ADEA Annual Session at a Glance

When

 

Meeting Dates: Saturday, March 29 – Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Exhibition Dates: Monday, March 31 – Tuesday, April 1, 2008

 

Where

 

Hilton Anatole

2201 Stemmons Freeway

Dallas, Texas

www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/DFWANHH-ADE-20080325/index.jhtml

 

Who and why

If you are a faculty member, an administrator, or a student at a dental education institution — or a corporate, nonprofit, or governmental partner working toward oral health — the ADEA Annual Session is for you. It’s Time to register for the premier meeting in the field. There's no better way to learn, connect, and explore dental education than to attend the ADEA Annual Session.

How to register

You may register online here. You can also download and submit the paper registration form found in the Links section at the bottom of this page.

Important dates

 

February 1, 2008 Early bird registration deadline
February 15, 2008 Advance registration deadline
  Call for Mentors deadline
  Call for A.S.A.P. Crew deadline
 

(For more about these, see “Service opportunities” in the Links section below.)

March 21, 2008 Last day to register online
March 2, 2008

Hotel reservation deadline

                               

Important phone numbers

 

Registration fax 202-289-7204
Hotel reservations 800-955-4281
ADEA office in Washington, DC 202-289-7201
Exhibition information 202-289-7201, ext. 196

                 

Program highlights

 

Plan your Annual Session

Visit www.adea.org/webapps/scheduler/default.asp to create your own itinerary.

 

See the Links section below for more information about all of these.

 

  • 26 Faculty Development Workshops; 19 Symposia; more than 45 Council, Section, Special Interest Group, or Community of Interest Programs; 17 Lunch and Learn Programs; 15 NEW Idea Sessions; and more than 200 poster presentations examining and challenging dental education 

 

  • Special events including the Signature Series, Discourse and Dessert, the Connecting with Colleagues Reception, the Exhibition, and ADEA TechExpo

 

  • Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande, M.D., speaking at the Opening Plenary on the challenge to perform well, and consultant and pundit James Carville in the ADEA Political Spotlight, assessing the election-year landscape

 

  • Celebration of the inaugural William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement on Saturday, March 29

 

  • Award presentations and more at the Student Plenary on Tuesday, April 1

 

  • Additional recognition of significant achievements

 

  • ADEAassist volunteer service, the Annual Session Mentorship Program, the A.S.A.P. Crew, and more ways to give back

 

Registration fees

 

  Early bird Advance  Regular and onsite
Deadline Feb. 1, 2008 Feb. 15, 2008   
Member $329   $365 $425
Nonmember  $629 $665  $699
Student member   $110 $110  $110 
Student nonmember $155 $155 $155 
Retired Member      $0   $0     $0 
Guest   $99 $149 $199

 

For information about membership categories, see “Complete instructions for registration.”

 

Note that this site contains a preliminary schedule and all information is subject to change.

LINKS

Meetings held by other organizations in conjunction with the ADEA Annual Session

ADEA TechExpo presentations, poster presentations

Special events

Event information

Service opportunities

Call for Exhibitors

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions regarding the 2008 ADEA Annual Session, please contact the appropriate ADEA staff member.

Registration or general questions Ms. Monique Morgan  202-289-7201, ext. 186
Programming and speakers Ms. Renee Latimer  202-289-7201, ext. 185

Hotel and meeting logistics and affiliate and “in conjunction with” (ICW) programming

Ms. Rhonda Buford 202-289-7201, ext. 181
Exhibition and ADEA TechExpo Ms. Simone Smith 202-289-7201, ext. 196