The Ohio Educational Data System Association (OEDSA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the OEDSA Fall 2011 Conference. The conference will begin Wednesday evening, September 14th and continue through Thursday and Friday September 16th. The Conference will be held at the Worthington Double Tree, located at 175 Hutchinson Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. NOTE: Registration is open to both Districts and ITC's.
The conference registration fee is $195.00 ($245.00 late registration) and includes refreshments during Wednesday's session, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thursday and breakfast on Friday. Conference dress is casual. THE OEDSA ORGANIZATION DOES NOT OFFER SINGLE DAY, OR PARTIAL, REGISTRATIONS. IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND ANY SESSIONS, YOU WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE.
Tentative agenda, session syllabus, and registration information is available. If you wish to attend, please register for the conference by September 2nd, 2011 (late registration begins 9/3/2011 and ends 9/11/2011). There will be no walk-in registration the day of the conference. Please check back for the latest updates!
THE WORTHINGTON DOUBLETREE HAS BLOCKED 150 ROOMS FOR THIS CONFERENCE. PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to guarantee that you receive our discounted room rate. The room rate for our conference is $89 per night and can be booked by calling the hotel or using the link provided on our web site. You are guaranteed the conference rate only until August 31st. After that date, it will be based on availability. So please make room reservations as soon as possible. If calling please be sure to mention the OEDSA conference or you will NOT receive the discounted rate. Using the link on our web page ensures that you will be registered at the conference rate.
Sessions will include topics that are of interest to Network Support, Student Services Support and Fiscal Support personnel.
Wednedsay nights session:
Stephanie Thompson, a long-time SERS counselor will speak regarding any
Pension Reform news and when we might expect to know what the changes will be.
There will be a Q & A session in order to clarify any questions there might have
regarding the SERS pension system, plans of payment, health care coverage and
Social Security as it relates to your pension. She is one of the most requested
speakers and is quite knowledgeable about all aspects of SERS.
Thursday's sessions will start at 8:45 am and continue through 4:00 pm. Dinner will be at 6:00 pm, followed by the evening's entertainment.
Friday's sessions will start at 8:30 am with the conference ending at 12:00 pm. Participants attending all sessions will receive 9.5 hours of instruction.
If you have any questions, please contact the OEDSA Board