SAIRMAIL News August 1, 2006 http://www.sair.org Darla Keel, University of Memphis, SAIRMAIL News Editor To provide SAIRMAIL news, please send an email.

33rd Annual SAIR Conference October 14 - 17, 2006 Arlington, Virginia < access website >

SAIR 2006 Information and Registration Get all the details on the workshops, plenary session, special event and more. Access the conference brochure (pdf) A paper copy of the conference brochure will be mailed next week. The online conference registration is open. Register for the SAIR Conference today! https://secure.airweb3.org/sair

Larry G. Jones Travel Grant - Deadline is August 31 Graduate Students should apply today! Established in 2005 to honor past SAIR president and executive board member Larry G. Jones, the travel grant will be awarded annually to a deserving graduate student who meets award criteria. A total of $500 will be awarded to the successful applicant to defray travel expenses associated with the annual SAIR conference and the conference registration fee will be waived as well. Please visit http://sair.org/conferences/2006-arlington/lj-travel-grant.asp for details on award criteria and submission instructions.

Call for Proposals for the 47th Annual AIR Forum June 2-6, 2007 Kansas City, Missouri Click here to access .pdf form

Congratulations, Andrew! Jim Eck presents the best paper check to Andrew Luna at AIR in Chicago Institutional Research is being Researched - Your Help is Needed Gary Donhardt of The University of Memphis is researching the organization structures of universities and needs to know if your IR office reports to the president or has a seat on the presidential cabinet. If so, please send an email to Gary at donhardt@memphis.edu.   Update Your Address Books After nearly eight years as Director of Assessment at Georgia Tech, Joseph Hoey has accepted a position as Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah. His new email address is jhoey@scad.edu.

Employment Opportunities Be sure to review the new employment postings on the SAIR website.