2010 Forum News

Mark your calendars for the 2010 AIR Annual Forum, Charting our Future in Higher Education being held May 29 – June 2 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.

We are excited to announce the addition of Targeted Affinity Groups (TAGs) and White Paper Discussions to our learning formats this year. In addition, we will be joined by plenary speakers William G. Bowen, author and former president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Jamie Merisotis, CEO of the Lumina Foundation. Both will deliver insightful presentations about the changing face of higher education and the future of institutional research.

Thank you to those of you who submitted a proposal to share your scholarship and knowledge during the Forum. We received over 500 proposals for presentation in Chicago, and the Forum Committee is diligently reviewing them in preparation for the December 11th notifications.

The 2010 Forum is an ideal time to reflect with colleagues on the history of institutional research and how each of us plays a role in improving higher education for the future. Continue to visit the Web site, http://forum.airweb.org for the most up-to-date information on the 50th Annual Forum.

I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Sincerely,
Julie-Carpenter-Hubin
2010 Forum Chair