So agree, Mary!  Lots of great breakout sessions.
And, seamless presentations,
Linda

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:56 PM Mary Sinclair <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello MEEOA!
>
> I have spent the last few days in the virtual COE Annual Conference, and
> it has been a whirlwind! One of my biggest takeaways, that I wanted to
> share with you all, is that a virtual conference may not have the same
> relational feel, but the content and accessibility to speakers and
> colleagues is still there! It gave me lots of hope and excitement for our
> MEEOA Annual Conference, January 6-8.
>
> The Department of Education shared the APR dates (which, sounds like this
> may be tentative), so I wanted to pass them along to you:
>
> EOC Open Nov 2 Closes Dec 7
>
> SSS Open Nov 2 Closes Dec 7
>
> UB & UBMS Open Nov 16 Closes Dec 18
>
> TS Open Oct 16 Closes Nov 13
>
> VUB Opens Feb 5 Closes March 5
> Angelica Vialpando said she would send out that info too, but I thought it
> might be helpful for those of you who are planning.
>
> In the sessions this week, either in small conversations or through people
> sharing in the chat, we were able to hear about so many ideas of what
> programs are doing right now! It was amazing! Ginny Ward sent an email asking
> for your input and interest <https://forms.gle/f7jogG4aSe3NTpEk8> in
> professional development, and we are also planning to pick back up with
> some regular times to get together as an association via Zoom. Please let
> us know if you have specific requests!
>
> We are not in this alone.
> Mary
>
>
> *Mary Sinclair*
> Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound
> <http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/>
> University of Maine at Farmington
> 252 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938
> 207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c)
> Toll Free: 1.888.237.1667
> pronouns: she/her
> UB Goes the Distance 2020
> <https://sites.google.com/umfupwardbound.org/ub-goes-the-distance/home?authuser=1>
>
> *President, Maine Educational Opportunity Association
> <https://www.meeoa.org/index.php?id=1>*
>


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