# Presentation: 780392

## So, This Is Your First FSA Conference?

**A guide to getting the most out of the experience...**

**Session 27**

## Welcome To San Diego & FSA’s 2007 Fall Conference

## What is the Federal Student Aid Conference?

- Our fall conferences are our premier training opportunity for the financial aid community

**Notes:**
The Department is happy to provide this training opportunity to the financial ai community.  It is our chance to give you everything you need to do your job and help your students.  And it is your chance to learn as much as you can.

## Department Staff Can Help

- Red shirts
- Red shirted staff are “conference staff”
- Blue ribbons
- All Department employees have blue ribbons attached to their name tags

**Notes:**
Don’t be afraid to stop someone and ask!

## General Sessions

- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- The Secretary’s Commission and Summits:  Vision of Federal Student Aid in the Future
- New Era of Accountability:  What Recent Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Mean for Each of You
- 2008-2009 Application Processing System Update
- Federal Update with Q&A

**Notes:**
There are 4 General Sessions that begin each day. EVERYONE should attend these. There is something for everyone and it’s often the first place you will hear about something new!

The first session begins the EAC by laying out future plans and needs.

The Aid Application Lifecycle from Application Through Disbursement 2006-07 is on Day 2 and is a chance for you to hear about the updates being made to the application, origination and disbursement systems.

Federal Updates on Day 3 will be discussing Reauthorization among other student aid issues.

On the last day, there will be the ED Town Hall Meeting – a question and answer period w/ Terri Shaw & Sally Stroup as well as other senior staff. 

## Hands-on Sessions

- SAIG Mailbox & EDconnect #20
- FAA Access to CPS Online for New Users #21
- R2T4 on the Web #22
- NSLDS for Beginners #23
- COD #24
- QA Schools #64
- ISIR Analysis Tool #66

**Notes:**
Hands-on sessions offer you the chance to actually try out some of ED’s products as well as ask questions of FSA’s Technical Staff. Get tips on how to use the products to their full advantage.

Briefly describe each session.

## Beginners Track

- Student Eligibility #30
- The FAFSA #31
- EFC #32
- The ISIR #33
- Verification #34

## Beginners Track

- Awarding Aid #35
- What is SAP? #36
- Disbursing Aid #37
- Uncover the Mysteries of the Law and Regulations #38
- The Big Picture #39

## Electronic/Websites

- NSLDS Security & What’s New #1
- NSLDS Aggregate Calculations #2
- FSA Assessments #13
- EDExpress Update #15
- Financial Aid Professionals Portal #29

**Notes:**
These are all the sessions related to our websites and systems

As to whether they are for ‘newbies’....yes, some you should have a general knowledge of the topic, but don’t let that scare you away.

## Electronic/Websites

- First Time SAIG Users #44
- IPEDS #45
- FSA Technical Initiatives #46
- e-Authentication #47
- Podcasts #50

## Program Compliance

- Integrated Partner Management #3
- Compliance Update #6
- Top 10 Audit & Program Review Findings #7

**Notes:**
These sessions all involve Title IV program compliance.

## Program Specific Issues

- ACG/SMART Operational Update #5
- Requirements for Federal Grant Programs #10
- Changes to General Provisions Rules #11
- Campus-Based Allocation Formula #12

**Notes:**
These sessions are programmatic or regulatory.

## Loan Sessions

- Student Loans Going Forward #8
- Lender-School Relationships #9
- Student Loan Ombudsman #16
- Direct Loan Primer #40
- Direct Loan Reports #41

**Notes:**
All of these loan sessions should be on your list if you process loans, depending on the type of loan, of course!

## Loan Sessions

- What’s New in Direct Loans for 2008-2009 #42
- Consolidation Loans #53
- Default Prevention #54
- FFEL Regulatory & Policy Update #63

## Lender/GA Track

- Skip Trace Tools & Techniques #55
- Emerging Oversight Issues #56
- All About Compliance Audits #57
- IPM for Financial Partners #58
- Hands-on Overview of F.P. Systems #59
- NSLDS for Financial Partners #62

**Notes:**
These sessions are geared for lender and guarantee agency partners.

## More Topics

- Funding Issues - COD Through GAPS #4
- Resolving Database Match Issues #14
- R2T4 Problem Areas #25
- Bridging the Cultural Divide #26
- Protecting Privacy Information #48
- Software Development Lifecycle #49

**Notes:**
More topics of interest!

## Open Forums 

- HBCU #17
- HSI #18
- Tribal Colleges #19
- Birds of a Feather #28
- Graduate/Professional Schools
- Career Colleges
- 4-Yr Publics
- 4-Yr Privates
- 2-Yr Colleges
- IT Professionals

**Notes:**
These open forum sessions are an opportunity to discuss issues with others from schools similar to yours.  They make for interesting listening and good discussion.

## PC Lab

- Ask A Fed – any policy questions
- COD
- Default Prevention & Management
- E-App (eligibility & certification)
- e-Campus-Based system
- EDconnect & SAIG

- EDE Suite
-  EDExpress, FAA Access to CPS, PIN site)
- eZ Audit
- FSA Assessments
- GAPS
- IFAP
- ISIR Analysis Tool
- NSLDS

**Notes:**
The PC Lab is your chance to get individualized help with various things...here’s what you’ll find there.

## Cyber Cafe

- A place for you to do your e-mail
- Please be mindful of your time when they are others waiting for a computer

**Notes:**
A place to do your e-mail.

## TIPS

- Plan your day
- Go to the PC Lab
- Skip a session if you must to avoid crowds
- For hands-on sessions, arrive early
- Ask Questions
- Complete Evaluations

**Notes:**
Plan your day: Go through the session descriptions and figure out which sessions you want. Then figure out when they are.  But, have a Plan B, in case your first choice is full - have an ‘alternate’ session picked out to attend.
Is the session offered more than once?  Some are even offered 3 times.
Some sessions are more popular than others.  Get there early to get a seat.
Again, the PC lab is a great place to learn about our web sites and systems and get individualized help.	
Hands-on: get there early!  There is always a line for these
Ask Questions - this is your chance to ask the experts how to do something, or why something happens.  Sometimes your issue is one that might need to be discussed in detail and there isn’t time in the session – you might be asked to talk after the session or go to the PC lab.  Some presenters will prefer to get through their material before taking questions. Write yours down so you don’t forget them.
Please complete our evaluations - this is your chance to say if you learned something! Or if the presenter was prepared, interesting, knowledgeable, etc.

## Your turn....

- Ideas...
- Clarification...
- Questions...
**Now Go Learn ....**

**Notes:**
Preface this by telling attendees that this is there chance to network with other newbies.

Ask if anyone has any ideas on what they feel might work for them.

Ask if anyone needs clarification on something that has been mentioned.

Ask if there are any questions....

Give them whatever time is left to talk amongst themselves. TOs should move through the group to offer assistance.

Just before the end of the session, go to next slide, so it’s up while they leave.

## Contacts

**Deborah Tarpley**
**Phone: (303) 844-3677  ext. 118**
**Email: deborah.tarpley@ed.gov**

- We appreciate your feedback and comments.
- We can be reached at:

**Margaret Day**
**   ****Phone: (303) 844-3677 ext. 127 **
**   ****Email: margaret.day@ed.gov**

## Please provide any comments regarding this training or the trainers to:

Jo Ann Borel
Title IV Training Supervisor
joann.borel@ed.gov
202-377-3930

- Jo Ann Borel
- Title IV Training Supervisor
- joann.borel@ed.gov
- 202-377-3930