Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Hosted by
Louisiana Community and Technical College System

Join the League in New Orleans, March 4-7, 2007, as the most innovative community college professionals from across North America and around the world share ideas and practices for improving student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation, and institutional transformation. And, we invite you to celebrate with us as we mark the 10^th anniversary of the Innovations conference.

Registration for Innovations 2007 is now open online. Register now to avoid higher on-site registration rates!

Innovations Streams. The Innovations conference incorporates ideas, initiatives, and inspirations from seven major streams into the broader conference goal of encouraging and facilitating student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation, and institutional transformation:

• Learning and Teaching;
• Leadership and Organization;
• Workforce Preparation and Development;
• Student Services and Activities;
• Basic Skills and Developmental Education;
• Resource Development and Foundation Management; and 
• Research, Assessment, and Accountability.

Major Events and Opportunities. Innovations features many opportunities for professional and organizational development, including

• More than 2,000 participants exchanging the latest innovative practices in community colleges;
• Learning Center Courses on leading-edge topics granting certificates of completion;
• Extensive exhibition of educational resources and services from League Corporate Partners;
• Engaging keynotes, forums, special sessions, and poster sessions addressing critical issues facing community college educators;
• Roundtable discussions offering a more personal setting for exchanging ideas;
• Email and internet lab for staying in touch; and 
• The opportunity to exchange ideas with hundreds of colleagues during receptions, coffee and refreshment breaks, and after-hours gatherings.

Stephen K. Mittelstet President, Richland College Dallas, TX	Sophie V. Vandebroek Chief Technology Officer and President Xerox Innovation Group Xerox Corporation Rochester, NY	Arthur Chickering Professor and Special Assistant to the President, Goddard College Plainfield, Vermont
Martha Smith, President Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD Scott Hess Acting Group Director Division of Academic and Technical Education, OVAE Department of Education Washington D.C. Rufus Glasper Chancellor Maricopa Community College District Tempe, AZ P. Anthony Zeiss President Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC Henry D. Shannon Chancellor St. Louis Community College St. Louis, MO Larry Warford CCTI Project Director and Senior Consultant for Workforce Development League for Innovation in the Community College Phoenix, AZ Gerardo E. de los Santos Panel Moderator President and CEO League for Innovation in the Community College Phoenix, AZ

Hotel and Travel Information. Hotel and travel information is now available. For assistance or additional information, please visit http://www.league.org/i2007/index.htm, or contact Mary Harris at harris@league.org or (480) 705-8200 , ext. 228.

Preconference Events. In addition to the full Innovations conference, the following preconference events are available:

• Community College Baccalaureate Association Seventh Annual Conference  
• National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs