#FAchat Topic for 7/9/13: Connecting Through #NASFAA2013

This week’s #FAchat will center on the upcoming 2013 NASFAA National Conference held in Las Vegas.  Join us Tuesday, July 9, at 12:00 p.m. CST for #FAchat!

The NASFAA National Conference is the premier event serving the student financial aid community.  Nearly 3,000 student aid professionals from across the nation attend the conference each year to teach, learn, network, and share best practices – and who knows how many follow along through the Twitter backchannel via the official conference hashtag: #NASFAA2013.

Our chat will focus on how to connect with your colleagues through NASFAA whether you are attending the conference or not. Be sure to watch the event via the #NASFAA2013 Twitter feed July 14-17. You can also participate in financial aid discussions year-round via #fachat.

2013 NASFAA National Conference
Location: ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Dates: July 14 – 17, 2013

• The conference program is now available online.
• We encourage you to use the NASFAA MyPlanner Tool whether you are attending or not to see when certain sessions are being held in case you want to see if anyone is live-tweeting.
• Follow the NASFAA Twitter account: @NASFAA.
• There are several concurrent sessions that include social media, which might be those that are more active on Twitter as well as some of the general sessions (all times in Pacific Time Zone):
• Opening Session: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, Keynote: Sunday, July 14, 10:30am-11:45am
• Diversity Caucus: Sunday, July 14, 2:30pm-3:45pm
• NASFAA Policy & Advocacy Update: Monday, July 15, 9:00am-10:15am
• Closing Session & U.S. Department of Education Federal Update: Wednesday, July 17, 8:30am-11:00am
• How to Network with Networks: Using Social Media as a Means to Advance Your Financial Aid Career: Tuesday, July 16, 2:30pm-3:45pm
• New Ways to Communicate with Students, Part 1: Tuesday, July 16, 9:00am-10:15am
• The ABC’s of Using Technology to Communicate with Students: Tuesday, July 16, 9:00am-10:15am
• New Ways to Communicate with Students, Part 2: Tuesday, July 16, 10:35am-11:50am