Conference Session Highlight: Supportlandia

The big conference is coming up fast, and the registration numbers we're getting are great to see. If this keeps up we will definitely beat our attendance record!

As you've seen if you're a blog follower, we've got a whole bunch of great sessions this year. We'll be periodically highlighting some of the new sessions and panels we have planned, starting with something completely new: Supportlandia, our networking session!

We've gotten feedback from previous conference attendees who were hoping there would be a little more opportunity for networking at the 2016 conference, and we decided to make it happen. Supportlandia will be a gently guided networking session led by Jane Corry designed to help you meet people across the state in our profession, make connections, and maybe make a few friends too. Whether you've never been great at the whole networking thing or you're looking for an opportunity to use the skills you already have, this is the session for you.

Spots are filling up fast, so register today by clicking here. Bonus: if you register before June 10th you'll get the early bird discount!

Call for Networking Emcee

The OLA SSD annual conference on July 15th in Wilsonville is looking to be a great one, full of new ideas and interesting sessions! Based on some of the feedback we received after 2015’s conference, one of those new ideas we’re going to be including is a chunk of time set aside specifically for networking, open to all conference attendees and presenters. This networking session will go best if there is someone there whose job is to keep it lively and make sure everyone gets as much as they can out of their time.

While our committee members are happy to provide a bit of structure for the session, we thought we’d present the opportunity for professional development to all of SSD’s talented members. If you’re a networking rockstar (or if you just happen to know a few tricks for getting a group of strangers to meet), we’d love to have you emcee this year’s networking session! Contact us at olassdconference@gmail.com and share your ideas. If you prefer a phone call to an email, feel free to call conference committee co-chairs Justyne Triest (503-352-1426) or Jennifer Patterson (503-691-3074). For more information about the conference, look here to get to our current conference page. We look forward to hearing from you!