Annual Conference

SUBJECT: RESCHEDULING NOTICE | 2020 All Directors + CCCSFAAA Conference regarding Coronavirus

TO: All Director + CCCSFAAA Attendees

FROM: Vice Chancellor Rhonda Mohr and CCCSFAAA President Michael Dear

Dear 2020 All Directors + CCCSFAAA Training Conference Attendees,

Thank you for your planned participation at our upcoming 2020 All Directors + CCCSFAAA Training Conference scheduled to take place from March 23-26, 2020 in Monterey. Many of you have been in touch with questions regarding the status of the event in relation to COVID-19, so we wanted to provide an update: the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association have made the difficult decision to reschedule the upcoming conference. The 2020 All Directors + CCCSFAAA Training Conference will now take place on November 2-5, 2020 at the same venue, the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa. 

We have been closely monitoring statewide updates and responses to COVID-19, as well as guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local health officials, and epidemiology experts. Through evaluation of the current circumstances, the conference committee, our sponsors, and our major partners have decided that rescheduling is the appropriate step to ensuring the health and wellbeing of our community members and staff. 

Immediate information on rescheduling can be found below.

Hotel Room Refund Information:

• Hotel rooms will be cancelled directly by the hotel.
• If you prepaid by check, a refund will be issued to you by the hotel. Please contact the Hyatt Regency’s Finance department (Michael Gomes [email protected] or Jen Giles [email protected]) and reference CCCSFAAA and the guest names.

Registration Information:

• Registration information and fees for all events (All Directors, FA101, FA Literacy & CCCSFAAA) will be carried forward and applied to the November event.
• If you are unable to attend in November, please contact the CCCSFAAA Treasurer Elect Melissa Guess at [email protected] for a refund.
• The Chancellor’s Office has approved the rollover of 2019-20 SFAA/BFAP funds to be spent in 2020-21 fiscal year due to the circumstances that caused the rescheduling of this event. More details to follow via CFAO-all listserv.

Non-Refundable and Late Cancellation Fees:

• For those who were attending the All Directors and the Financial Wellness training: If you incur late cancellation fees for your transportation or will receive no refunds from your airline, please contact Ruby Nieto at [email protected] for additional information.

Sponsorship Information:

• Exhibitor and sponsorship fees will also be applied to the November event unless otherwise requested (via email to Dennis Schroeder at [email protected]).
• We appreciate our partners and hope to see you in November.

Presenter Information:

• Presenters and moderators will remain the same to the extent possible pending your availability for the new November dates.
• Event schedule co-coordinators Tina Lent and Tammera Shinar will be in contact with presenters and moderators between now and mid-summer.
• Any training presentations that were already prepared will be made available to members via the CCCSFAAA website.

We understand this news may come as a disappointment to many of you and express our sincerest apologies, though we appreciate your understanding and flexibility in supporting the safety of all attendees. Should you have any questions, please refer to the Chancellor’s Office website on COVID-19. 

Thank you,

Rhonda Mohr, Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Special Programs

Michael Dear, CCCSFAAA President

Past Conference Session Handouts

2019 Annual Conference Presentations

2018 Annual Conference Presentations

2018 Financial Aid 101 Pre-Conference Training Presentations