GMU Arlington Campus, 3301 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201
February 28th-March 2nd
Registration Fees:
NAGPS Member: $55
Non-Member: $65
Late registration (after 2/20): $75
Registration includes:
[list type=circle_list]- Admission to conference and sessions
- Capitol Hill tour (optional)
- 2 lunches
- Reception with reduced drink costs
- Metro card for weekend transportation
The conference program is now available!
Call for Presentations:
The NAGPS regional conferences are designed to serve as a forum where student leaders come together to share best practices. As such, we would like each school who participates to consider presenting, for 30 minutes, about an issue relevant to graduate student government and graduate student life. Topics can be as varied as:
[list type=circle_list]- Advocacy
- Activism, volunteerism, and service
- Graduate funding
- Graduate student leadership
- Health, wellness, and student welfare
- Professional development
Please click here to to submit an abstract for your presentation.
Achievements and Challenges:
At the Southeast Regional Conference, we like to highlight the most significant achievements and challenges experienced by our members over the past year. Learning about your peers can be inspiring and empowering. We’d like to ask every school who participates in the conference to prepare a brief (5-10 minute) Achievements and Challenges presentation. Please click here for a template.
Accommodations:
Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Courthouse Plaza
1333 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201
www.arlingtoncourthouse.gardeninn.com
NAGPS has reserved a room block for $99/night, double occupancy. Mention NAGPS to receive this great rate! Please let us know if you will need a roommate for the event, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
The group code is NAG and guests can call in to 1-877-STAYHGI or go to www.arlingtoncourthouse.gardeninn.com
This rate will be available until February 15th, at which point the rate will be provided as available. If you wish to make your reservation for dates past Sunday, March 3 to attend LADs the Hilton Garden Inn will provide the discounted rate as available but it is not guaranteed. The rate will otherwise increase to $169 – $229.
Transportation:
Air:
Arlington, VA is served by the Washington, DC Ronald Reagan Airport (DCA), located just 15 minutes away from the conference venue. Other accessible airports include Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI), which are approximately 45 minutes from the conference location.
Ground:
All activities are held on Washington, DC’s Metro Line. Conference attendees will be provided with a fare card that will cover all costs associated with travelling to and from the conference locations.
Parking:
Available at the Founders Hall Parking Garage, the rates are set at the prevailing rates for all University visitor garages. Currently the rates are $3/hour with a daily maximum of $14 Monday-Friday. After 5pm on Fridays and all day on Saturday and Saunday, there is a flat daily rate of $7. Payment methods accepted: cash, coin, Visa/Mastercard, and Founders Hall validations.
Campus Map: http://info.gmu.edu/ArlingtonMap10.pdf
Schedule
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
[list type=circle_list]- Guests check-in at: Hilton Garden Inn 1333 North Courthouse Road Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 528-4444
- 7:15pm Gather in hotel lobby to depart for no-host welcome dinner
- 7:30pm Dinner at Toscana Grill 2300 Clarendon Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 465-2100
Friday, March 1st, 2013
[list type=circle_list]- 8:45am Gather in hotel lobby to depart to the conference location. *The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle that can take you directly to the conference location. You may also take the metro from Courthouse towards Vienna to the Virginia Square/GMU Metro stop (two stops east). George Mason University 3351 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 993-2280 Conference Contact: Ms. Micaela Thurman (206) 498-0846
- 9:00 – 9:30am Conference Check-In Founders Hall Room 125 – Light breakfast and coffee served
- 9:30 – 9:45am Welcome from SE Regional Chair and Conference Chair
- 10:00 – 10:45am Enhancing Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students Presented by Old Dominion University Founders Hall Room 120
- 11:00 – 11:45am Professional Development Workshop: Interview Skills George Mason University, Career Services Founders Hall Room 120
- 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Break Founders Hall Room 125
- 1:00 – 2:00pmKeynote: The Case Against Education Professor Bryan Caplan, Department of Economics, George Mason University Founders Hall Room 125
- 2:15 – 3:00pmBest Practices in Organizing a Graduate Research Conference George Mason, Graduate Research Conference Organizers Founders Hall Room 120
- 3:00 – 3:45pm Current US Higher Education Policy George Mason University School of Public Policy Founders Hall Room 120
- 4:00 – 4:30pm Tour de Table of SE Region Achievements & Challenges Founders Hall Room 120
- 4:30 – 5:30pm Southeast Region Working Meeting Founders Hall Room 120
- 5:30pm Walk to Liberty Tavern (approximately 5 minutes walking distance)
- 6:00 – 7:30pm Networking Happy Hour at Liberty Tavern 3195 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 465-9360
*Drink Specials and Heavy Hors hors d’oeuvres provided*
A separate dinner following this will be organized for Legislative Action Days. A reservation has been made at the following location at 7:00pm.
Bullfeathers
410 1st St SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 484-0228
Call for regional conference bids
At this year’s regional conference, we’re trying something different: bids for the 2014 regional conference will be reviewed and voted upon. This process had traditionally been done at the national conference. If your school would like to submit a bid for the 2014 NAGPS Southeast Regional Conference, please click herefor more information as well as a sample bid.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Send cancellation/refund requests to the Director of Finance (finance@nagps.org). Only requests received at least 7 days prior to the beginning of the event will be processed. Only 95% of the registration fee will be refunded in order to cover fees associated with registration processing. No requests received less than 7 days prior to the beginning of the event will be processed.