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The 61st Annual AUCCCD Conference will take place in Portland, Oregon. We look forward to seeing each of you in Portland. Below, we have provided some preliminary information we hope you will find useful.


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General Convention Outline and Information

TENTATIVE GENERAL CONVENTION OUTLINE AND INFORMATION
(as of March 1, 2010)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
5- 8 AUCCCD Board Meeting - Board Members Only

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010
9 - 3 Registration Setup
9 - 4 AUCCCD Board Meeting - Board Members Only
3 - 7 Registration for pre-conference opens

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
7 - 6 Registration
8:30 - 11:30 Half Day and start of All day Pre-Conference Workshops
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch for workshops (on your own)
1 - 4 Half Day and All Day Preconference Workshops
4 - 6 New Directors
4 - 6 IACS Wine and Cheese
6:30 - 9 Opening Reception

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
7 - 8 Worship
7 - 6 Registration
7:30 - 8 Meditation
7 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
7 - 8:30 Titanium Users
8 - 5 Exhibits Open
8:30 - 10 1st Business Meeting
8:30 - 9:30 Partners Orientation
10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12 Keynote Speaker: Sharon Daloz Parks, Ph.D.
12 - 1:30 Multicultural Lunch
12 - 1:30 Directors from Catholic Schools Luncheon
1:30 - 3 Concurrent Sessions
3 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5 Schools by size
5:15 - 6:45 CSCSMH Meeting
6:30 State Dinners (on their own)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010
7:30 - 8 Meditation
7 - 8 Bob McGrath Annual Fun Run
7 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
7 - 8:30 International Directors Interest Breakfast area
8 - 2 Registration
8 - 2 Exhibits
8:30 - 10 Concurrent Sessions
10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12 Concurrent Sessions
12 - ? Open Afternoon and Scheduled Trips

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
7:30 - 8 Meditation
7 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8 - 6 Registration - CE Certificates
8 - 5 Exhibits
8:30 - 10 Second Business Meeting
10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12 Keynote Speaker: Larry Roper, Ph.D. – Oregon State University
10:30 - 1:30 IACS Board Meeting
12 - 1:30 Lunch
12 - 1:30 Women Directors' Lunch
1:30 - 3 Concurrent Sessions
3 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5 Concurrent Sessions
5 - 6 Research Consortium Meeting
6:00 - 10 Cash Bar/Dinner/Awards Ceremony

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
7:30 - 8 Meditation
7 - 1 Registration - CE certificates
7 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
7 - 8:30 AUCCCD Board Breakfast
8 - 12 IACS Board of Accreditation Meeting
8 - 12 Exhibits
8:30 - 10 Concurrent Programs
10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12 Concurrent Programs
12:30 - 2 Meeting with Arizona Team

Portland Weather – October Averages

  • Average high temperature: 64°F
  • Average low temperature: 45°F
  • Average rainfall: 2.67”

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Hotel:

We have secured a discounted group rate at the Portland Downtown Marriott Waterfront of $159.00 plus applicable taxes. To make reservations online, please click here.

Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront or you may reserve your hotel room by contacting the worldwide reservations line at 1.800.228-9290. When calling, please use the booking code AUC or the name of the group (AUCCCD 2010 Conference) to ensure you receive the discounted group rate

Roommates: If you would like to request a roommate for the Portland Conference, please contact Meredith Broyles and she will try to match you up with someone.

Meredith Broyles, Project Coordinator
1101 N. Delaware St., Ste 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-635-4755
Fax: 317-635-4757
meredithb@cmcglobal.com

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Travel:

For flight information to Portland, please call 888-511-9393 and say that you are with the AUCCCD group. Or, you may email Terri Auderer at tauderer@aatusa.com. Or, you may call Terri at her direct number 913-671-8580 ext 333. We have secured an American Airlines Contract, with a discount of 5% off any published fare.

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To Register for the Conference:

Conference Registration is now open. Please click here to register. Conference costs have been subsidized by the Governing Board for 2010. Members, if you register by September 1, 2010, at 5:00 PM EST, the cost for your registration will be $350. If you register after September 1, 2010, the cost will increase to $370. Registration fee for Emeritus members is $150.

