ED released a regulations package on August 9, 2006, for the federal student aid programs, including the FFELP. As a result, TG would like to provide its school and lender partners with an summary of these rules, to help you understand how they coordinate with the legislation on which they are based (most of them are derived from the statutory changes due to the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 [HERA]). Thus, TG invites you to join one of two free telephone conferences, titled "A Look at the New Interim Final Rules."

We know that the timing of the release of these interim final rules is rather inconvenient for many institutions, as you are just gearing up for the beginning of the new school year. We also know that this isn't the ideal time for your staff to be sitting down for an hour (away from the multitude of students who require your attention) listening to a presentation. However, we know that you still want timely information, and we want to give you this information while trying to accommodate your need to provide maximum coverage at your institutions. Thus, we have scheduled two presentations, on separate days, and at different times of day (see dates/times below), to provide you with scheduling flexibility.

The material provided in both telephone conferences will be identical. A brief question-and-answer session will follow each telephone conference. Participants may submit questions in advance of the events to viola.perez@tgslc.org.

How to register
To register for either teleconference, contact AT&T Teleconferencing using the information provided below.

Telephone conference #1
Date	Thursday, August 24, 2006
Time	10:00-11:00 a.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	#839849

Telephone conference #2
Date	Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Time	2:00-3:00 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	#839852

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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