Hello NEOA! Welcome back! We are all gearing up or starting our new academic year, but the NEOA Annual Conference 2024 in Vermont is right around the corner. Our dates are April 9-12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington, VT. Mark your calendars! How can you be involved? There are many moving parts to making a conference a worthwhile event for everyone. We will be meeting beginning in September. Our first organizational meeting will be Wednesday, September 13, from 9-11:30 am. via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://vsc.zoom.us/j/4046860328 Meeting ID: 404 686 0328 At this meeting, anyone who wants to be a part of the process of organizing the conference in any way is welcome to join all or any part of the Zoom. We will talk about the theme and build our spreadsheet of items! We want representation from all programs on the committee. Please consider communicating with your TRIO and GEAR UP regional groups to see who you would like to represent. No experience needed, but experience wanted! I look forward to working with all of you on creating an all-inclusive event for our pre-collegiate, collegiate, and adult programs. Feel free to reach out via phone or email if you would like to chat before the meeting. Thank you! Julie W Finnegan Director Castleton TRIO Upward Bound [Vermont State University logo] Vermont State University 802.468.1310 | julie.finnegan@VermontState.edu<mailto:julie.finnegan@VermontState.edu> VermontState.edu<http://vermontstate.edu/> Vermont State University is built upon the best of Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College. Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, July 1, 2023. At Vermont State University, we foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice and strive to be a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment. Vermont State University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, positive HIV-related blood test results, or any other status protected by state or federal law. PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, confidential, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of an email received in error is prohibited.