--- title: LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Friday description: LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Friday --- [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 # LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Friday Nov 9, 2018 5:08:02 AM by William Draves | Friday, November 9, 2018 **Eric Jones Performs At NineShift** This year’s Nine Shift General Session features jazz musician Eric Jones from Savannah.  . **All New: Nine Shift for 2019** Don’t miss the next to last NineShift session. In Room 103. A new way of life is rapidly taking over for this century.  With live music, stories, skit and humor, one of education’s foremost futurists reviews the year and what lies ahead. 10:00 – 11:30 am.    Says Phil Housel of Kerrville, Texas, “I’d trample my grandma to hear Draves speak.” **Tweet Your Tip** Tweet your top 1-3 tips from the conference. We’ll put together the top 40 tips, with your name included.  #lern18 **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 23thLERN conference, for his outstanding event management execution, making our conference so pleasant for you. **Next Year** Look for our announcement in the next few weeks on next year’s conference:. We will decide by Dec 31 and let you know.  Thanks for making LERN the largest association in lifelong learning programming in the world. Thanks for coming! See you next year. **Today’s Schedule** 8:00 – 8:50   Concurrent Sessions 9:00 – 9:50 am  4 Concurrent Sessions Just for You 10:00 – 11:00 am  All New! Nine Shift for 2019 with Eric Jones jazz musician Noon – 3:00 pm LERN Board of Directors meet CPP Exam, 1 pm at Hyatt, Verelst room. 1 pm  – 5:00 pm CPP Exam       ### LATEST NEWS LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Friday LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Thursday Afternoon LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Thursday LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Wednesday Afternoon LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Wednesday LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)