November 4-6, 2009
PSM: Advancing the Nation's
Competitiveness and Innovation Agenda
Professional Science Master's Sixth Biennial Meeting
Hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools 

PSM Biennial Meeting
November 4-6, 2009
Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC

Anyone interested in attending the PSM Biennial Meeting may register on-site. As the pre-registration deadline has passed, new registrants will not be listed in the participant and bios listings.

Many PSM programs have been or are being developed in response to the forces affecting higher education institutions including U.S. competitiveness, globalization, increased institutional accountability to the state for public institutions, increased competition for students, and demographic changes in the composition of graduate students. This Biennial Meeting will address the PSM initiative's response to these forces and the means for sustaining programs for future growth. This meeting also provides a valuable opportunity to network with PSM program directors and deans, as well as federal agency personnel, professional society representatives, and Congressional staff. The program will consist of both plenary and contributed paper sessions, and a poster session highlighting best practices.

Registration is complimentary; however, every person must register in order to attend to the conference. All individuals submitting paper and/or poster abstracts must register for the conference. The hotel cost at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill is a special CGS meeting rate of $239 per night for single occupancy or $259 per night for double occupancy. SPECIAL RATE: Attendees who would like to stay over in Washington D.C. on Friday and Saturday night can do so at a special rate of $165 per night for single and double occupancy.

All registrants must call the hotel to make their reservations.

Please indicate you are a PSM Biennial Meeting attendee by using the code “Council of Graduate Schools AND/OR the PSM Biennial Meeting” and make your room reservation before Friday, October 9, 2009. Program Directors, coordinators, faculty, and staff involved in running or planning PSM programs will be eligible for hotel and travel reimbursement up to $600. Reimbursement forms will be sent to those that qualify via email. Attendees must attach all receipts in order to receive full reimbursement. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Nancy Vincent at nvincent@cgs.nche.edu or call 202-461-3878.

To make your room reservation, please call The Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill at:
525 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-1527
Call 1-800-321-3010 (phone)
http://washingtoncourthotel.com

For more information on Hotel and Travel accommodations, please click here.