Session 1

So, This Is Your First

EAC….
A guide to getting the
most out of the
experience
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Welcome
to
Atlanta!

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Who’s New?

• FA Directors/Managers
• FA Counselors/Technicians
• Technical
• New FA Staff

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What is the EAC?
• ED’s Annual Electronic Access
Conference
• Product Updates
• General Updates
• Network
• Give your opinion!
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General Sessions

• Revolutionizing Expectations
• Aid Application Lifecycle
• Federal Update
• ED Town Hall Meeting

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Open Forums

• EDExpress #17
• Hispanic Serving Institutions #19
• HBCU #20
• Non-Traditional #36
• Birds of a Feather #37
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Hands-on Sessions

• EDE Super Users #2

• NSLDS #3
• SAIG Tools #4
• ISIR Analysis #5

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Student Outreach & Assistance

• College Access Initiative #6

• 1-800-4FEDAID #7
• Student Questions #8
• Knowledge is Power #21

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Electronic/Websites
• Think You Know FAA Access #9
• FOTW Worksheet #11
• Maximize COD #18
• NSLDS: Transfer Monitoring #22
• NSLDS: Data #23
• NSLDS: Reports #24
• XML 101 #27
• Techie Terminology #28 9
Federal Aid Programs

• Funding of EFC #12

• Pell Policy #29
• Working with the VA #31
• Campus-based #34

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Compliance/Security
• PIN #10
• FSA Assessments/Self-Evaluation
#15
• Fraud Alert #16
• Contingency Planning #30
• R2T4 and Withdrawals #32
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Loan Sessions
• Default Prevention #13
• Loan Delinquency Management #14
• Streamline Processes #25
• Alternative Loans #26
• FFEL/DL Policy #33
• DL and FFEL Consolidation #35
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Technical Track: 3 Days
• Optimizing XML On Your Campus
• E-Authentication
• XML: Adv. Concepts
• Meteor Implementation
• XML Techie Tools
• Financial Aid For Techies
• Data Transport Standards
• Service Oriented Architecture
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TIPS
• Plan your day
• Popular sessions
• Get to the PC Lab!
– Skip a session if you must to avoid
crowds
• Hands-on: get there early!
• Ask Questions
• Complete Evaluations
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Other Places of Interest…

• PC Lab
• Cyber Café
• Ask a FED
• Default Prevention Booth

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Your turn….

• Ideas…
• Clarification…
• Questions…???

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Now Go Learn ….

…and have fun….!!!

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