Conference Information
The next upcoming IAASE Conference is the Tenth Annual Winter Conference. As of 10/8/2008, General Information, Reservations Info and Details on the Venue have been added to the Conference Brochure (click below). Agenda items and additional details will be announced as they become available.
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Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education - Tenth Annual Winter Conference
SHARING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

Dates and Times:
January 21, 2009 – Pre-Conference Workshop (Wednesday)
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Pre-conference workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
January 22 and 23, 2009 – Winter Conference (Thursday & Friday)
Conference registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m. each day. Conference presentations begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. each day.
Conference Location:
Crowne Plaza Springfield
3000 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(217) 529-7777
Crowne Plaza/Holiday Inn Express Reservations:
Rate: $89 per night plus tax (Single or Double)
Phone: (217) 529-7777 Fax: (217) 529-6666
Please use the 3 letter code IAA when booking guest rooms at the IAASE Winter Conference rate. Hotel reservations must be made by January 6, 2009. After this cut-off date, rooms will be subject to availability and the current hotel rate.
Pre-Conference Registration Fee:
$125 Per Person (Administrators’ Academy Credit Available)
Register early as the pre-conference workshop is limited to 150 participants. The registration fee includes administrators’ academy credit fee, continental breakfast, working lunch, and materials. (The pre-conference registration fee is not included in the IAASE Winter Conference registration fee.)
Winter Conference Registration Fees:
$175 – FY 2009 IAASE Members Only
$275 – Non-Members
$ 50 – Full-Time Students Enrolled in Sp. Ed. Admin.
$ 50 – FY 2009 IAASE Retired Members
The registration deadline is January 15, 2009. Remember to register early!! Registration fee includes official programmed events, continental breakfasts, luncheon on Thursday, “Social Hour” on Thursday evening, conference handouts, and IAASE gifts, too. Dress for the IAASE Winter Conference is casual.
Your pre-conference and conference registration fee must accompany your registration form. Please make the check payable to IAASE and mail to:
IAASE WINTER CONFERENCE
P. O. Box 357
Vandalia, Illinois 62471
Contact Person: Nancy Newbold (618) 283-3505