So, This Is Your First FSA Conference? A guide to getting the most out of the experience… Session 27

2 Welcome To San Diego & FSA’s 2007 Fall Conference

3 What is the Federal Student Aid Conference? Our fall conferences are our premier training opportunity for the financial aid community

4 Department Staff Can Help Red shirts  Red shirted staff are “conference staff” Blue ribbons  All Department employees have blue ribbons attached to their name tags

5 General Sessions Welcome and Opening Remarks The Secretary’s Commission and Summits: Vision of Federal Student Aid in the Future New Era of Accountability: What Recent Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Mean for Each of You Application Processing System Update Federal Update with Q&A

6 Hands-on Sessions SAIG Mailbox & EDconnect #20 FAA Access to CPS Online for New Users #21 R2T4 on the Web #22 NSLDS for Beginners #23 COD #24 QA Schools #64 ISIR Analysis Tool #66

7 Beginners Track Student Eligibility #30 The FAFSA #31 EFC #32 The ISIR #33 Verification #34

8 Beginners Track Awarding Aid #35 What is SAP? #36 Disbursing Aid #37 Uncover the Mysteries of the Law and Regulations #38 The Big Picture #39

9 Electronic/Websites NSLDS Security & What’s New #1 NSLDS Aggregate Calculations #2 FSA Assessments #13 EDExpress Update #15 Financial Aid Professionals Portal #29

10 Electronic/Websites First Time SAIG Users #44 IPEDS #45 FSA Technical Initiatives #46 e-Authentication #47 Podcasts #50

11 Program Compliance Integrated Partner Management #3 Compliance Update #6 Top 10 Audit & Program Review Findings #7

12 Program Specific Issues ACG/SMART Operational Update #5 Requirements for Federal Grant Programs #10 Changes to General Provisions Rules #11 Campus-Based Allocation Formula #12

13 Loan Sessions Student Loans Going Forward #8 Lender-School Relationships #9 Student Loan Ombudsman #16 Direct Loan Primer #40 Direct Loan Reports #41

14 Loan Sessions What’s New in Direct Loans for #42 Consolidation Loans #53 Default Prevention #54 FFEL Regulatory & Policy Update #63

15 Lender/GA Track Skip Trace Tools & Techniques #55 Emerging Oversight Issues #56 All About Compliance Audits #57 IPM for Financial Partners #58 Hands-on Overview of F.P. Systems #59 NSLDS for Financial Partners #62

16 More Topics Funding Issues - COD Through GAPS #4 Resolving Database Match Issues #14 R2T4 Problem Areas #25 Bridging the Cultural Divide #26 Protecting Privacy Information #48 Software Development Lifecycle #49

17 Open Forums HBCU #17 HSI #18 Tribal Colleges #19 Birds of a Feather #28  Graduate/Professional Schools  Career Colleges  4-Yr Publics  4-Yr Privates  2-Yr Colleges  IT Professionals

18 PC Lab Ask A Fed – any policy questions COD Default Prevention & Management E-App (eligibility & certification) e-Campus-Based system EDconnect & SAIG EDE Suite  EDExpress, FAA Access to CPS, PIN site) eZ Audit FSA Assessments GAPS IFAP ISIR Analysis Tool NSLDS

19 Cyber Cafe A place for you to do your  Please be mindful of your time when they are others waiting for a computer

20 TIPS Plan your day Go to the PC Lab –Skip a session if you must to avoid crowds For hands-on sessions, arrive early Ask Questions Complete Evaluations

21 Your turn…. Ideas… Clarification… Questions… Now Go Learn ….

22 Contacts Deborah Tarpley Phone: (303) ext We appreciate your feedback and comments. We can be reached at: Margaret Day Phone: (303) ext

23 Please provide any comments regarding this training or the trainers to: Jo Ann Borel Title IV Training Supervisor