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(FS-2018-02) Subject: Foreign School Reminder Regarding Upcoming 2018 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals

Posted Date:November 1, 2018

Foreign School Update ID: FS-2018-02

Author: Federal Student Aid

Subject: Foreign School Reminder Regarding Upcoming 2018 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals

This year the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is hosting its annual FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia from Tuesday, November 27, 2018 through Friday, November 30, 2018. Note: On Monday, November 26, 2018, the Department will host a Foreign Schools Preconference Day from 8:00 a.m. Eastern time (ET) until 5:45 p.m. ET.

The conference provides the forum for the Department to share with the financial aid community the most up-to-date information on the Title IV Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs. There will be interest sessions covering a wide range of topics from the implementation of programmatic requirements to technologies associated with our information systems.

The Multi-Regional and Foreign Schools Participation Division sent an email to foreign schools on October 25, 2018 about the upcoming conference and the sessions specifically created for foreign schools which begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, November 26, 2018. The email text is attached to this announcement.

For complete information about the conference, refer to the FSA Training Conference website.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.