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2023 PacFAA Spring Conference

Location: The Salvation Army Kroc Center
                91-3257 Kualaka'i Parkway
                Ewa Beach, HI  96706
Date: March 30 - 31, 2023

The annual PacFAA Conference provides essential training through relevant sessions to enhance participants' professional development. By attending training with other aid administrators from different types of educational institutions, the conference creates an environment in which participants can increase their professional growth by networking and collaborating with fellow participants.

CONFERENCE FEES & DEADLINES

Registration Period is January 23, 2023 - March 3, 2023
Conference Registration Fee: $250

Your payment must be received no later than March 3, 2023 to complete your registration.

Included with Conference Registration Fee:
2023-2024 PacFAA Membership, May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024
All General and Breakout Sessions
Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks:
       Continental Breakfast, March 30, 2023
       Hot Lunch Buffet, March 30, 2023
       Hot Breakfast Buffet, March 31, 2023
       Soup and Sandwich Buffet, March 31, 2023
Breakout Sessions: Hoomahu Rethinking Gender in Native Hawaiian Queerness, Ways to build good will across campus—finding common ground with colleagues outside the aid office, Verification, Consumer Information (Consumer Information Leave Behind), and Professional Judgement (Professional Judgement Leave Behind), Administrative Capability, The Future is Now: Preparing for the Resumption of Repayment, Prioritizing You Problems, more sessions to be announced.
General Sessions: 34 Strong, NASFAA & WASFAA Update, Federal Update, and PacFAA Business Meeting.

Conference Agenda is located in the Forms & Documents page.

Conference Hotel Information
Hampton Inn & Suites Oahu/Kapolei
91-5431 Kapolei Parkway
Kapolei, HI  96707
Tel: (808) 628-4900
Website: Hampton Inn & Suites Oahu/Kapolei

Deadline to reserve conference hotel rates February 28, 2023.

Conference Cancellation Policy

The PacFAA Conference Cancellation and Refund Policy will be as follows to assure consistency and is applicable to the annual PacFAA conference.

- Conference registration canceled on, or before March 3, 2023 is refundable.

- Registrants canceling after March 3, 2023 will not receive a refund. The refund and cancellation policy will not be waived. Conference fees may be transferred to another individual.

- In the event that PacFAA must cancel the conference due to unforeseen circumstances*, PacFAA will refund the cost of the conference.

*Unforeseen circumstances is used to describe an event that is unexpected and prevents PacFAA from continuing with a conference, training, or webinar. Examples of such circumstances can include, but are not limited to, inclement weather or other natural disasters, site unavailability, technology challenges, and presenter absence.