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Getting to the Conference:

  • For ground transportation transfers to and from the Portland Downtown Marriott Waterfront hotel from the Portland International Airport (PDX), we have secured a discounted rate of $11 one-way per person from Blue Star - Downtown Express Portland Airport Shuttle. Please refer to our group code AUCCCD Conference to ensure you receive the discounted rate.
  • Arriving in Portland: The Downtown Express Portland Airport Shuttle service offers regularly scheduled stops (every thirty minutes) from 7:00 AM to 12:30 AM at the Portland International Airport (PDX).
  • To find Blue Star Downtown Express Shuttle, please:
    • Step outside baggage claim.
    • Take the walkway to the left.
    • Go to Island #2.
    • Go to the Scheduled Buses and Vans pick-up area.
  • Departing from Portland: The Downtown Express Portland Airport Shuttle service offers regularly scheduled stops (every thirty minutes) from 4:30am to 7:00pm at Portland Downtown Marriott Waterfront. NOTE: No reservations are required for pickup at scheduled stops in Downtown Portland.
  • For service before or after scheduled times, please make a reservation online or call us at 1-800-247-2272 to make reservations over the phone. Please refer to our group code AUCCCD Conference to ensure you receive the discounted rate of $11 one-way per person.

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Call for Programs

Online submission of Program Proposals is now CLOSED.
The deadline for submission of Program Proposals was April 30, 2010.

If you have questions, please contact:
Corinne Aderhold, Project Manager
1101 N. Delaware St., Ste 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-635-4755
Fax: 317-635-4757
corinnea@cmcglobal.com.

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Portland - Getting Around

  • Bus and Max Light Rail-Portland has long been known as a clean, green and friendly metropolis, with lots to do and even more to see.

    Leading the "City of Roses" into the 21st century is its economical, easy-to-use public transit system, which every year transports millions of visitors and residents through the city and its surrounding neighborhoods.

    On the TriMet bus system, which covers the city and its suburbs thoroughly, you'll find low fares, friendly drivers and full wheelchair accessibility. And since most buses are now equipped with bike racks, mass transit has become more user-friendly for the cycling set.

    TriMet's 44-mile MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) offers train-to-plane service, and door-to-door access to one of the richest collections of visitor attractions. A 10-minute ride from downtown will deliver you to Washington Park station, the deepest underground transit station in North America. The stop, 260-feet below the Earth's surface, provides nearby access to Washington Park, the Oregon Zoo, the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, the Vietnam Veterans Living Memorial, Hoyt Arboretum and the Portland Children's Museum.
  • Transit Mall-More than half of TriMet's bus lines run through the transit mall along Southwest Fifth and Sixth avenues, including ART, The Cultural Bus (Line 63), which stops at Portland-area attractions.
  • Portland Streetcar- In July 2001, the Portland Streetcar began service linking downtown's Cultural District, the Pearl District and the Nob Hill/Northwest Neighborhood. The sleek Euro-designed streetcars progress along a newly constructed 4.8-mile loop that begins and ends at the Portland State University campus. The Portland Streetcar extended its reach in March 2005 to include the busy RiverPlace neighborhood. The area is a popular bicycling route for visitors, connecting to both Waterfront Park and the Willamette River Greenway Trail.

    The fare for the Portland Streetcar is the same as those charged for buses and MAX light rail.
  • Downtown on Foot Portland's short blocks and street-level attractions make the city a pedestrian's delight. Voted one of "America's Best Walking Towns" by Walking Magazine, the downtown area is full of architectural landmarks both old and new.
  • The Visitor Information and Services Center, located in the heart of downtown Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square, offers brochures, maps, itinerary-planning assistance and advice on restaurants and lodging, and perusing the calendar of local events.
  • Map of Downtown Portland [PDF]

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Portland History

The land along the Columbia River was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Chinookan language family. Most of the original Chinook bands had no special tribal names, being designated simply as "those living at (place name)." The band in the Portland area was called Multnomah.

European settlers first called the spot on the banks of the Willamette River "The Clearing." In 1843, William Overton began to develop the area, but he soon sold half his claim to Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine. The two partners flipped a coin, agreeing to name the new settlement after the winner's home town. Pettygrove won, and the United States gained cities named Portland on both its coasts.

