SCUP member news - Society for College and University Planning
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Annual, InternationalConference(s)More Than 1,400 Attend <strong>SCUP</strong>–43 inMontréal, CanadaThe final tally on attendance to <strong>SCUP</strong>–43 was 1,437,making the Montréal-based annual, internationalconference <strong>and</strong> idea marketplace the fourth largestin <strong>SCUP</strong>’shistory. Thelargest annualconferenceremainsChicago, IL,in 2007 with1,557; thesecond largestwas Boston,MA, in 2001with 1,461, <strong>and</strong>the third largest was Washington, DC in 2006 with 1,452.Following the event, nearly 300 attendees completedan online evaluation <strong>for</strong>m. Ninety-five percent of themreported satisfaction with the event.This was the second <strong>SCUP</strong> annualconference to be held in a conventioncenter instead of a hotel <strong>and</strong> to usebuses. Buses were used in Honoluluat The Campus of the Future jointconference in 2006. <strong>SCUP</strong>–44 <strong>and</strong><strong>SCUP</strong>–45 in Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR, <strong>and</strong>Minneapolis, MN, respectively, alsowill be held in convention centers. Aheadquarters hotel has been identifiedin both cities <strong>for</strong> housing.Photos (above): Loralyn Taylor, director of institutional research at PaulSmith’s <strong>College</strong> of Arts <strong>and</strong> Sciences, Paul Smiths, NY, shares her thoughtswith colleagues during a morning roundtable. Fred Eustis, president ofEustis Chair of Ashburnham, MA, demonstrates his product in his booth inthe Idea Marketplace.Photos (top of next column): Attendees check phone messages in frontof the Montréal Convention Center’s multi-color glass wall. Belowleft, Camellia Moses Okpodu, professor <strong>and</strong> director at NorfolkState <strong>University</strong> in Norfolk, VA, enjoys the Mardi Gras theme of thePresident’s Reception on Sunday evening. At right, an attendee browsesin the bookstore in the IdeaMarketplace.Next row, left: Dale Anhorn,sales representative,<strong>and</strong> Br<strong>and</strong>onKeller, regional salesmanager, both ofWenger Corporationof Owatonna, MN,demonstrate theirsound-proof demobooth in the IdeaMarketplace. Atright, participantslisten intentlyduring a roundtable.Inset: typical Montréal desserts.Last Row: Attendees enjoy the President’s Reception in the ballroom of theFairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel on Sunday night.View additional photos at www.scup.org/annualconf/43/.<strong>SCUP</strong> Member News 4 August 2008
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