DCLPublicationDate: 7/1/95 DCLID: GEN-95-35 AwardYear: Summary: Announcement of October 19 NSLDS SSCR Process Videoconference GEN-95-35 July 1995 SUMMARY: Announcement of October 19 NSLDS SSCR Process Videoconference Dear Colleague: The U.S. Department of Education, NSLDS Division is pleased to announce a videoconference entitled "SSCR: The New Wave Process." The videoconference will be held on October 19, 1995 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern time. This videoconference will contain information pertinent to Registrars and Financial Aid Administrators as well as any other office involved in processing Student Status Confirmation Reports (SSCRs). Presented free of charge by the U.S. Department of Education, this videoconference will focus on the various aspects of the new automated SSCR processing. This includes creating and processing SSCR data; school and school servicer requirements and responsibilities; the transmission process; and an action plan and implementation calendar for the school. The videoconference will be presented by a team of Department of Education, contractor and school staff. It will be interactive, offering participants the opportunity to use a toll-free phone or FAX number to question the panel of presenters. Schools are permitted to record this videoconference for their own use. The October 19 videoconference will be broadcast on the following satellites: - KU Band - SBS - 6 (95 degrees West) Transponder 3, Horizontal Downlink Frequency 11774 Mhz. Audio at 6.2 and 6.8 - C Band - Telstar 401 (97 degrees West) Transponder 16 Horizontal Downlink Frequency 4020 Mhz. Audio at 6.2 and 6.8 Enclosed is a form to register for the videoconference. If you wish to register as a host (receiving) site, please include the specific address of the building in which the videoconference will be received. By mid September we will provide Financial Aid Administrators with a list of host sites by way of the Postsecondary Education Network (PEN) and the SFA Bulletin Board. If you are unable to access the remote site information electronically, please call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4FEDAID for information about the host site nearest you. Individuals wishing to travel to a host site should contact that site's coordinator to indicate that they will attend. Members of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) may consult future issues of the Data Dispenser and NetNews. Registrars may also locate information on the AACRAO gopher and on Regist-L listserve. If you are unable to view the videoconference live, you may borrow a copy of it on videotape. Call 1-800-4FEDAID (toll-free) one week following the videoconference to borrow a tape. We look forward to communicating with you on this important topic through interactive technology. Sincerely, Leo Kornfeld Senior Advisor to the Secretary Attachment |