Oregon's territorial capital was 12 miles upstream of Portland and it drew more early development, but ultimately, Portland's better position at the head of Willamette River navigation won out. By 1850, Portland boasted about 800 inhabitants, a sawmill and hotel.

Portland remained a major port until the 1890s, when the railroad reached Seattle, and goods could be transported overland into Oregon rather than navigating dangerous waters at the mouth of the Columbia River. By the early twentieth century, Portland became a center of the lumber industry.

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Portland - Local Interests

Downtown Museums and Attractions

Portland Art Museum
Find out why the oldest museum in the Northwest, the Portland Art Museum, is internationally renowned for exciting art experiences. Located in the heart of downtown’s cultural district, the Museum’s campus includes an outdoor sculpture court and historical interiors. Tour the world and travel through history in magnificent permanent collection galleries, six stories of modern art and special exhibitions.

Oregon Zoo
Trek through the tropics amid the sounds of birds, monkeys and other creatures. You’re not in West Africa; you’re in Portland at the zoo’s African Rain Forest exhibit. After you’ve survived the steamy tropics, dry off in the savanna, where giraffes, rhinos and hippos graze. From the crest of the Cascade Mountains to the coastal waters of Peru, travel around the world in an afternoon.

International Rose Test Garden
Visit one of the largest and oldest rose test gardens in the country — for free. The International Rose Test Garden, just minutes from downtown Portland in Washington Park, has 7,000 rose bushes, spectacular views of the city and an onsite Rose Garden Gift Shop (call for hours). The garden is open daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Local tip: During summer, visit in the early evening when it’s cooler and less crowded. Additionally, Peninsula Park Rose Garden has 6,500 rose plantings and is located in North Portland; and Ladd’s Addition Garden, which features 3,000 roses, sits in the historic Southeast Portland neighborhood of the same name.

The Grotto
A peaceful oasis in the midst of the city, The Grotto is set among 62 acres of botanical gardens. As an internationally renowned Catholic sanctuary, The Grotto offers a place of peace and quiet reflection for all people. More than 100 beautifully sculpted statues and shrines are nestled among flower-lined pathways winding under towering firs. Peaceful reflection ponds, spectacular cliffside vistas and award-winning architecture offer inspiration for all who visit this natural gallery in the woods. Gardens and gift shop are open daily; group tours and daily Mass are also offered. Open year-round; hours vary.

Powell’s City of Books
Powell's City of Books is a book lover's paradise, the largest used and new bookstore in the world. Located in downtown Portland, Oregon and occupying an entire city block, the City stocks more than a million new and used books. Nine color coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles.
A few facts about the City of Books:

  • 68,000 square feet packed with books
  • we buy 3,000 used books over the counter every day
  • approximately 3,000 people walk in and buy something every day
  • another 3,000 people just browse and drink coffee
  • our parking garage provides space for 40 cars (ok, so there are bigger parking garages)
  • we stock 122 major subject areas and more than 3,500 subsections
  • you'll find more than 1,000,000 volumes on our shelves
  • approximately 80,000 book lovers browse the City's shelves every day, in Portland and via the Internet. So is our mother ship the world's largest bookstore? Heck, it may be bigger than your whole town.

Local Events/Festivals

Lan Su Chinese Garden presents Festival of Earth
In addition to the Han Chinese, China has over 90 million national minorities representing 55 distinct ethnic groups. Each group has at least one festival focusing on the bounty of the land. Lan Su’s Festival of Earth brings a farmers market brimming with Asian vegetable and fruits, the annual autumn plant sale, gourd painting, fruit tasting and an abundance of lectures and demonstrations.
Free with Garden admission.
Event Dates: 10/14/2010 – 10/31/2010

For a self guided tour of Portland’s cultural district, click here.

