We are thrilled that GAEA’s Annual Spring Conference is

returning to the Georgia

Coast this year! The confer-ence will be held March 5-6,

2012 at the historic Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island,

GA. Join Adult Education professionals from around

the state for networking,

learning the latest tips and trends, and how to improve

and grow your division! If you’re an ACEWare Systems

user, join us on Sunday,

March 4th for a special pre-conference seminar pre-

sented by ACEWare presi-dent, Chuck Havlicek (details

inside). Conference registra-tion includes lodging and

four meals—what a deal!

Register today and encour-age your co-workers to join

us for the best conference yet!

Conference Package A: 123GAEA101 $349 Full Conference package: All conference sessions Silent Auction/Networking Reception Breakfast Buffet (Mon/Tues) Awards Luncheon (Monday) Dinner (Monday) Two nights lodging (Sun/Mon) at The Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Conference Package B: 123GAEA102 $199 1-Night Conference package: All conference sessions Silent Auction/Networking Reception Breakfast Buffet (Mon/Tues) Awards Luncheon (Monday) Dinner (Monday) One night lodging (Mon) at The Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Conference Package C: 123CAEA103 $199 Roomshare Conference Pkg: All conference sessions Silent Auction/Networking Reception Breakfast Buffet (Mon/Tues) Awards Luncheon (Monday) Dinner (Monday) Two nights lodging (Sun/Mon) at The Jekyll Island Club Hotel with attendee of your choice

GAEA Returns to the Georgia Coast for the Annual Spring Conference!

Conference Packages (lodging included)

Georgia Adult Education Assoc. Spring Conference Brochure

GAEA Annual Spring Conference 2012

Why YOU should attend the GAEA Spring Conference:

Learn the latest trends and tips from some of the nation’s leading experts in adult and continuing

education.

Network with edu-cation professionals from all over the

state.

Discover new ways to market your ex-isting programs and

create new ones.

Enjoy the beautiful

Georgia coast!

Our Featured

Speaker

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Conference

schedule

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About our

conference hotel

2

Featured Sessions 3

Featured

Presenters

3

Things to Do & See

at Jekyll

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Inside this issue:

Georgia Adult Education Association www.gaea.org

Bob Littell, based in Atlanta and creator of the “NetWeaving” concept has written three books on the subject which is best char-acterized as a Golden Rule and Pay It Forward form of network-ing.

His 2nd book, “The Heart and Art of NetWeaving” is printed by Xerox so all proceeds go to char-ity. NetWeaving is consistent with other cultures around the world and has become a global phenomenon, as you can see if you „Google‟ the word.

Bob explains why in the long-run, and often much sooner, your NetWeaving efforts and activities will always outperform those of more traditional and more self-centered networking.

People consistently comment

what they like best about his talks

is how they come away having

learned specific skill sets and

action steps which they can im-

mediately apply to their business

and personal lives.

Our Featured Speaker

12:00 PM Awards Luncheon

1:30 PM Break/Vendors

2:00 PM Breakout Sessions

Trends in Marketing

Roundtable: Hot New Programs

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Break/Vendors/Activities

6:00 PM Silent Auction

7:00 PM Dinner

8:00 AM Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Breakout Sessions

Programming for Twenty-Somethings

Using Social Media to Reach Adult Students

10:00 AM Breakout Sessions

Marketing Youth Programs

Roundtable: Curriculum/Course Partners

11:00 AM General Session

The Art of NetWeaving

Conference Schedule—Monday, March 5th Consider a fun

activity or excursion

during Monday

afternoon break! See

page 4 for details.

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Bob Littell

Don’t miss Bob’s

session at 11:00

AM on Monday!

Nestled amid live oak trees draped in Spanish moss, this Victorian

landmark enjoys a setting of unspoiled natural beauty on Jekyll Island.

The island is protected from extensive development by the state of

Georgia and has miles of beaches and forest waiting to be explored.

Here, millionaires wintered in scenic seclusion for decades, enjoying

many amenities and privileges. The club was returned to its original

elegance, highlighted by leaded art glass windows, ornate woodwork

and Rumford fireplaces. From its lofty tower to encircling verandas,

Victorian charm still permeates the public areas and rooms

once occupied by America’s wealthiest families.

About Our Conference Hotel

Building Your Strategic Plan You wouldn‟t set sail without a map, would you? In the same way, you must have a two-five year strategic plan. Find out the twelve components of a successful strategic plan. Plan for the future now. Know where you‟re going, and when you get there! Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Greg Marsello

Developing Certificate Programs: Roundtable Certificate programs can be one of the best ways to add quality and revenue to your de-partment. Join education professionals from around the state to discuss the latest trends in developing certificate programs. Tuesday, 10:00 AM

Funding Options for Georgia’s Service Members, Military Dependants and Veterans Discover other sources of student education funding that you may not yet be using! Exam-ples of funding that will be discussed are: Tui-tion Assistance for Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard Members; The different GI Bills and the potential to use them on continuing educa-tion; MyCAA funding; Chapter 31 VA Voca-tional Rehabilitation funding. Learn what col-leges need to do to pursue approval for the various types of funding. Also discussed will be best practices for marketing to military stu-dents. Tuesday, 9:00 AM Tim Reynolds

