2010 Annual Conference

Welcome from the Planning Committee

On behalf of the Northwest Association of College and University Housing Officers, we want to welcome you to the 2010 NWACUHO Conference! We hope this conference will give you a great opportunity to network with others in the region while also allowing you to grow your skills and share resources with others.

We are excited to be hosting this year’s event and look forward to providing a valuable and fun-filled professional development experience in Yakima, Washington. Our theme, “Getting to the Core of It” embraces the values we have as an organization as well as each of us individually have in our profession.

This information is to help you prepare you for our annual conference. For the new professionals, we welcome you and look forward to your participation in the Pacific Northwest family. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming conference in Yakima. All questions are welcome!

Sincerely,

Jenna Hyatt

Elaine Ames

Conference Co-Chairs

• Article about Yakima (PDF)

CONFERENCE COST

Members	$300
Non-Members	$350
Student/Grad-Student	$225
One Day Registration	$135
Banquet Only	$40

CONFERENCE SUSTAINABILITY

As an association, NWACUHO is hoping to make the 2010 Annual conference as green as possible. NWACUHO believes that environmental stewardship and the reduction of our negative impact is an important part of our region’s values, as well as our role as members of the higher education community. Housing professionals have enormous potential to make an impact on the future of sustainability within our profession; whether it is by our own personal choices, on the campuses where we work or live or as a regional association. Please join us in doing our part to make our conference as green as possible.

TRAVEL PLANS AND HOUSING

Please make sure to contact the Red Lion Hotel to book your room. You are also welcome to come early or stay late at the Red Lion for a special price of $98/night. Room reservations can be made at www.redlion.com and use the code COLL0204 to receive the conference discount. This nightly rate includes breakfast which is not included in other offers. Feel free to join us for the preconference activities!

If you are flying to the conference, there are connecting flights from Seattle to Yakima Air Terminal – McAllister Field on Horizon Airlines. If you are coming from Canada, please make sure to bring your passport. NWACUHO has also worked with Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines to get a 10% discount on a flight from any US or Canadian city to Yakima between February 3 and February 12, 2010. When making your reservation through a travel agency or the Horizon Groups Department, the group ID is CMT1342. When using the web to make reservations, the group ID is ECCMT1342 and must be placed on the “discount code” box to receive the contracted discount. This discount does not apply to web special fares and companion fares.

Red Lion Hotel provides complimentary shuttle service from McAllister Field to the hotel. Taxi cabs are usually parked just outside the front door of the terminal building. If a cab is not available, you can use the kiosk or telephone to request a cab.

Ande’s Taxi – 509-249-8303

Jerry’s Taxi – 509-454-8115 or 509-453-3113

The cost of a taxi ride from the airport to downtown is approximately $16 (as of June 2009) and the ride takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Budget (www.budget.com) and Hertz (www.hertz.com) rental car companies are located in the main lobby of the terminal. Budget’s telephone number is 509-248-6767 and Hertz’s number is 509-452-9965. Check the rental car company websites for the most up-to-date information and competitive fares.

If you are driving from the airport, please follow the instructions below:

Leave the airport on W. Washington Avenue going southeast (turn right)

Turn left on S. 16^th Avenue

Turn right on W. Yakima, Avenue

End at Red Lion Hotel at 607 E. Yakima Avenue.

The Bellair Charters/Airporter Shuttle is also available from Seattle to Yakima. For schedules, fares, and reservations, please check the website at www.airporter.com/shuttle. It takes approximately 3 hours to travel from Seattle to Yakima.

For more detailed distance and driving time from various Washington locations to Yakima, go to http://www.yakima.org/custom2.asp?pageid=3308.

PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Are you interested in pre-conference activites check this out and make sure to sign up when you register.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (DRAFT)

Below is a draft of the 2010 annual conference schedule based on previous conferences. This schedule is subject to change, so please reference the schedule you receive at check in for exact times and locations of events.

