--- title: News from the big LERN Conference – Saturday, Nov. 23 description: "LERN Daily News: Saturday, Nov. 23 New sessions added!" image: https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-378228423-png/images/untitled1-resized-600.png --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # News from the big LERN Conference – Saturday, Nov. 23 Sat, Nov 23,2013 @ 10:00 AM by Kathryn Will | **LERN Daily News![Sally Klauss](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-378228423-png/images/untitled1-resized-600.png)** **Saturday, Nov. 23** **New sessions added!** One of our most popular instructors for UGotClass, Sally Klauss, does two sessions this morning in Pacific O. How to do a SWOT Needs Analysis: 8 a.m. New! Using Personality Profiles in Your Workplace: 9 a.m. **All New: Nine Shift for 2014: ****“The End of the Auto Age”** With hats, music, stories and humor, two of education’s foremost futurists review the year and make more predictions. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Phil Housel of Kerrville, Texas, once said “I’d trample my grandma to hear Draves speak.” **Edward Jackson to Tap Dance** We are pleased to present an outstanding tap dancer, Edward Jackson, during the Nine Shift closing session.   You can purchase a download of his music at urbanfunkmachine.bandcamp.com **It’s Not Over Yet!** ****Watch for the best tips and trends from the conference, online and in your LERN magazine. **Thanks to Bill Strehl** Thanks to our conference director Bill Strehl, now managing his 18th LERN conference, for his outstanding event management execution, making our conference so pleasant for you. **Today’s Super Stars** Three sessions by exciting presenters: New! “Kick the Habit – Any Habit!” Julia King Tamang ![describe the image](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-206116658-jpg/images/king_tamang_julia-resized-600.jpg?width=162&height=216&name=king_tamang_julia-resized-600.jpg) New! “Building the New American Dream” Cem Erdem  ![Cem Eden resized 600](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-379891916-jpg/images/cem-eden-resized-600.jpg)               New! “Cultivating Your Creativity” Kassia Dellabough ![Kassia Dellabough resized 600](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-380593827-jpg/images/kassia-dellabough-resized-600.jpg)               **Next Year's LERN Conference is in Orlando ** The 2014 LERN Annual Conference is Nov. 21-23 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, near Epcot, Disney World and Disney Downtown. Mark your calendar and plan on attending. See you there! **We end on time** No need to leave early!  The final session will end at or before 11:30 a.m.  Don’t miss anything. **Perry Harker recognized** Perry Harker, past Chair of the LERN Board of Directors, will be honored for his contributions as a LERN leader.    **Thanks to Gabriele Janes** Thanks to this year’s Chair, and Treasurer, of the Board, Gabriele Janes of Toronto, Canada, for her leadership of LERN. **Thanks for making LERN the largest continuing education association in the world.** **Thanks for coming!  See you next year. ** **Today’s Schedule** 8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.: Nine Concurrent Sessions 9 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.:  Four Concurrent Sessions Just for You 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.:  Nine Shift for 2014: “The End of the Auto Age.” Closing. 11:30 a.m.: People interested in the Orlando Conference Committee meet Noon – 3 p.m.: LERN Board of Directors meet, 1 p.m.  – 5 p.m.:  CPP Exam 6 p.m.: Senior LERN Leader Dinner             ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)