As NASFAA announced on Friday, May 18th, the U.S. Department of Education has decided to limit its participation at the NASFAA Conference to a general session update.

As promised, in order to ensure our members receive information on many of the regulatory/compliance topics that were included in the ED presentations, NASFAA staff will present the following interest sessions at the conference:

• ACG and National SMART Grants: The Basics
• Academic Year Progression in the ACG and National SMART Grant Programs
• Using NASFAA Tools to Ensure Title IV Compliance
• Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM): It's Your Last Chance to Affect ED Policy!
• Exercising Professional Judgment with Confidence
• Confirming Eligible Noncitizen Status When Automated Secondary Confirmation Fails
• Where's the Conflict? (Conflicting Information)
• EFC Formula and HERA Changes
• FFEL/DL Update
• Use LearnStudentAid to Keep Your Staff Up to Date on Regulations

In addition, the following sessions have been added:

• A Review of the Statement of Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct - presented by NASFAA's Legal Counsel
• The Safeguards Rule - What Is it and How Does it Affect My School? - Gramm Leach Bliley - presented by an attorney from the Federal Trade Commission

The conference agenda on the Web has been updated on the Web site to reflect these changes. Please visit the Conference Web site for more information and to register.

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