Don't wait until the last minute... online registration deadline is Monday, March 19, 2007!

With over 800 attendees expected to attend this year's conference, make plans to book your Moody Gardens Hotel room reservations early. For more information, click here!

You are cordially invited to be a part of the 10th anniversary of the TxDLA annual conference. If you are a distance learning practitioner who would like to share your expertise and experiences with attendees, then you have a contribution to make to TxDLA's 2007 conference by becoming a Presenter. For more information concerning the Call for Proposals, click here!

Something OLD
This year, popular TxDLA conference features introduced last year will continue.. and includes: 

• The Personalized Conference Planner - take advantage of this tool to help plan your conference activities. Plans are to have this available online in early January, 2007. It's an easy-to-use online tool to help you create and customize your personal TxDLA conference schedule.
• The Conference BLOG. again hosted by our very own blogstress, Jennifer Jahedkar . Jennifer will be inviting 2007 conference attendees to join the Conference Blogging Team. If you are interested in attending and reporting on conference sessions and sharing your own conference experiences, check out the Blogging at TxDLA page for more information.

Something NEW
And something NEW. INVITE A FRIEND!   Invite your colleagues to join you at TxDLA's annual conference, March 26-28 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX using our online mail service.  AND.. you can add your own personal message to that email.

TxDLA is always looking for good volunteers for it's 2007 annual conference.. and volunteering this year has never been easier. Go to our Volunteering page, view the volunteer jobs available, then sign-up .... meet some new folks and form some lasting friendships! 

Want to ensure yourself a seat at one or more of the breakout sessions?  You can volunteer to be the session moderator for sessions that you were planning on attending anyway. Click here.

Are you driving to the conference and would like someone to talk with on that long drive? Or are you looking for a ride?  Take a look at our Share-a-Ride service as way for attendees to connect on their travel needs. 

Also new this year... RSS feeds!  Check out our RSS feed page to review RSS feeds that are available.  

A Special Welcome to First-Time TxDLA Attendees
The welcome mat is out for all of you who will attend TxDLA for the first time. You'll discover invaluable information and resources, and best of all, an entire community of distance learning colleagues ready to communicate, collaborate and connect from the moment you arrive. And, as a first-timer, you are invited to what is becoming one of TxDLA's traditions - the First Timer's Breakfast, hosted by John Knue on Tuesday, March 27 from 7:30-8:30 am.

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