Sunday, February 7
Time	Event Title	Location
1:00 PM	Conference Registration Opens	Yakima Convention Center
4:00 PM	Past Presidents’ Reception	Red Lion Hotel – Johnny’s Lounge
4:00 PM	Super Bowl Sunday	Red Lion Hotel – Johnny’s Lounge
5:00 PM	New to NWACUHO – Welcome Reception	Red Lion Garden Terrace
6:00 PM	Opening Reception with exhibitors	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
8:00 PM	State & Provincial Roundtable Sessions	Yakima Convention Center
8:30 PM	Introduction to the 20th Annual Case Study Series	Yakima Convention Center – Room 400
8:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Opens	Red Lion Hotel – Room 126
Monday, February 8
Time	Event Title	Location
6:30 AM	Breakfast	Red Lion Garden Terrace
8:00 AM	Conference Registration Continues	Yakima Convention Center
8:30 AM	Conference Welcome & Opening Session	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
8:45 AM	Key Note Address – Mallory Holtman	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
9:45 AM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
10:45 AM	Break with Exhibitors	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
11:15 AM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
12:15 PM	Lunch Buffet & Gear Exchange	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
1:45 PM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
1:45 PM	20th Annual Case Study Presentation Series	Red Lion Hotel – Johnny’s Lounge
2:45 AM	Town Hall Meeting	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
3:45 AM	Break with Exhibitors	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
4:15 AM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
6:00 PM	Wine Tasting Social Event	Red Lion Hotel – Garden Terrace Room
7:00 PM	Dinner on your own	Yakima
7:00 PM	New Professionals’ Dinner – Hosted by Holsag	Miner’s Restaurant Yakima
8:30 PM	Karaoke	Red Lion Hotel – Johnny’s Lounge
8:30 PM	Shuttle to Yakima Casinos	Red Lion Hotel – Hotel Entrance
9:00 PM	Hospitality Suite Opens	Red Lion Hotel – Room 126
Tuesday, February 9
Time	Event Title	Location
6:30 AM	Breakfast	Red Lion Hotel – Garden Terrace Room
8:30 AM	Opening Remarks	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
9:00 AM	Key Note Address – Vennie Gore	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
10:30 AM	Exhibitor Break – Exhibitor Prize Drawing	Yakima Convention Center – Ballrooms C & D
12:00 AM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
12:00 PM	Lunch & Business Meeting	Red Lion Hotel – Garden Terrace Room
2:00 PM	Interest Sessions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
3:00 PM	Break	Yakima Convention Center – Lobby
3:15 PM	Committee & Task Force – Roundtable Discussions	Yakima Convention Center – Rooms 100 – 600
4:20 PM	Formal sessions end; break before closing banquet	On Your Own
5:00 PM	Pre-Banquet Social Event No Host Bar	Red Lion Hotel – Garden Terrace Room
6:00 PM	Closing Banquet	Red Lion Hotel – Garden Terrace Room
8:30 PM	Hospitality Suite Open	Red Lion Hotel – Room 126
8:30 PM	Karaoke	Red Lion Hotel – Johnny’s Lounge

WHAT TO PACK

Conference apparel is business casual until the final closing banquet on Tuesday night, where attendees typically like to dress up a little more. If you are planning on participating in the Gear Exchange on Monday, you will want to bring a piece of apparel or something else with your school’s logo on it to trade. Bring your business cards! The conference is a great time to make new friends.

The Red Lion and Yakima Conference Center have free wireless internet in each room, business center and meeting spaces. Rooms already contain hairdryers. There is also a state of the art work out center. The average temperature in Yakima in February is around 37 degrees, so bring warm clothes if you plan on venturing out.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

There are a lot of professional development opportunities at the conference if you choose to get involved in them!

Below you will find two files containing the planned programs for this years NWACUHO conference.

• ProgramMatrix
• ProgramSchedule

FORMAL OPPORTUNITIES

New professionals who have been in the field one to three years are invited to participate in the Case Study Competition. During this competition, you will be paired with people from other institutions to work through a problem. On Tuesday, you will present in front of a panel of senior housing officers. Winners are announced at Tuesday night’s banquet. More information about how to get involved in the competition will be announced at the conference.

Presenting and attending programs at the conference are great ways to continue your professional development. More details are available on the NWACUHO website. Make sure to attend as many programs as you can during the conference! These are great places to network with others, share resources, and learn something new.

Volunteer! NWACUHO always needs volunteers to help at the conference. Not only will you find a sense of purpose in helping with a successful conference, but you will also have many opportunities to get to know others more quickly! If you are interested in volunteering at the conference, please contact Andrea Easlick (easlicka@cwu.edu) or Keisha Janney (janneyk@cwu.edu).

INFORMAL OPPORTUNITIES

Conferences can be great places to network, but incredibly intimidating the first time. Here are a few tips to help you put yourself out there and truly gain everything the conference has to offer:

• At NWACUHO conference, nametags have ribbons attached to them that say things like “New Professional” or “Presenter.” Think of those ribbons as post it notes of conversation tips. As other new professionals what their experiences have been like. Most of the time, they have gone through some of the same road bumps of being a new professional and like you, this may be their first or second professional conference. Ask presenters what they are presenting about, why they found that topic interesting, etc. Encourage people to talk about themselves! We all love to do it.
• Though it is human nature to stay in our comfort zones and talk to people we already know, sit at tables with people you do not know, at least for one day of the conference. If you do not feel comfortable on your own, take one colleague with you. Meals are a great time to chat with people in a less formal environment. There are also enough people at tables to carry the conversation until you are comfortable enough to jump in.
• Attend the New Professionals events. Everyone in this room is in the same boat you are. Find a couple of other new professionals and chat with them. Make plans to meet up again at one of the exhibitor breaks to talk about how you are feeling as the conference goes on.
• Conferences are a time when business cards fly! After you meet someone and get their card, write some notes about the conversation you had and any other interesting things about them on the back of their card. This gives you a great starting place after the conference for e-mail correspondence about topics or issues, while also integrating the personal element. The conference attendee list is another great place to make similar notes. Do not be afraid to e-mail these people after the conference to ask the more about their areas of expertise or to get advice on how to handle a particular challenge.
• Volunteer! NWACUHO always needs volunteers to help at the conference. Not only will you find a sense of purpose in helping with a successful conference, but you will also have many opportunities to get to know others more quickly! If you are interested in volunteering at the conference, please contact Andrea Easlick (easlicka@cwu.edu) or Keisha Janney (janneyk@cwu.edu).

We are excited to see you in Yakima, Washington on Sunday, February 6, 2010. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions before the conference! Our email addresses are hyattj@cwu.edu or amese@cwu.edu. If you prefer to call, we can be reached at 509-963-1831. See you there!