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NEWSLETTER | Issue 34

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News from the North American Community
2017 Annual Meeting
The
Access
4
Learning
Community
is delighted
to
confirm the dates of our 2017
Annual Meeting, and that we will
be
moving our venue
to
California!
These critical meetings will focus on
‘Real World Solutions with the
A4L Community and SIF’. On top
of that we will be celebrating our
20th birthday with some old faces
and some new ones…

Thank you to our Sponsors:
SCHOLAR SPONSOR

...PLUS we have some exciting new
sessions added to the 2017 draft
agenda including:
 A special Student Data Privacy
Track focussing on over 1000 CA
LEAs as part of the Community, with
an evening social event
 End Users and Providers showing
real world utilization of SIF 2x and 3x
including the xPress API line!
 A special session on Energy
Management highlighting the
latest
developments/discussions
with the US Department of Energy
and
providing
a solution
demonstration.
 West's Education Group will be
providing a sponsor session titled
Simplifying
Secure
Product
Integration for SEAs and LEAs
 Developer Training focussed on
showing how NV is using the CEDS
ODS - a great opportunity for States!
Leadership discounts have also been
extended until December 20, 2016.

The North American Technical Board
have issued an ‘open invitation’ to the
Developer Camp for any Community
Member
with
an
interest
in
StudentPersonal vs Student, xPress
Assessment, Grade Book ‘pass back’,
IEP, and /or Facility & Energy
Management to come along to the
sessions on Day 3, where they will be
conducting discussions to further
development of the next release of the
SIF Data Model Specification (North
America). Everyone is welcome, and
they would also encourage other areas
for consideration to be brought to the
table.

Are you interested in leading a
session? You could be eligible for
additional

discounts

on

your

conference rates!
Would you like to submit a
conference session topic? Please
complete our online submission
form.

SUPPORTER SPONSORS

February 28 – March 2, 2017
Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley, CA

REGISTER
TODAY!
This was a very valuable conference. I was able
to come back to the office and share many
insights. I also made numerous contacts.

Special 3-day conference rates
available, plus extra discounts
for members! Download a copy of
the draft agenda.
Sponsorship options available see
Page 10.

The meeting was very much worth my time. It
was an incredible learning and networking
experience.

Feedback from 2016 Annual Meeting