2015 SACSCOC ANNUAL MEETING ‐ GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER ‐ HOUSTON Theme ‐ “New Energy for Higher Education” Friday, December 4, 2015 3:00 p.m. Registration (pick‐up materials only) Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:00 a.m. Registration (pick‐up materials only) 9:00 a.m. *Pre‐Conference Workshops (advance registration required; limited availability) Noon *Boxed Lunches available for purchase (Lunch is included for 6‐hour workshops) Noon Resource Room opens (examples of reaffirmation, substantive change, and Fifth‐Year Interim reports) 1:00 p.m. *Pre‐Conference Workshops (advance registration required; limited availability) Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:00 a.m. Registration (pick‐up materials only) 8:00 a.m. *Pre‐Conference Workshops (pre‐registration required; limited availability) 8:00 a.m. Resource Room opens 11:00 a.m. Orientation for First‐Time Attendees 11:00 a.m. Educational Excellence Exposition opens (Scavenger Hunt; prizes; refreshments) Noon *Lunch for First‐Time Attendees Noon *Networking Luncheon Noon Boxed Lunches distributed in Exhibit Hall (advance registration required) 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions I 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions II 3:00 p.m. Executive Meeting of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees (closed meeting) 3:00 p.m. Interlude featuring Capitol Steps 5:00 p.m. First General Session –Speaker: 6:30 p.m. Opening Reception and Exhibition Monday, December 7, 2015 8:00 a.m. Registration (pick‐up materials only) 7:30 a.m. Presidents’ Breakfast (CEOs only, registration required, no fee) 9:00 a.m. Second Plenary Session—Speaker: 10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall, Exhibit Hall opens 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions III *Lunch for Accreditation Liaisons Noon Noon *Networking Luncheon Noon Presidents’ Luncheon (CEOs only, registration required, no fee) 1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions IV 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions V 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions VI 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions VII Tuesday, December 8, 2015 7:30 a.m. Breakfast for Committee Chairs (by invitation only) 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Resource Room opens 9:00 a.m. Group Meetings with Commission Staff 10:30 a.m. Third General Session/ CDA Business Meeting‐‐ State of the Commission: Dr. Belle Wheelan, President Noon Conference ends Noon *Orientation for the Class of 2018 (by invitation only) _____ * Additional fee required Unless specified, sessions are open to all registrants.