Meeting at a Glance

Conference Location

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015 USA
Directions & Parking

• Friday, March 29

   

  Board of Directors’ Committee Meetings
  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  

   

• Saturday, March 30

   

  Board of Directors’ Meeting
  8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  
  Conference of Registrars in Jesuit Institutions (CORe) Meeting 
  8:30 a.m.  – 6:00 p.m. 
  Contact: Robert L. Bromfield at rlbromfield@usfca.edu or (415) 422-2786  
  
  Registrar 101 and FERPA Pre-meeting Workshop (Part 1 of 2)
  (paid ticket required)
  9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  Sponsored by DIGARC
  
  Registrar 201 Pre-meeting Workshop (Part 1 of 2)
  (paid ticket required)
  9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  

   

• Sunday, March 31

   

  Registration
  7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  
  (S1) Full-Day Pre-meeting Workshop (paid ticket required)
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  ▪ International Admissions GPS: The Road to Success
  
  (S2) Morning Half-Day Pre-meeting Workshops (paid ticket required)
  8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  ▪ Designing Services for Retention
  ▪ Developing and Maintaining Meaningful Transfer Partnerships
  ▪ NAIA Eligibility
  ▪ State and Regional Officers Workshop
  
  National Network of Law School Officers Board of Directors Meeting
  8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  
  Registrar 101 and FERPA Pre-meeting Workshop (Part 2)
  (paid ticket required)
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Sponsored by DIGARC
  
  Registrar 201 Pre-meeting Workshop (Part 2)
  (paid ticket required)
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  
  AACRAO SPEEDE Committee Business Meeting
  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  
  
  Program Committee Group Coordinators’ Meeting
  (2018-2019, 2019-2020) 
  9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  
  Luncheon for Professional Activities Committees Chairs
  (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
  By invitation 
  11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  Please preregister for luncheon on registration form.
  
  Meeting for Chairs & Members of Professional Activities Committees 
  (2019-2020)
  12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  
  (S3) Half-Day Pre-meeting Workshops (paid ticket required)
  12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  ▪ FERPA 2.0: Taking Your FERPA Knowledge to the Next Level
  ▪ How to Build a SEM Plan
  ▪ On the Cutting EDGE - Live
  ▪ Some Assembly Required: Electronic Data Exchange, Step By Step
  
  National Student Clearinghouse Forum
  By invitation
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  
  Joint Caucus Reception
  2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  
  Experience AACRAO: A Live Event 
  3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
  By invitation for first-time Annual Meeting attendees
  Sponsored by National Student Clearinghouse
  
  NNLSO Welcome Reception
  3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
   
  Nominations & Elections Committee Meeting
  (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
  3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
  
  (S4) Opening General Session 
  5:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
  ▪ Welcome and Awards Presentation
     5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
  ▪ Opening Plenary 
     5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. 
     Presenter: Byron Pitts, Co-Anchor, Nightline on ABC News
     Sponsored by National Student Clearinghouse
  
  Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
  (cash bar and hors d’oeuvres)
  6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  

   

• Monday, April 1

   

  Friends of Bill W. Meeting
  7:00 a.m.  – 8:00 a.m.
  
  Registration 
  7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  
  (M1) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
  
  National Network of Law School Officers (NNLSO) Breakfast and Business Meeting
  8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
  For information and registration, contact: Colleen Timmons at ctimmons@tulane.edu or 
  (504) 862-8835 
  
  AACRAO Past Presidents’ Breakfast
  By invitation
  8:00 a.m.  – 9:30 a.m. 
  
  Exhibit Hall Open
  9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  Space available for Professional Activity Committee meetings in the Exhibit Hall.
  
  Corporate Showcase
  ▪ Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
    9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
  ▪ (M2) Corporate Presentations 
    9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
  
  (M3) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  10:30 a.m.  – 11:45 a.m.
  
  (ML) Luncheons 
  11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
  ▪ Graduate & Professional Schools Luncheon
    (paid ticket required)
    Presenter: Dennis Livesay, Dean and Professor, College of Engineering, Wichita State University
  ▪ Nominations & Elections 2018-2019 Committee Luncheon
    By invitation
  ▪ TAICEP: The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals    
    Brown Bag Lunch
    Contact: LesLee Clauson Eicher at clausonl@aacrao.org 
  
  (M4) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 
  
  (M4) Latino/Latina Caucus
  1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 
  
  (M5) Federal Relations General Session
  2:30 p.m.  – 3:30 p.m.
  Presenter: Diane Auer Jones, Principal Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
  
  Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
  3:30 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. 
  
  (M6) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  4:00 p.m.  – 5:00 p.m. 
  
  (M6) Poster Sessions
  4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
  
  (M6) LGBTQIA Caucus 
  4:00 p.m.  – 5:00 p.m.
  
  Board of Directors’ Reception for Honorees
  By invitation
  6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  

   

• Tuesday, April 2

  INTERNATIONAL DAY

  Friends of Bill W. Meeting
  7:00 a.m.  – 8:00 a.m.
  
  Registration 
  7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  
  (T1) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  8:00 a.m.  – 9:15 a.m. 
  
  NAIA Registrars Association Annual Business Meeting 
  8:00 a.m.  – 9:15 a.m.
  
  Exhibit Hall Open
  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  Space available for Professional Activity Committee meetings in the Exhibit Hall.
  
  Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall 
  9:15 a.m.  – 10:00 a.m. 
  
  (T2) AACRAO Business Meeting 
  10:00 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m. 
  
  (TL) Luncheons 
  11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  ▪ International Luncheon
   (paid ticket required)
    Keith David Watenpaugh, Professor and Director of Human Rights Studies, UC Davis
  ▪ Annual Meeting Planners Luncheon 
    By invitation
  
  (T3) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  
  (T3) Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus
  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 
  
  Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
  2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
  
  (T4) General Session
  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Presenter: Menah Pratt-Clarke, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, Virginia Tech
  
  (T5) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 
  
  (T5) Poster Sessions
  3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
  
  (T5) Black Caucus
  3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 
  
  (T6) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 
  
  (T6) Women's Caucus
  5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  
  (T6) Native American Caucus
  5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  
  International Educators’ Reception 
  6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 
  (paid ticket required) 
  Sponsored by AACRAO International, The Paver Family Foundation, ETS TOEFL
  
  State & Regional Receptions
  6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  
  National Network of Law Schools (NNLSO) Networking and Social Event
  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  For information and registration, contact: Colleen Timmons at ctimmons@tulane.edu or 
  (504) 862-8835
  

   

• Wednesday, April 3

   

  Friends of Bill W. Meeting
  7:00 a.m.  – 8:00 a.m.
  
  Registration 
  7:45 a.m.  – 12:30 p.m.
  
  (W1) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
  
  (W2) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
  
  (W3) Educational Sessions & Roundtable Discussions 
  10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  
  
  (W3) AACRAO Leadership Insights (ALI) Talks
  10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  
  
  (W4) Closing Plenary 
  11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  
  Presenter: George Takei, Actor, Director, Author, and Activist
  Sponsored by National Student Clearinghouse
  
  Program Committee Group Coordinators’ Meeting
  (2019-2020)
  1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  
  Board of Directors’ Meeting 
  1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.