Each issue of Chicago Chronicles will highlight Conference sessions of note, Chicago attractions and activities, and other important Annual Conference updates. We also encourage attendees to review the Chicago Events Guide and Chicago Restaurant Guide, which contain information on activities recommended by NACUA member attorneys who served on this year’s Work Group on Local Arrangements.

An archive of all Chicago Chronicles volumes will be available on the NACUA web site. We invite you to explore Chicago Chronicles and NACUA’s 46th Annual Conference!

TWO DISCUSSION GROUPS ADDED TO CONFERENCE SCHEDULE!

NACUA is pleased to announce the addition of two discussion groups to the Annual Conference Schedule.

Session 6I : iTunes U: Is It Right for Your U?
Tuesday, June 27, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Chicago Ballroom A, 5th Floor

Led by Susan L. Wheeler (James Madison University) and Lynette Phillips (SUNY at? Stony Brook), this discussion group will explore the Apple iTunes proposal and how it would work , the experiences of current participating institutions, the Apple iTunes agreements:, the iTunes QuickTime Bundling Agreement, the iTunes QuickTime University Distribution License Agreement, and the iTunes U Services Agreement, as well as advantages and disadvantages and legal and practical issues.

Session 8I: EPA's Proposed Academic Laboratories Rule: A More Flexible Approach to the Management of Hazardous Waste or Additional Regulatory Burden?
Wednesday , June 28, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Chicago Ballroom F, 5th Floor

Led by David J. Monz (Updike Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.), this discussion group will explore the entities and materials P\potentially impacted by the Academic Laboratories Rule, key elements of the Rule and applicability to institutions, comparison with existing hazardous waste regulations, examination of key differences and evaluation of regulatory relief afforded or additional burden imposed by each, strategies for assessing regulatory alternatives, and determining whether institutions can benefit from the rule or should continue to operate under existing regulations.

PRE-CONFERENCE WEBSITE ACCESS BEGINS JUNE 9

All Conference attendees should receive an email on June 9 from Conference Archives with a username and password access conference materials on-line via a password protected website.

Once you receive your username and password, you can visit the site to print materials, including session power points, in advance of the Conference. The site will be live through the end of September, so attendees may print materials after the conclusion of the conference as well.

Conference attendees may also pre-order the Conference CD-ROM at a special discounted rate of $59 through Wednesday, June 28. Loaded with all the written materials and PowerPoints (including materials that are not included in the complete binder), as well as audio of most Conference sessions, the CD-ROM is the most comprehensive archive of the Conference available. The CD-ROM will ship approximately 2-4 weeks after the Conference and can be used on your desktop or laptop computer. Click here to order!

ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST AND VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION CEREMONY

NACUA hopes you will join your colleagues for the Association Leadership Breakfast and Member Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, June 27 at 8:00 a.m. The program will include remarks from outgoing President Melinda Grier and incoming President Georgia Yuan, the results of NACUA’s Nominations and Elections. In addition, NACUA will recognize 2005-2006’s committee volunteers, speakers, and authors, as well as members who have retired this year. All breakfast attendees will be entered into a drawing for their institution to receive one of two complimentary registrations to the 2007 Annual Conference.

DAVINCI EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

Explore an interactive exhibit on the innovations and inventions of Leonardo DaVinci. Exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to test Leonardo’s flying machines and a seven-foot catapult, view more than 100 invention sketches in 3-D format, and see replicas of commissioned sculptures.

Additional exhibits at the museum include the only U-505 Submarine in the United States, a functioning chick hatchery, a miniature fairy castle, a walk through human heart, and more. Advance Admission Tickets may be purchased on-line via the museum website.