Now that ED has weighed in on the loan-related provisions of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act (HERA) in Dear Colleague Letter GEN-06-02/FP-06-01, TG would like to provide its school and lender partners with an analysis of this latest guidance, to help you to implement the forthcoming changes at your institution. Thus, TG invites you to join one of two free telephone conferences titled "ED Guidance on the Higher Education Reconciliation Act."

The material provided in both telephone conferences will be identical; TG scheduled two events in order to provide flexibility, as we understand how busy our business partners' schedules can be.

A brief question-and-answer session will follow each telephone conference. Questions may be submitted in advance of the events to viola.perez@tgslc.org.

How to register
Participants in either telephone conference should make note of the details below, and contact AT&T Teleconferencing to make their reservation.

Telephone conference #1
Date	Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Time	2-3:30 p.m. (CST)
Registration	You may register with AT&T via Web: http://www.att-rsvp.com, or by phone (877) 471-4350
Reference confirmation number	#822823

Telephone conference #2
Date	Thursday, March 30, 2006
Time	10:30-12:00 noon (CST)
Registration	You may register with AT&T via Web: http://www.att-rsvp.com, or by phone (877) 471-4350
Reference confirmation number	#823374

About the presenters
Laura Kowalski, TG assistant manager for policy and regulatory affairs, has 10 years of FFELP experience. Laura's prior experience also includes 10 years in bank operations where she worked her way up to VP of Operations. Laura's primary responsibilities at TG focus on policy analysis and development and also on developing and providing industry training for both TG and national partners. Laura represents TG on the NCHELP Program Regulations Committee and has served as co-chair for the last four years. The Regs Committee is responsible for the development of extensive regulatory documentation for dissemination to NCHELP members and other interested parties.

Kelly Kaelin, TG senior policy advisor, has 10 years of experience in the financial aid industry. Kelly started her career as a financial aid officer at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. In 2000, Kelly came to TG as a member of the policy and regulatory affairs team. Soon after joining TG, Kelly became the Editing Chair of the Common Manual, the unified FFELP policy guide maintained by all of the nation's guarantors. Among her job duties at TG, Kelly contributes to TG's weekly electronic newsletter Shoptalk Online, completes policy inquiries and analysis, and provides industry training on a wide variety of policy and regulatory issues.

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