Northeast Regional Conference
Date
Fri, 04/23/2010 - Sun, 04/25/2010Event Description
The 2010 Northeast Regional Conference will be jointly hosted by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, April 23-25. The regional conference will be a great opportunity to hear best practices from other universities, collaborate and network with like-minded graduate students interested in the advancement of graduate student issues, and experience first-hand some of the great social events that Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh put on for their graduate students.
The conference will begin Friday night with registration and dinner (on your own), followed by a presentation by Jorge Cham, from PhD Comics. Following Jorge's talk, we'll be guests at the University of Pittsburgh year-end picnic, which will serve as our Welcome Reception. Saturday gets underway bright and early so that you can attend one of the many presentations and collaboration sessions centered around graduate student government issues (detailed agenda to follow), and following dinner we will attend Carnegie Mellon University's annual Wine Tasting event at PPG Aquarium. Sunday morning we'll begin with a Pancakes and Politics session focused on political issues, leading into two more presentation sessions when our business meeting will be running concurrently. Finally, we'll wrap things up with lunch and we'll all be ready to get back to campus with tons of new ideas and contacts.
This year's regional conference promises to be a great event, and at just $35 to attend, a great value as well! We hope that we'll see you in Pittsburgh in April - if you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to contact Jon Kowalski, the Director of Regional Conference.
Cost
The registration fee for the conference is $35.00, and includes:
- Admission to Jorge Cham seminar (PhD comics)
- Welcome Picnic
- Breakfast Saturday & Sunday
- Lunch Saturday & Sunday
- "Pittsburgh" dinner Saturday
- CMU GSA wine tasting ($50 value)
Click here to register for the conference.
Agenda
Friday, April 23
3pm - 5:30pm: Registration (David Lawrence Hall, Pitt)
5:30pm - 6:30pm: Jorge Cham (David Lawrence Hall, Pitt)
6:30pm - 10pm: Welcome Picnic & Social (Location TBA, Pitt)
Saturday, April 24 - Hosted at Carnegie Mellon
8:30am - 9:30am: Breakfast & Welcome (Scaife Hall 125, CMU)
9:45am - 10:45am: Presentation Sessions (Scaife Hall 2nd Floor, CMU)
11am - 12pm: Presentation Sessions (Scaife Hall 2nd Floor, CMU)
12:15pm - 1:15pm: Lunch (Scaife Hall 125, CMU)
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Presentation Sessions (Scaife Hall 2nd Floor, CMU)
2:45pm - 4:15pm: Case/Collaboration Session (Scaife Hall 2nd Floor, CMU)
6:30pm: Bus Leaves Holiday Inn for Dinner
7pm - 8:30pm: "Pittsburgh" Dinner (Harris Grill)
8:30pm: Bus Leaves Harris Grill for Wine Tasting
9pm - 12am: Carnegie Mellon GSA Wine Tasting (PPG Aquarium)
12:15am: Bus Leaves Wine Tasting for Holiday Inn
Sunday, April 25 - Hosted at the University of Pittsburgh
8:30am - 10am: Pancakes & Politics with Allegheny County Council President Rich Fitzgerald (William Pitt Union Lower Lounge, Pitt)
10am - 11am: Presentation Session(s) & Business Meeting (William Pitt Union, Pitt)
11:15am - 12:15pm: Presentation Session(s) & Business Meeting (William Pitt Union, Pitt)
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch & Closing (William Pitt Union, Pitt)
A map of all relevant conference locations can be found here.
Lodging
Two options are available: Hilton (downtown Pittsburgh) and Holiday Inn (Oakland). To stay at the Hilton, the pre-paid, non-refundable, non-changeable rate is $99.00 plus tax per night for a double room. A slightly higher cost would apply for more flexible options. The Holiday Inn (Oakland) is within walking distance of all conference activities. The unofficial quote for a double room per night is $124.00 plus tax. Please use our BLOCK quote when reserving: NAG. Details for sign-up with code will be available within the first week of April on the Regional website.
Registration
Registrations will be accepted until Friday, April 16, 2010. Click here to register!
Call for Abstracts and Collaboration Topics
Abstracts for presentations and collaboration sessions are now being accepted. Please see the instructions:
