MASA’s 2013 Fall Conference will take place at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, September 25-27, 2013. Our theme for this year is Building a Bridge to the Future. There will be a sharing of ideas and strategies that are improving education in Michigan for all students.

Starting on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, those interested in submitting a proposal can go to www.gomasa.org and find the Events drop down tab and click on Fall Conference 2013. An easy to fill out and submit form is there. Once completed and submitted it will come to MASA for review. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 7, 2013. The conference planning committee will review and make selections. Notification of selections and non-selections will  go out the week of July 8th.

The Conference Planning Committee and staff of MASA take this process very seriously.  We usually receive three times the request than session slots available. Topics that are primarily educational in nature, related to our theme, topics that come to us through direct feedback from members, and are not primarily sales of product and services in nature are used to guide selection.

Our goal is to design and give a relevant and helpful conference. We appreciate all who step up and are interested in sharing to help our members better serve those they serve.

On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee,

Mike O’Mara
Superintendent, Lakewood Public Schools       
Chairperson, MASA Conference Planning Committee                   

Dan Pappas  
Associate Executive Director, MASA 
Executive Director, MIEM                                         

Diane Dick
MASA/MIEM Conference Planner