2026 Conference Agenda

TimeSession
Monday, March 9th
8:00AM-4:00PMRegistration Desk Open
8:00AM-11:30AMExhibitor Set-Up
8:30AM-11:00AMOptional pre-conference NASFAA credentials: Packaging & Aid Notification / Cost of Attendance (COA)
11:30AM-1:00PMGeneral Session
  • Lunch
  • President's Welcome
  • Vendor Introductions
1:15PM-2:15PMInterest Sessions:
  • New Member Welcome
  • ISAC Program Overview
  • Secrets from the Lender List Lab
  • PLUS Loans: Entering the Upside Down
  • â¦plus many more!!
2:45PM-3:45PMInterest Sessions
  • Coming Soon
4:00PM-5:00PM
Birds of a Feather (by Role)
5:45PM-7:00PMGeneral Session: Dinner & Awards
7:00PM-9:00PMScavenger Hunt & Cash bar!
Tuesday, March 10th
8:00AM-9:00AMRegistration Desk Open
8:00AM-9:00AMBreakfast
9:00AM-4:15PMExhibitor Area Open
9:00AM-10:00AMGeneral Session
  • Illinois Student Assistance Commission
10:15AM-11:15AMInterest Sessions
  • Blue Icon: Staff Churn: Dealing with Planned and Unexpected Staff Turnover
  • Blue Icon: That Was Due When? The Importance of an Operational Calendar
  • Strange Happenings: Being a Positive Parent/Guardian through the Financial Aid Process
  • ILASFAA Legislative Toolkit
  • ISAC Through the Portal: FAFSA Simplification Then and Now
  • â¦plus MANY more!
11:30AM-12:45PMGeneral Session
  • MASFAA Update
  • Lunch
  • Business Meeting
  • Vendor Introductions
12:45PM-1:45PMGeneral Session
  • Keynote Speaker Zach Goodwin
2:00PM-3:00PMInterest Sessions
3:15PM-4:15PMInterest Sessions
4:30PM-5:30PM
System Meetings
  • Campus Solutions / PeopleSoft
  • Banner
  • Colleague
  • CAMS Enterprise
  • PowerFAIDS / Jenzabar
5:30PMDinner on your Own
Wednesday, March 11th
8:00AM-9:00AMRegistration Desk Open
8:45AM-9:45AM
Sector Meetings
  • Senior Public Institutions
  • Private Institutions
  • Community Colleges
  • Health Professions
  • Proprietary Institutions
10:00AM-11:00AMGeneral Session
  • (tentative) NASFAA Inside the Beltway
11:15AM-12:00PMGeneral Session
  • Passing the Gavel
  • Sneak Peak to ILASFAA 2027 Conference