1. Fall Conference coming up
   1. It's only 1 ½ days long
   2. Draft Agenda attached
   3. David Page will give the SWASFAA Update
   
   
2. AASFAA Executive Council meeting scheduled for October 21st - the day before the AR conference
   
   
3. Spring Conference has been set for April 22nd - one day conference on the campus of Arkansas Tech in Russellville, AR.
   
   
4. Election process is underway, should be finalized soon. Have had pretty good luck getting people to run this year.
   
   
5. Philo Brasher Award nominee - Toni Carter from Phillips County Community College in Stuttgart, AR.
   
   
6. Congressional Letter regarding FFELP - attached
   
   

AASFAA FALL CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 22-23, 2009
LITTLE ROCK, AR

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009

8 am - Registration

9:00 - 9:30 am - Welcome
John Jefferson, Director of Financial Aid at SAU-Camden - AASFAA President

9:30 - 10:30 - General Session
HEOA I - Updates (Consumer Information, Loan Disclosures, Changes in the FFEL, Direct and Perkins Loan)
Mike Novak - Dept. of Education

10:30 - 10:45 - Break

10:45 - 11:30 Break out Sessions

Direct Loans (How to get started, things to look out for, and the final results)
Alan Pixley, Director of Financial Aid at U of A - Fort Smith

Veterans Benefits (New VA program updates)
Karen Frantz, Veteran's Affairs

11:30 - 12:45 - Lunch
Embassy Suites Atrium

1:00 - 2:00 - Break out Sessions
Professional Judgment - (Dislocated workers and how to help them, general professional judgment do's and don'ts)
TBA

Independent Students - (Understanding new independent student questions and how to verify)
David Page - Director of Financial Aid at Philander Smith College

2:00 - 3:00 - Break out Sessions
Verification - (What are verifiable items and resolving conflicting information)
TBA

Policy & Procedures - (What are auditors really looking for and what do you really have to have)
Rita Toland and Becky Collins - SLGFA

3:00 - 3:15 - Break

3:15 - 4:30 - General Session
ADHE Update (Updates to current programs and the Lottery Scholarship)
Tara Smith, Coordinator at ADHE

5:00 - 6:00 - Silent Auction
Embassy Suites Atrium

6:00 - 9:00 - Dinner
Service Awards
Sponsorship Recognition
Silent Auction winners announced
Surprise Visit from someone from your past!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009

8:30 - 10:00 - Breakfast
Newcomer Recognition
John Jefferson - AASFAA Update and Business Meeting
David Page - SWASFAA Update

10:00 - 10:15 - Break

10:15 - 12:00 - General Session
HEOA II Updates - (Year Round Pell)
Mike Novak, Department of Education