SAEOPP McNair Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 21-26, 2012

The Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program (SAEOPP) is excited to announce the 18th Annual SAEOPP McNair/SSS Research Conference, in Atlanta, GA, June 21-24, 2012 at the Atlanta Hilton.  The conference is hosted by the Georgia State University and Morehouse College McNair Scholars Programs. 

Please encourage your McNair scholars to save the date. Also, we would like to provide some specific details for you to note as you plan your summer, and consider our conference.

Conference Theme: “McNair: Preparing, Promoting and Producing Research Scholars“

Highlights include:

-Conference registration cost: $340 (early registration-Deadline: 5-25-12) $350 (general registration-Deadline: 6-25-12)  Click here to view conference registration.

-Conference hotel rate: $123.00 + tax (rate deadline: May 18, 2012; please get your room today!!)

Phone: 1-877-667-7210 or 1-404-221-6300, mention SAEOPP 2012 McNair Scholars Room Block or Click here for additional information about the conference hotel.

- Keynote and Award Banquet Speakers: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III (President, University of Maryland, Baltimore Country

- Various Professional Development Workshops/Plenaries: TBA

- Cash prizes for best oral and poster presentations

- Opportunities to visit local college campuses and their graduate programs (Georgia State University, Emory University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Clark Atlanta University)

- Graduate Recruiter Luncheon and Fair (Last year 50 Graduate Institutions-some of the schools that attended were: Columbia University, MIT, UGA, Emory, Stanford U, Michigan State, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, UNC-Chapel Hill, LSU, U Pitt, Texas A & M, UC Santa Barbara, Penn State)

- Over 500 Student Participants

We hope to see you this summer in the ATL!!