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== Registration ==
'''Participant Deadline April 11th, 2010'''
*[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102452078076/archive/1103225685194.html Announcement Email]

* [[media: 2010_AHEAD_AMAC_Conference_Registration_Final.pdf |Participant Registration Form]]
** Return completed forms to: Karen Green, Disability Service Office Georgia Perimeter College, 555 N. Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021; 678-891-3389 (direct line), 678-891-3082 Fax, email: kgreen@gpc.edu 

'''Speaker Deadline March 29th, 2010'''
* [[media: 2010_AHEAD_AMAC_Presenter_Registration_Final.pdf |Speaker Registration Form]]
** Return completed forms to: Kelli Pless, AMAC, 272 W. Hancock Ave. Athens, GA 30620; 706-369-5830 (phone); 706-369-5751 (fax); email: kpless@uga.edu 

==Cost==
* Discounted Registration cost for AHEAD members. Use the registration form to join GA AHEAD when you register for the conference. 
* $70 registration fee Non-GA HEAD Members
* $45 registration GA HEAD Members

===Georgia AHEAD Membership===
* $75 Institutional Membership
* $25 Individual Membership
* $5 Student Membership

==When==
*April 21st & 22nd, 2010

==Location / Directions==
* [http://www.maconstate.edu/ Macon State College]

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=macon+state+college+macon+ga&fb=1&gl=us&hq=macon+state+college&hnear=macon+ga&cid=0,0,11351997462382857914&ei=q_apS5DzN4H68AaSxqCABw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAwQnwIwAA Directions]

==Hotel List==

Official Hotel: Call and mention GA AHEAD or Government Rate: $70/night
*[http://www.lq.com/lq/ La Quinta Inn & Suites Macon West]  
4615 Chambers Road
Macon, GA 31206
Phone: 1-478-788-6226
Fax: 1-478-238-6279

===Other Hotels===
*Fairfield Inn by Marriott   www.FairfieldInn.com 
110 Plantation Inn Drive, Macon, GA 31210 
(478) 474-9922 $99.00 - $109.00 (+ Tax)

*Sleep Inn Macon   www.SleepInn.com     ‎
140 Plantation Inn Dr., Macon, GA 31210 
(478) 476-8111 $59.99 - $79.00 (+ Tax)

*Baymont Inn & Suites Macon   www.BaymontInns.com 
150 Plantation Inn Dr., Macon, GA 31210 
(478) 474-8004 $69.99 – 84.99 (+Tax)
*Comfort Suites Macon   www.ComfortSuites.com    ‎
120 Plantation Inn Drive Macon, GA 31210
(478) 314-5130 $89.99 – $109.99 (+ Tax)

*Holiday Inn Express www.hiexpress.com
4970 Harrison Road
Macon, GA 31206
478-803-0033
Fax: 478-803-0044 Starting at $75.00 (+ Tax)

==Tentative Agenda==
===Day 1===
* 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Check-in/Welcome Coffee Hour & Professional Networking
* 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM “AMAC . . . and Beyond!” Learn about the latest AMAC activity going beyond the AMAC membership. (L.E.S.S. Fund, Access Text and Student Accommodation Manager (SAM)), Christopher Lee & Staff, Alternative Media Access Center 
* 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break
* 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM “Shaping Inclusion through Foundational Transformation (ShIFT)” Kimberly Tannery, Valdosta State University
* 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Break
* 12:00 PM – 1:15PM Working Lunch: “To Tweet or Not To Tweet: Strategies for Communicating with Students via Social Media”, Joe Tedesco, Alternative Media Access Center
* 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Break
* 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM “Technology Accommodations for College”, Jack Gilson, Vocational Rehabilitation, Assistive Work Technology
* 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break
* 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM “Sensory Panel, Exploring Vision and Hearing Accommodations/Services”, Paul Raymond, Blind Region Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation
Karen Green, Georgia Perimeter College, Other: TBA
* 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM GA AHEAD Business Meeting, Election of New Officers

===Day 2===
* 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Check-in
* 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM "Understanding Psychological Disorders and the Effect on Students", Dr. Mike Rose.
* 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break
* 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM “OCR & ADA Updates” Sharon Bellwood, Greenville Technical College; Bonnie Martin, Georgia Perimeter College
* 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Conference Wrap-up