CASE is currently seeking proposals for sessions covering all aspects of advancement for the inaugural Conference for Community College Advancement, Oct. 3-5, 2012, in San Diego, Calif.

Conference participants will come from all advancement professions and institution sizes, so CASE encourages a wide range of session topics-from strategic, big-picture concepts to practical how-to basics. Presentations in the following areas are needed:

• Alumni relations
• Marketing and communications
• Public relations
• Fundraising
• Advancement services
• Grants and government relations

The deadline to submit is March 16, 2012.

The following CASE members are on the conference planning committee:

• (Chair) Susan Kubik, vice president of institutional advancement, Northampton Community College (Bethlehem, Pa.)
• Sonbol Aliabadi, executive director, Sierra College Foundation (Rocklin, Calif.)
• Catherine Brod, vice president for development, College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
• Kenneth Cooper, director of college advancement, Cosumnes River College (Elk Grove, Calif.)
• Chris Hancock, director of alumni engagement, Ivy Tech Community College (Indianapolis, Ind.)
• Brenda Lea, executive director of development, Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Richard Morley, executive director, Irvine Valley College Foundation (Irvine, Calif.)
• Cassie McVeety, vice president of college advancement, Mt. Hood Community College (Gresham, Ore.)
• Alan Moran, vice president of marketing and communications, Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Kimberly Russell, vice president for advancement and external affairs, Tyler Junior College (Tyler, Texas)
• Jill Scofield, director of public relations, Foundation for California Community Colleges (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Diane Shoger, executive director, Monroe Community College Foundation (Rochester, N.Y.)

This article is from the March 2012 issue of the Community College Advancement News.