EDUCAUSE Mid–Atlantic Regional Conference 2010

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the Ninth Annual EDUCAUSE Mid–Atlantic Regional Conference, January 13–15, 2010. Join us at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel to:

• Connect with innovators and forward thinkers and learn about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services.
• Collaborate with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges.
• Contribute your uncommon thinking for the common good in numerous discussion sessions and networking venues.

This year’s conference, “Opportunity in Adversity,” will pay special attention to the impact of the broader economic climate on higher education. Although showing initial signs of recovery, the economy doesn’t promise either rapid improvement or a complete return to earlier conditions, even over the long term. Paradoxically, the most innovative, creative, and deeply transformational insights—“uncommon thinking for the common good”—can emerge from such challenging circumstances. This conference will highlight uncommon thinking not only as the path to practical solutions that will allow us to work efficiently in these tough times but also as a way to generate revolutionary ideas that change the very nature of our work. By combining the practical and the revolutionary, this conference will help you turn adversity into opportunity and transform obstacles into stepping stones on your campus.

Preconference seminars begin the morning of January 13, with the full conference program January 13–15, 2010. The program follows five key tracks:

• E–Research and E–Scholarship
• Leadership and Management
• Managing the Enterprise
• Teaching and Learning
• Corporate and Campus Solutions

Make the most of your visit to Baltimore. The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel is conveniently located a short walk or water taxi ride from a variety of local attractions and restaurants.

General Session Speakers

Wednesday General Session: Disruption and Strategic Alignment

James L. Hilton

Vice President and Chief Information Officer
University of Virginia

Friday General Session: Are We Having Fun Yet? Applying Positive Psychology in Challenging Times

Polley McClure

Vice President Emeritus
Cornell University