 

* Foundations, Nonprofits, Research Institutes, Private Sector Firms, and emerging trends in Socially Responsible Business. The focus for their presentations will be nationwide and thus relevant to career staff and students across the country. 

Confirmed organizations/departments/speakers include, but not limited to:

Broad Residency in Urban Education, www.broadresidency.org  
California Endowment (Foundation), www.calendow.org  
Center for Climate Strategies, www.climatestrategies.us  
Environmental Defense, www.environmentaldefense.org  
Getty Foundation, www.getty.edu/foundation  
Great Schools, www.GreatSchools.net  
Net Impact, www.netimpact.org  
New American Dimensions LLC, www.newamericandimensions.com  
Public Policy Institute of California, www.ppic.org  
Southern California Grant makers, www.socalgrantmakers.org  

Invited and TBD includes:

Coalition for Clean Air, www.coalitionforcleanair.org 
Education Pioneers, www.educationpioneers.org 
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO), www.eco.org 
HealthNet, www.healthnet.com 
Hope Street Group, www.hopestreetgroup.org 
Kaiser Permanente, www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org 
Liberty Hill Foundation, www.libertyhill.org 
Milken Institute, www.milkeninstitute.org 
RAND Corporation, www.rand.org 
Urban Education Partnership, www.urbanedpartnership.org 


This year we will have all the employer sessions on Monday. The Tuesday sessions will be workshops, panels and talks relating to career offices and ways we can all improve what we do. This will include a NASPAA presentation on the proposed Career Directors Intranet and www.PublicServiceCareers.org job site. (A detailed program is coming shortly). The Broad Residency in Urban Education will be sponsoring the Monday Lunch and MAXIMUS has generously offered to sponsor our dinner on Monday evening 6:00 – 9:00 PM. It will be an actual sit-down buffet dinner at the UCLA Fowler Museum Courtyard.

Specifics: 

Dates/Times: Monday and Tuesday, December 4-5, from 8:30am-5:00 pm We’ll adjourn earlier on Tuesday to allow ample to time for those of you catching flights to Seattle for the MPACE Conference. 

Location: Hosted by the UCLA School of Public Affairs, on campus at Covel Commons. www.ucla.edu/map/map_northwest.html. A UCLA shuttle will be provided for transportation between the hotel and conference venue. For those of you driving, parking will be provided at Suns Sunset Village parking structure adjacent to the Covel Commons conference venue.

Registration:

1) To register email NASPAA, naspaa@naspaa.org, and indicate as soon as possible if you plan to attend; THEN

2) Fax or mail the attached registration form with your payment by Nov. 21 (the fax number and address are on the form) OR 

Call in your credit card and registration information to NASPAA Office Manager Monchaya Wanna at 202.628.8965 ext 100

Fee: $125, which covers supplies, food and related costs, including two continental breakfasts, two lunches, and four energy-rejuvenating snack-breaks, and shuttle service or parking at the conference venue.


Hotel and Transportation

The Hotel Angeleno is the official conference hotel. It’s newly renovated and has the best rates for the conference. The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle to Westwood and a 3 mile radius. You may want to consider renting a car if you intend to make employer visits before or after the conference. Parking is $18 a day at the Angeleno.

To make reservations at the UCLA rate, we ask that you book the rooms through UCLA Travel. Select the hotel of your choice by going online to www.travel.ucla.edu/new/HOTELS/LosAngele_Vicinity.shtml Then call (310) 206-2639 or email travel@finance.ucla.edu with your hotel room request. Information can also be faxed to (310) 794-2703. Be sure to indicate that you are participating in the "2006 NASPAA Career Directors Conference taking place on the UCLA campus December 4 - 5."

The Luxe Hotel is right next door. The UCLA shuttle can stop at both hotels if needed to bring you to Covel Commons. You can also use the hotel shuttle. 

Sunday Arrival, Getty Tour & Dinner

For those arriving early enough on Sunday we have a special treat. On Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM I’ll host a visit to The Getty www.getty.edu which is right above the Hotel Angeleno (see attached jpg.) The hotel has a complimentary shuttle to the Getty. There is no charge for Admission, but parking is $8.00, if you drive and park on your own. We’ll leave the Hotel at 2:00 PM, visit the Getty, and have dinner there. 

UCLA Info For Visitors

The "Visitors" link on the UCLA Home Page provides extensive information about the campus, directions, etc. www.ucla.edu/audience/visitors.html  

Please don't hesitate to contact me for logistical/registration or content/conference questions at talan@nasspa.org.  

Thank you to the Program Planning Committee - David Schacter, Martin Black, Jennifer Blanck, David Liebschutz, and Maciek Kolodziejczak – and to VC Powe at UCLA and the NASPAA staff for making this a worthwhile and beneficial conference. We've got some excellent panelists lined up but have also tried to build in plenty of time among ourselves so we can better get to know each other and discuss issues of mutual interest.