ACCA 2013 Conference

 

Join us in 2013 for ACCA's 7th Annual Conference from New Orleans!

Our 7th Annual Conference will take place in New Orleans, September 25th-28th, 2013! Contact Program Director Casey Earle with your questions at caseye@cmcglobal.com!

Download the “Save the Date” flyer in PDF format!

Important Dates

Call for Programs – Closed
Presenter acceptance notification – May 3, 2013
Conference Registration open – May 3, 2013
Hotel Cut-off Date – September 3, 2013

Member Conference Registration

Conference registration is now open! Register online here!  Member registration prices for the 7th National American College Counseling Conference have been established:

Registration Time Period Professional & Regular Membership Student, Retired, New Professional
Early Bird Registration
May 3 – August 1
 $249 $175
Regular Conference Registration
August 2 – September 20
 $279 $195
Onsite Conference Registration $309 $215

*Non-members will be charged a $70 fee to attend the conference in addition to the conference registration fee listed above.

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Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor registration is now open!  Exhibiting at the ACCA conference will give you the opportunity to visit with over 250 counseling professionals from across the United States! To register for the conference please click here.  If you have any questions please contact caseye@cmcglobal.com.  Please see the 2013 exhibitor fees below:

Registration Time Period Staffed Exhibitor Table Unstaffed Table
Early Bird Registration
April 1 – August 1		 $750 $500
Regular Conference Registration
August 2 – September 20		 $850 $600

*Staffed tables allow for two exhibitor representatives to be present during the conference. 

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Additional Exhibitor Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities

 

Sponsorship Opportunities Conference Program Advertisement Opportunities
 Platinum
Opening Reception		 $5,000
(1 Available)		 1/4 Page Advertisement $150
Gold
Breakfast		  $4,000
(2 Available)		 1/2 Page Advertisement $300
Silver
Morning or Afternoon Break		  $3,000
(5 Available)		 Full Page Advertisement $500
Bronze
Conference Bag, Lanyard, or Water Bottle		  $2,000
(2 Available)		 Full Page Inside Back Cover $600
   Do you have another sponsorship idea? We are open
to hearing your ideas! Please contact Casey Earle to discuss.  		 Full Page Inside Front Cover $800
Full Page Back Cover $1,000

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Tentative Conference Schedule

(All times and events are subject to change)

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
3:00pm – 7:00pm – Registration for Pre-Conference

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
7:00am – 6:00pm – Conference Registration Open

Pre-conference workshops available:
9:00am – 4:00pm – Advanced Topics in College Counseling; presented by the ACCA Executive Council
9:00am – 12:00pm – The Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA-35); presented by Brian Van Brunt
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Major Ethical Issues in College Counseling: BITs, Social Media, and Values, and the New Ethics; presented by Perry Francis
5:30pm – 6:30pm – Graduate Student Reception
6:30pm – 9:00pm – ACCA Conference Opening Reception

Thursday, September 26, 2013

7:00am – 5:30pm – Conference Registration Open
7:00am – 5:30pm – Exhibit Hall Open
8:30am – 10:00pm – Keynote Speaker – Ben Locke
10:00am – 10:30am – Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30am – 12:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
12:00pm – 1:30pm – Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 3:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
3:00pm – 3:30pm – Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30pm – 5:00pm – Concurrent Sessions
Theme Dinners – Sign-Up in Advance

Friday, September 27, 2013

7:00am – 5:00pm – Conference Registration Open
8:00am – 9:30am – ACCA Business Meeting and Breakfast
9:30am – 10:00am – Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00am – 11:30am – Concurrent Sessions
11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm – 2:30pm – Concurrent Sessions
2:30pm – 3:00pm – Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00pm – 4:30pm – Concurrent Sessions
4:30pm – 5:00pm – ACCA Meetings and Career/Job Search

Saturday, September 28, 2013

7:00am – 12:00pm – Conference Registration Open
7:30am – 8:30am – Past President’s Breakfast
8:30am – 10:00am – Concurrent Sessions
10:00am – 10:30am – Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30am – 12:00pm – Concurrent Sessions

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Keynote Speaker

ACCA is pleased to announce that Dr. Ben Locke will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 conference! Dr. Locke is the Associate Director for Clinical Services at Penn State’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), the Founder/Executive Director of the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) – a practice/research network of over 185 counseling centers, and an affiliate faculty member in Counseling and Clinical Psychology departments at Penn State. Dr. Locke has over 16 years of clinical experience in the mental health field including wilderness therapy, psychiatric hospitals, group homes, community mental health, and over a decade of experience in college counseling centers. Dr. Locke previously served as the Associate Director of Research & Technology at CAPS for eight years and is the co-founder/President of PsychData, LLC – a research company specializing in online surveys and social science research since 2001.

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ACCA Conference Call for Programs

The call for programs has closed. The conference committee has selected a variety of relevant and timely topics to the college counseling profession that we think you will find helpful and beneficial!  To download the selected program abstracts, please click here.

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Hotel Information

Lodging: A group rate of $199/night has been set up for the conference at the host hotel, The Roosevelt Hotel Waldorf Astoria.  To make your reservation online, please click here.  If you would prefer to call the hotel to make your reservation, you may contact them at 1-800-WALDORF, be sure to reference you are with the ACCA Conference to get the group rate.

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Things to do in New Orleans

Attractions

National WWII Museum

Audubon Aquarium

Bourbon Street’s 1 mile away

  • The Blue Nile- renowned jazz bands and solo performers, restaurants

0.1 mile from the French Quarter

  • Heart and cultural center of New Orleans, high energy, rich history, architecture, music, galleries, and food
  • St. Louis Cathedral- oldest continuously active cathedral in the US
  • Preservation Hall

3.5 miles from Frenchman St.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

  • http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/
  • 1 mile away
  • In the Warehouse District
  • Ogden after hours- local musicians play, dance, drink and mingle in the galleries

Hearts of the Gardens Tour- Whole month of September

New Orleans Art Market- Sept 28th from 10:00am-4:00pm

  • Happens on the last Saturday of every month
  • Artists and craftsman display their works at the end of the St Charles Ave Streetcar terminus.

Things to do: CVB

http://www.neworleanscvb.com/things-to-do/

History of New Orleans

http://www.history.com/topics/new-orleans

New Orleans weather for September

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