March 2-5, 2008
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Denver, Colorado
Hosted by Community College of Denver

Preparations are under way for the League’s 11th annual Innovations Conference, March 2-5, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. Join us for this gathering of today’s foremost education professionals to share expertise and explore the latest developments in the community college. Innovations provides a forum for collaboration among community college practitioners and scholars, and offers participants access to the most inventive programs and the leading community college professionals in the field. The early registration deadline is February 1, 2008, and you can register online at http://www.league.org/i2008/reg.

The conference will be held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Denver. The League has arranged for a special rate of $139 for Innovations participants. This special rate expires on February 1, 2008, so make your reservations early! Click here for more detailed travel and hotel information.

Denver is one of the country’s fastest growing cities. Getting out and exploring it all is easy with downtown centered on the 16th Street Mall, a mile-long pedestrian promenade lined with outdoor cafes, entertainment centers, and shops. Free shuttles leave as often as every 90 seconds, allowing visitors to catch a ride to various downtown attractions.

Innovations 2008 Confirmed Keynote Speakers

• Sandy Shugart, President, Valencia Community College, “Big Ideas with Consequences for Teaching, Learning, and Leading in a Community College”
• Irwin Kirsch, Director, Center for Global Assessment, Education Testing Service, “America’s Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation’s Future”
• Bing Thom, Developer, Innovative Learning Spaces, “Authenticity in an Age of Globalization: The Role of Architecture in Education”
• Mark Lewine, 2006 Outstanding Professor, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Cuyahoga Community College, “Our Challenge for the Next Forty Years: Keep the Door Open”

Learning Opportunities

• Engaging keynote speakers discussing critical issues facing community college educators
• Forum Sessions, Special Sessions, Roundtable Discussions, and Poster Sessions
• Learning Center Courses, three-hour and six-hour intensive workshops granting Certificates of Completion
• 24-Hour Email and Internet Lab
• An extensive exhibition featuring educational products and services
• The opportunity to exchange ideas with hundreds of colleagues during receptions and refreshment breaks

10 Fun Facts About Denver

1. Denver has 300 days of annual sunshine, more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami. The sun feels warmer because you’re closer to it.
2. With less water vapor in the air at this altitude, the sky really is bluer in Colorado.
3. Denver is the second most educated city in the United States.
4. Denver boasts the largest city park system in the country; 90 golf courses; 650 miles of paved trails; 9,600 miles of fishing streams; 2,850 lakes; and more than 1,000 peaks two miles high.
5. Metro Denver collects more for the arts, per capita, than any other city. The Denver metro area has a self-imposed one-tenth of a cent sales tax for the arts that raises up to $36 million a year, which is distributed to 300 arts organizations and facilities.
6. The dome of the Colorado State Capitol is covered with 200 ounces of 24K gold, but the really priceless building material was used inside as wainscoting. It is Colorado onyx, a rare stone found near Beulah, Colorado. The entire world’s supply was used in this building and no more has ever been found.
7. In 1944, Louis Ballast grilled a slice of cheese onto a hamburger at his Denver drive-in restaurant and patented the invention as “The Cheeseburger.” The ice-cream soda, shredded wheat, and of course, the Denver omelet were also invented in Denver.
8. Denver is one of only two cities to have eight professional sports teams: NFL Denver Broncos, NBA Denver Nuggets, NHL Colorado Avalanche, MLB Colorado Rockies, MLS Colorado Rapids, AFL Denver Crush, MLL Colorado Outlaws, and NLL Colorado Mammoth.
9. It was on top of nearby Pikes Peak in 1893 that Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the words to “America the Beautiful.”
10. Denver is one of the few cities in history that was not on a road, railroad, lake, navigable river, or body of water when it was founded. Denver just happened to be where the first few flakes of gold were found in 1858.

Come join your community college colleagues in this beautiful city for an unforgettable conference experience!