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Portland - Fun Facts

  • Portland was almost "Boston, Oregon"! Portland was named by the flip of a coin by its two original settlers, Asa Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove. Lovejoy wanted to name the new settlement after his hometown of Boston; Pettygrove wanted to name it after his hometown of Portland, Maine. Pettygrove won the coin toss, best two out of three.
  • Portland's Two Rivers: The Willamette River (pronounced "will-AAAAAH-met") divides Portland into its east and west sections; "Downtown" is technically only the part on the west side of the river. About seven miles north of downtown, the mighty Columbia River divides the state of Oregon and the state of Washington.
  • No Sales Tax. Oregon is one of those rare states that has no sales tax (except on hotels and car rentals). We do make up for it by having a fairly high income tax (9%). However, when you weigh the overall tax burden of Oregon, we usually come out about average of all the 50 states.
  • Can't pump your own gas. Oregon is one of only two states (New Jersey is the other) where ordinary people can't pump their own gas - you must have an attendant do it. I'm not kidding!!! Native Oregonians seem to love this tradition and every attempt to get rid of this rule has been defeated. It is kind of nice in the winter time when it's cold and you don't want to stand in the rain and pump your gas or just don't want to get your hands dirty.
  • Nicknames for Portland: Rose City (or "The City of Roses.") Stumptown (because when the city was founded, many trees were cut down but the stumps were not removed for many years after). And..."PDX", which is the abbreviation for Portland International Airport, is sometimes used as a nickname for the whole city, not just the airport.
  • The Portland Police Department hired the nation’s first policewoman, Lola Baldwin, in 1908.
  • Portland is home to Voodoo Doughnut, a 24-hour doughnut shop that offers – in addition to a crazy selection of doughnuts – legal wedding ceremonies.
  • The Portland Market is the largest continuously operating open-air crafts market in the United States.
  • Portland is the beer capital of the world, with 32 breweries inside the city’s limits – that’s more than any other city in the world. If you count the metro area, the number jumps to 38.
  • Portland is home to the world’s smallest dedicated park: Mill Ends Park, a mere 24 inches across. There are 37.000 acres of parks in the Portland metro area.
  • As of January 2009, all restaurants and bars in Oregon are completely non-smoking.

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Contacts

Please contact Corinne Aderhold at cmcglobal if you have any questions about the 2010 AUCCCD Conference.

Corinne Aderhold
cmcglobal
1101 N. Delaware St., Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-635-4755
Fax: 317-635-4757
corinnea@cmcglobal.com

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Exhibitor Information

We hope you decide to join us as an exhibitor for the 61st Annual University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) Conference in Portland, Oregon from October 16 – 20, 2010. Please download the exhibitor application and mail, fax or email to Corinne Aderhold (contact information above). Your support is vital to the growth and success of this Annual Conference, and attendees truly enjoy networking with vendors. There are many great opportunities for sponsorship and extra exposure on the downloadable application, and we hope you take this advantage to network with colleagues at this celebrated conference!

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Benefits of the Conference:

How can my attendance at the Conference benefit me professionally as well as my college/university?

Attendance at the conference can help accomplish the following:

  • Facilitate and support diversity, multi-culturalism and social justice on campus
  • Learn risk management strategies and legal and ethical guidelines to minimize the university's legal exposure
  • Learn threat assessment information to help your university reduce the risk of violence on campus
  • Save money by learning to manage the counseling service in a cost efficient and time efficient manner
  • Better support the academic mission of the institution by training faculty and staff in responding and referring troubled and troubling students
  • Support and develop learning goals and learning outcomes
  • Contribute to retention of students
  • Learn national standards of practice in the field
  • Recruit ,attract and retain the best and most diverse staff possible
  • Learn about training practices and standards for practicum, and internships
  • Learn to reduce the risk of suicide and other acts of violence by students
  • Reduce the likelihood of tragic events such as violence, sexual assault, alcohol poisoning and drug overdose that bring negative publicity to the institution
  • Create and maintain successful group therapy programs that allow you to serve more students
  • Develop leadership, administrative and management skills that are not part graduate training
  • Learn about accreditation from the International Association of Counseling Services, the primary accreditation organization for collegiate counseling services
  • Support internationalization on your campus
  • Learn how to provide consultation and outreach services
  • Learn about recent research regarding counseling centers and their work
  • Develop effective strategies for responding to crises, emergencies, and disaster situations
  • Learn about models and methods of triage, intake and clinical flow * Understand the use of technology in counseling services
  • Develop strategies to get grants and external funding for counseling services
  • Receive continuing education credits at relatively inexpensive cost to maintain professional licensure.

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Preconference Prices

Full day preconference workshops are $60.00 and 1/2 day preconference workshops are $30.00. Preconference programs will be announced in May. Please keep checking this site for details.

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