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This week I'm gearing up to attend my 10th CASE Conference for Community Colleges.  CASE is my professional organization:  Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.  I've been attending this conference since I started my advancement gig, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.  I'm particularly excited about this year's conference because I was offered the role of Planning Committee Chairperson - AND it's the first in-person event we've had in THREE years.  

But I've been attending conferences as professional development since I was a student.  From my very first RA conference in...um...1988 to the conference I'm attending next week, I've probably been to more than 50 of these professional development events over the years.  I for sure have a do's-and-don'ts list of best practices and I'll share some of those in today's episode.

But this is not the last time we are discussing professional development on this show.  While I do love me some conferences, they are not the only way to receive professional development.  So stay tuned for that!!  It's going to be a great conversation!!!