Location
The 2011 MEOA Annual conference will be held at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester, MA. For those of you who may be thinking about staying overnight, there are a block of rooms set aside for MEOA members at a graciously discounted rate of $149.00 a night. To check out the hotel, go to www.beechwoodhotel.com
Tentative Conference Agenda
8:00 am-9:00 am : Registration, continental breakfast
9:00 am-9:25am : Welcome – Lisa Knox, MHA,PT
9:30am-10:15 am : Welcome from Pati Gregson, NEOA President, , MA State Update from Clantha McCurdy, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, MA State Meeting and Elections
10:20-11:20am: Workshops
1. Transforming Workplace Stress and Creating Balance
2. Gang Awareness
3. It’s Never Too Late! Giving Hope and Opening the Door of Opportunity for Adult College Students
4. Bullying and Cyber Safety presentation from the Worcester District Attorney Early’s office
11:30-12:55 pm: Lunch Buffet
Greetings from Gladys Rodriguez-Parker, Senior District Representative to U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern
MEOA Scholarship Presentations
1:00- 2:00 pm: Workshops
1. My FAFSA is Complete – What Do you Mean I’m Not Done?
2. Financial Literacy
3. Bringing Mind-Body Medicine into the Classroom, and Experiential Approach
4. A Student-Centered Approach to Implementing College Readiness Assessments
2:05pm: Afternoon snack
2:15pm-2:45: Washington Update, Kimberly A. Jones, Esq., Associate Vice President for Public Policy, COE
2:34- 3:15: Silent auction/closing
Workshop Descriptions
Download 2011 workshop descriptions
Conference Rates
Please note that there is a discount for those who pre-pay their 2012-2011 Membership Dues.
| Type | Dates | 2011-12 MEOA Member | Not 2011-12 MEOA Member |
| Early | 8/18/11-9/25/11 | $75 | $115 |
| Regular | 9/26/11- 10/18/11 | $95 | $130 |
Registration & Payment
Please visit http://www.meoaonline.org/events/conference-2011/registration/ to register & pay for the conference.
Questions
Contact Taryn Tomkins (ttomkins@cowc.org) with questions about the conference.
Contact Allison Cox (acox@bu.edu) with questions about registration.
Contact Joanne Dashiell (jdashiell@mefa.org) with questions about MEOA membership.
