Meetings and
Reports
Past Meetings
The Distance Education and Training
Council and its Accrediting Commission sponsor Annual Conferences,
Workshops, and Accreditation Seminars. For more information on
the DETC meetings, please contact Rob Chalifoux at rob@detc.org,
or 202-234-5100, ext. 104
A Report on each meeting (except Accreditation Seminars) will
be published and posted on this Web site as soon as possible after
the event.
Calendar
2008
Distance Education Workshop
October 13
Title IV Workshop
Notre Dame, IN
October 14-15
Center for Continuing Education
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
2009
Accrediting Commission Meeting
January 16-17
83rd Annual Conference
April 5-7
Hotel Del Coronado
Coronado, CA
Accrediting Commission Meeting
June 5-6
DETC Distance Education Workshop
October 18-20
The Naples Grande
Naples, FL
2010
Accrediting Commission Meeting
January 15-16
84th Annual Conference
April 11-13
L’Auberge Del Mar
Del Mar, CA
Accrediting Commission Meeting
June 4-5
DETC Distance Education Workshop
October 4-5
The Brown Palace Hotel
Denver, CO
2011
Accrediting Commision Meeting January 14-15
84th Annual Conference April 3-5 The Williamsburg Lodge Williamsburg, VA
Accrediting Commission Meeting June 3-4
DETC Fall Workshop TBA |
Attend this Fall's Distance Education Workshop!

Registration now is available for the DETC Distance Education Workshop, Tuesday-Wednesday October 14th and 15th, 2008. This well-attended Workshop is held every even numbered year, and has been held in South Bend since 1968. This is the last Distance Education Workshop taking place at the University of Notre Dame, so don’t miss the opportunity to attend! Registration also is available for the DETC Workshop on Title IV Federal Student Aid being held Monday, October 13.
This year’s Workshop Program was designed with your input. A pre-workshop survey was conducted and sessions were created from the most popular topics selected. Click here to see the proposed program.
The DETC Research and Educational Standards Subcommittee will meet at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14th. The first General Session begins at 10:00 a.m. The Workshop concludes with a reception and dinner on Wednesday evening.
Register Today
Please click here to register for the DETC Distance Education Workshop!
Until Sunday, August 10, you can use the code “DETCRLYBRD” to receive an Early-Bird discount of 15% off the registration price. After August 10, you can use the code “DETCOCT08” to receive a 10% discount when registering multiple attendees from the same institution. The Conference registration deadline is Friday, October 3, 2008. DETC reserves the right to refuse attendance for registration requests received after October 3. All Payments must be received in the DETC office prior to the Conference.
The Morris Inn
Rooms are available at The Morris Inn, a small on-campus hotel. The special Workshop rates are just $132/single occupancy and $152/ double. Contact the Morris Inn directly at (574) 631-2000 to reserve a room. Please inform the reservations agent you are with the Distance Education and Training Council. Make your reservation today; the hotel will fill quickly. Reservations must be made before September 13, 2008, to receive the discounted rate.
Federal Aid Workshop Announced
DETC will be conducting a Workshop on Title IV Federal Student Aid Monday, October 13, 2008 at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Continuing Education.
The Workshop will take place from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Monday. It will feature a presentation by Dr. Sharon Bob, Special Consultant to DETC. Dr. Bob will cover requirements with which institutions must comply when they become eligible to participate in the Title IV programs, and feature a discussion on what is involved when determining a student's eligibility for federal financial aid. In addition, Dr. Bob will discuss the process of applying for eligibility for purposes of student deferments and tax credits and applying for eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs. The Workshop is intended for DETC institutions now participating in federal aid programs, as well as those contemplating applying to the program.
Registration fees are $850 per person for non-members and $550 for member institutions. To register, use the Distance Education Workshop registration page and select the “Title IV Workshop” option.
If you have any questions about these or other upcoming DETC meetings, please contact Rob Chalifoux, Director of Meetings and Publications, at (202) 234-5100, ext. 104, or send an e-mail to rob[at]detc.org.
- DETC's High School Seminar was held May 12-14, 2008 at the Fiesta Inn Resort and Conference Center in Tempe, AZ. For PowerPoint presentations click: 21st Century High School Diploma, Lexiles, or Achieve
- DETC's 82nd Annual Conference was held April 13-15, 2008 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA.
- DETC's 2007 Fall Distance Education Workshop was held October 14-16, 2007 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA
- The 81st Annual
Conference was held April 15-17, 2007 at the Omni
Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ. For a full report on the Conference, click here.
- DETC Distance Education Workshop
was held October 17-18, 2006 at the Center for Continuing Education
at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. For
a full report on the Workshop, click
here.
- The 80th Annual Conference
was held April 9-11, 2006 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle,
Washington. For a full report on the session presented at the
Conference, click
her.
-
DETC's 2005 Fall
Distance Education Workshop was held at the Hershey
Hotel - Hershey Park, PA, October 16-18.
Click
here for a summary of the sessions.
-
The 79th Annual Conference
was held April 17-19, 2005 at the Francis Marion Hotel,
Charleston, SC. For a full report on the session presented
at the Conference
click here.
-
The DETC Distance Education
Workshop, October 12-13, 2004 at the Center for Continuing
Education at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame,
Indiana. For a full report click
here
-
The 78th Annual Conference
was held April 18-20, 2004 at the Westin Grand Hotel, Washington,
DC. For a full report on the session presented at the Conference
click here.
-
The
77th Annual Conference was held April 13-15,
2003 at the Wailea Marriott in Maui, Hawaii. For a full
report on the session presented at the Conference click
here.
- The DETC Accrediting
Commission met on June 6-7, 2003 and accredited
seven new institutions and re-accredited three institutions.
For a full report on the Commission’s actions click
here.
- Dublin Seminar
DETC International Seminar was held at the Berkeley
Court Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, July 13-15, 2003. The Seminar
was sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration.
For a full report of the seminar click
here.
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