Programming for Twenty-somethings Most of the largest generation in history, Gen Y, are now in their twenties. Continuing education is important to this group but their expectations for programming differ from their parents. Find out the latest trends and techniques to capture and keep the interest of this huge audience. Monday, 9:00 AM, Heather Dimitt

Using Social Media to Reach Adult Stu-dents Learn how to engage your students, develop new opportunities, reach target markets and grow relationships through social media in-

cluding Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Monday, 9:00 AM, Kathie Beckett

Kathie Beckett is the Director of Marketing at the College of Continuing and Profes-sional Education at Kennesaw State Univer-sity. An award-winning strategic marketer, Kathie has used her 25 years of experience to launch numerous successful campaigns in business-to-business, consumer, and educa-tional marketing. She looks at social media as an exciting new frontier that will open multi-ple channels for growth and opportunity.

Greg Marsello is LERN‟s Vice President for Organizational Development and a national authority on reengineering management and running pro-grams. Marsello is a co-founder of LERN and was chair of the Board of Directors for 12 years. With more than 20 years in the business, he has authored publications, gives frequent seminars and does consulting on

Heather Dimitt is the Director of Membership Services for LERN, an international association for continuing education professionals. With several years‟ experience managing the adminis-trative, programming and marketing activities for a continuing professional and community education program in Columbia, Missouri and several addi-tional years running youth leadership and community involvement programs, she understands the necessity in balanc-ing vision, practicality and even risk-taking for a successful program serving adults and youth. An energetic, re-sourceful and thought provoking pre-senter, Ms. Dimitt has been a requested speaker at conferences in both the U.S. and Canada.

marketing, management and program devel-opment. Marsello is also President of Learn-ing Connection, an independent lifelong learning program in Providence, RI.

Tim Reynolds is the Military Liaison for Career Step and has been influential in help-ing over 5,000 military spouses receive train-ing at Career Step in the last two years. Tim led the implementation of a partnership be-tween Career Step and the Department of Defense, Military Spouse Employment Part-nership program. Prior to working for Ca-reer Step, Tim spent time working as a Mili-tary Liaison at The Paralegal Institute and as a Military Liaison at Kaplan University. Tim‟s broad range of experience has allowed him to gain vast knowledge and experience in working with the various types of Military and VA funding.

Check out some of our informative Sessions!

10:00 AM Breakout Sessions

Building Your Strategic Plan

Roundtable: Developing Certificate Programs

11:00 AM Closing Session

Why Winner Win

12:00 PM Dismissal

7:30 AM Continental Breakfast/Networking

Available until 8:30 AM

8:30 AM Break/Vendors

9:00 AM Breakout Sessions

Funding Options for Georgia‟s Service

Members, Military Dependants, & Veterans

Data to Collect, Reports to Run

Conference Schedule—Tuesday, March 6th

Meet Some of Our Session Presenters

If you’re an Aceware

user, don’t forget to

check out our special

pre-conference

seminar on Sunday,

March 4th. See page

4 for details!

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Find more information about

other sessions at our website:

www.gaea.org!

Awards, Awards, Awards!!!

Nominate yourself or a colleague for a GAEA

Award to be presented at the Annual Awards

Luncheon on March 5th! We are currently ac-

cepting nominations in the following categories:

Professional Achievement; Distinguished Service

to GAEA; Outstanding Adult Educator in Georgia;

Innovative Program; Innovative Marketing; Life-

time Membership; Exemplary Contribution.

To learn more about the awards, or to make a

nomination, visit our website at www.gaea.org.

All nominations must be received by Feb. 15th.

C/O Seth Davis

2000 Clayton State Blvd.

Morrow, GA 30260

Georgia Adult Education Association

ACEWare User Pre-Conference Seminar

Conference Registration

deadline is Feb. 21st!!!

Register online today at

www.gaea.org

or call (678) 466-5113

Aceware Users: This is your chance to learn

the shortcuts, tools, and tips to make your life

easier! Join Chuck Havlicek, president of

ACEWare, as he shares information from

registration, student data, reports, and so

much more.

This special pre-conference seminar will be

held at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel from 2:00

PM—5:00 PM on Sunday, March 5th. If

you‟re an ACEWare user, and you want your

questions answered, don‟t miss out on this

terrific learning opportunity!

123GAEA104, $49

More to See & Do at

Jekyll Island!

Enjoy the fascinating history and natural

beauty of Jekyll Island with a Island

History Tour. Learn about the fascinat-

ing underwater world of our coastal sea-

turtles at the Georgia Sea Turtle Cen-

ter. Look for dolphins in the coastal wa-

ters with a Dolphin Cruise! If you are

interested in one of these activities during

the Monday afternoon break, contact

Seth Davis at sethdavis@clayton.edu or

(678) 466-5113 for more information

about group rates, tour times, etc.

Want to spend more time at the Jekyll

Island Club? Special GAEA rates are

available for Friday & Saturday nights.

Call the hotel at (800) 535-9547 to make

reservations for Fri/Sat only. Remember,

lodging during the conference is included

in your registration fee!