You are doing great stuff and maybe it's time to share your expertise.  MC DL faculty members have made numerous presentations and have won awards at these conferences in the past. The annual MDLA/COADEC conference is coming up on March 4/5, 2008.  Please see the announcement/call for papers from the MDLA President, Jean Runyon.  If you have questions you can contact me at buddy.muse@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Maryland Distance Learning Association's annual conference will be held on March 4 - 5, 2008 at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center (near Towson). The theme of this year's conference is "MDLA: A Network of Learning."

Please consider submitting a proposal to present at this year's conference in one of the following areas:

New and Emerging Technologies

Instructional Design

Best Practices

Student Success and Retention

Continuing Education

K-12 Distance Learning Initiatives

We will be also recognizing individuals and institutions for their contributions to distance learning. Consider nominating a colleague (or an institution) for one of these awards:

Distance Educator of the Year (Higher Education)

Distance Educator of the Year (K-12)

Distance Learning Program of the Year

Distance Learning Course of the Year

Instructional Designer of the Year

Distance Learning Administrator of the Year.

The nomination forms are attached. To submit a proposal, please visit the Maryland Distance Learning Association's website at <http://www.marylanddla.org/>. The deadline to submit proposals and nomination forms is Friday, December 14, 2007.

Register by February 1, 2008 to receive the early bird discount ($220 for MDLA or COADEC members; $250 for non-members).