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From the Executive Director:
MISBO partnered with Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TAIS) last week to present the first joint Business Officer Conference in Nashville, TN. This gathering of nearly 50 people was a great opportunity for business officers (and one Head of School) to spend about 24 hours together exploring the questions about the future of education and our schools, the challenges that are inherent when there is a transition of the Head of School, as well as how to manage the risks our schools face with rapidly expanding international travel. Our three speakers: Grant Lichtman, Chip Broadway, and Eric Harley provided the attendees with much to contemplate as they went back to their schools.
One of the most interesting conversations was around the question of "Who is your customer?" This is a surprisingly difficult question...
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Spring Webinar Series
 Registration is open for MISBO's 2014 Spring Webinar Series. The next event in the spring schedule is:
Cloud Based Technology for K-12 Schools
Date: April 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Jason Hart, Cloud Client Executive, CDW
Description: Attendees will be able to list cloud adoption trends and identify those not yet in use at their institution.
Click here to register
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2014 FISBO/MISBO Business Officers Conference
 Early bird deadline for the 2014 FISBO/MISBO Business Officers Conference - May 4-6, hosted by The Pine School in Stuart, FL is tomorrow, Friday, April 11th!
Register today for the best rates and to ensure hotel accommodations!
This conference is open to ALL MISBO, FCIS and FISBO members at the $250 member rate until the early bird deadline of April 11, 2014 - an outstanding value! HURRY and register today!
This year's keynote speakers include:
- Dr. James F. Jones Jr., President, Trinity College, Professor in the Humanities
- John Chubb, President, NAIS
- Dr. Barbara Hodges, Executive Director, FCIS
For more information and to register, please visit www.misbo.com/fisbo. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Vendor Webinar Series
 Next up in MISBO's 2014 Vendor Webinar Series. The first event in the spring schedule is:
High Impact Learning Environments
Date: April 22, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Bill Latham, III, CEO, Contrax Furnishings
Description: This course immerses attendees in the research changing educational practices. It includes case studies, interactions and simulations to challenge traditional thinking. Addresses planning, materials, research and relationships to show how they impact health, welfare and interactions of the people in schools.
Click here to register
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Adobe Creative Cloud for Education
MISBO has been working with Adobe and CDWG to bring our member schools a program for the Adobe Creative Cloud for Education. This is an enterprise term licensing agreement (ETLA) that is a 3-year annual term that will require an FTE commitment from MISBO schools.
Adobe is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 22 at 10:00 am ET for MISBO members to provide additional details and answer any questions. Follow this link to register.
If you are using or have been considering using Adobe at your school, we would strongly encourage you to attend the webinar. Higher participation in this program will offer a great savings for our MISBO members.
If you cannot attend the webinar but would like more information please feel free to contact Bryan Purl with CDWG or Matt Rodgers and Kathy Traynor with Adobe.
Adobe Creative Cloud for Education
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Electronic Resources
MISBO's Electronic Resources program is gearing up for ordering season. Please note the relevant dates below:
- Trial Sites are open and can be found here.
- The portal will open for orders in April. Please note that this year's authorization process will be different from last year. More details will be provided soon.
- The first volume deadline for orders is May 31st.
Visit our trial site page to learn about new product offerings, but remember the portal is undergoing yearly pricing and product updates and will not yet display the correct pricing for your budgeting purposes. Please wait until the portal opens for true and correct pricing information for the 2014-2015 school year.
All questions about MISBO's Electronic Resources program should be directed to Dianne Sagaas.
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New Business Officer Intensive
 Depending on the path you took to arrive in the Business Office, there may be many areas of your job that leave question marks over your head. Do you know about current HR regulations? Do you have facilities maintenance in your professional background? Financial Aid? Business Officers, especially new ones, have a steep learning curve to get up to speed and MISBO can help you get there!
Registration is open for MISBO's 2014 New Business Officer Intensive - June 8-10, hosted by Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA.
This conference is open to members and non-members alike for $295. Alumni rates are offered for returning attendees.
The full program can be viewed here.
Full event details and registration can be found at www.misbo.com/intensive. We look forward to seeing you in June!
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1640 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Building 20, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone - 404.921.3810
Fax - 404.921.3816
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Board Nominations
Tomorrow is the deadline!
The MISBO Board of Directors has issued a
call for nominations for new board directors whose term would begin on July 1, 2014.
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2014 Annual Conference
Ideas in Motion
The 2014 MISBO Annual Conference will be held November 2-4, 2014 in Tampa, Florida at the
Marriott Westshore.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal to present a breakout session, that information and our online submission form can
We are bringing new thoughts, new designs, and Ideas in Motion
to this year's conference - www.misbo.com/ac2014
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Vendors and
Electronic Resources
on the Blog!
Be sure to keep up to date on all of MISBO's updates, news, and special promotions by visiting the MISBO Blog. There are separate
pages for Vendor News and Electronic Resources.
While you're there, take a good look at all the great things happening at MISBO!
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