Department Officials to Open Federal Student Aid Annual Conference in Orlando

Three top U.S. Department of Education officials will kick off the 2010 Federal Student Aid (FSA) annual conference when they present opening remarks at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 30, at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Deputy Secretary Tony Miller, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Eduardo Ochoa, and Federal Student Aid’s Chief Operating Officer William Taggart will discuss the Department’s higher education priorities and an update on policies, statutes, and regulations that affect postsecondary education institutions and other stakeholders.

The FSA annual conference will include more than 60 information sessions and training opportunities on such topics as tools and technologies for managing the student aid programs to improved practices for supporting aid applicants and recipients. More than 6,000 people from the financial aid community are expected to attend.

The full conference agenda is available at: www.fsaconferences.ed.gov.