Key Facts
2010 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition
- Takes place Saturday, February 27, through Wednesday, March 3, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center just outside Washington, DC
- The premier networking and educational event each year for academic dental institutions and the dental education community
- Nearly 2,000 people attended last year’s event; similar number expected this year
- More than 50% are faculty members at academic dental institutions
- About a quarter are administrators
- Also attending: students, ADEA corporate members, exhibitors, representatives of foundations and dental and higher education associations
- In 2009, 19% were first-time attendees
- This year, more than 100 educational sessions, many reflecting the theme of “Assessment: Portraits of Change”
- Three Presidential Symposia focus on student assessment, faculty assessment, and changing institutional culture through planning and assessment
- Other symposia address leading change and innovation, mentoring, ethical dilemmas, and emerging workforce models
- Additional programming in a variety of formats, including Faculty Development Workshops, Lunch and Learns, and short New Idea Sessions
- Nationally known speakers address attendees in plenary sessions
- Artist Chris Jordan following the Opening Ceremony
- News anchor J.C. Hayward at the ADEA Evening Plenary on Gender Issues
- NPR correspondent Mara Liasson at the ADEA Political Spotlight
- Web and social media consultant Amber MacArthur at the “Portrait of the Future” Plenary
- The ADEA Workshop and Recruitment Fair for Predental Students and Advisors is a free introduction to what dental school is all about; it takes place Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Programming organized by the ADEA Annual Session Program Committee, composed of 13 volunteers from across the dental education community, with the assistance of more than 100 volunteer peer reviewers
- More than 60 companies and educational institutions will exhibit on Monday, March 1, and Tuesday, March 2
- This is the 87th year for the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, first held in 1924 in Chicago
- Register in advance online at www.adea.org on or by February 19; after that, registration is on site only
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