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2008 Election Results now available

We would like to congratulate our elected board members based on the official result on 30 April 2008:

President-Elect:
David Allen, British International School of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Vice President Finance:
Jennifer Simons, Tufts University, United States

Vice President Professional Development:
Sheri Neal Fischer, American Embassy School New Delhi, India

Vice President Admission / Enrollment Practices:
Bryan Zerbe, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar

Vice President Technology and Communications:
Shaun McElroy, Shanghai American School, China

Delegates to the NACAC Assembly:
-Rob Herald,  Ruamrudee International School, Thailand
-Gwendoline Martinez, Southbank International School, UK
-Rosa Moreno, Colegio Jefferson / Independent, Venezuela

Alternate Delegate to the NACAC Assembly
-Anna Williams, TASIS The American School in England, UK

For a complete result information, you can download the official election result document here.

OACAC Board Member Election 2008 Is Underway

The 2008 OACAC Board Elections are now under way and voting members outside USA are invited to participate in this process by casting an electronic ballot.

Eligible voting members should have received the invitation in their registered emails on Sunday 20 April 2008. If you have not received it, please contact Doug Thompson .

Pre-Conference Session at OACAC Conference

At this year’s OACAC conference, Naviance will be hosting pre-conference training sessions for current WorkspaceK12 clients on July 10, 2008.

Naviance plans to offer two training sessions to help you make the most of your WorkspaceK12 subscription:

Beginner Users from 9 am to 11 pm

Intermediate Users from 12 pm to 2 pm

The cost is $100 per person per session. Each session can accommodate 20 participants. The training will be held in the MSU Computer Center located at Auditorium Road and Farm Lane (about a 15 minute walk from the Kellogg Hotel).

Naviance will be sending out invitations closer to the date. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Garland, Training Coordinator, at training@naviance.com or by phone at +1-202-349-2711.

OACAC Summer Conference 2008

The OACAC Summer Conference 2008 is coming up fast! Mark your calendars for July 10-12 in East Lansing, Michigan. Our conference registration will be up and running online by early March. Conference registration will also include information on housing and other activities/events available nearby. When the registration goes live, each OACAC member will receive e-mail notification. Until that time, you can look back at last year’s conference program to see the variety and depth of session opportunities offered. Simply click here to get the 2007 program.

Chapman University to Host Summer Conference 2009

The OACAC Executive Board is pleased to announce that Chapman University, in Orange California, has been selected to host the OACAC Summer Conference in 2009. Additionally, the Board wishes to thank the colleges and universities who submitted such thoughtful proposals

2008 Conference Workshop Proposal

Make plans now to attend the 2008 Conference at Michigan State University! July 10-12, 2008 To continue our tradition of excellence, we need your proposals for sessions. Click here to download a copy of the 2008 Conference Workshop Proposal Form.

Summer Conference 2009 Proposal Form

The form is available for download here.

Attendee List for Summer Conference 2007

The link to download the file is available on the welcome screen of the member section. Please login to our member section for more details.

  OACAC SUMMER CONFERENCE 2007

A HUGE SUCCESS! 

The annual OACAC conference at UBC proved to be an overwhelming success….great sessions, accommodations, meals, and overall organization! And as always, the networking opportunities proved invaluable…from the evening socials to karoke, dancing and dodgeball!  Watch here for pics from the event soon! In the meantime, please take a few minutes to complete our conference survey. Your feedback is extremely valuable to us!

For pics of the conference, click here!

Submit Articles for our Newsletter!

Our first two issues of our revived newsletter proved to be hugely popular last year. We hope to publish our next addition in early Sept and we need your help.  We encourage you to submit articles for inclusion in this next edition. The ‘theme’ of the next issue will be “Transitions”. Had recent changes to your guidance program? Recently changed jobs and have advice for others going through such a transition? Experiences from your students about transitions they have made? Want to share information about how you help students make transitions to or from your school?  Please take some time to think what you have to share. It is the contributions from members like yourself that make the newsletter worthwhile. Also, please let us know if you have moved jobs, or if someone is joining your counseling so we can include it in our “     “ section. Do you have upcoming job openings? Let us know so we can post it on our in our newsletter and in our “Job Board” section of our website.

Annual International School Guidance Counselor Survey

The results of the Guidance Survey are in!

See a summary of the results here!