| PublicationDate: 12/16/99 Summary: Direct Loan Conference Author: DLTF - Direct Loan Task Force Posted on December 16, 1999 Dear Partner: The office of Student Financial Assistance cordially invites you to attend the third annual Direct Loan Conference to be held March 1-3, 2000, in Washington, D.C. This conference will include sessions addressing the multi-year functionality of the Master Promissory Note, program policy updates, reconciliation, systems development, the new SFA Ombudsman, the new Return of Title IV Funds refund software, and much more. We believe this conference will be of great interest to financial aid directors, business officers, and other staff. You can register via the web at www.ed.gov/DirectLoan, or you can fax your registration form to Lynn Mikelatis at 703/934-9870. If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please call Lynn at 703/218-1422. There are no registration fees. However, attendees are responsible for all other expenses including meals, lodging and travel. The conference, to be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, will begin at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, and end at 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 3. To reserve lodging, please contact the hotel at 202/328-2900 and ask for the Direct Loan room block. More information on lodging and travel is attached. Additional information concerning the conference will be posted on the www.ed.gov/DirectLoan web site as it becomes available. As you make your travel plans, you should be aware that a number of software vendors are scheduling user meetings at the conference site on Tuesday, February 29. You may want to contact your vendor to confirm whether or not they will be offering a user meeting on that day and make your travel plans accordingly. We hope that you will join us and your Direct Loan colleagues for another excellent conference! Sincerely, Kay Jacks General Manager Schools Channel Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C |