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URL:https://event925.com/events/2027-gael-winter-conference/
SUMMARY:2027 GAEL Winter Conference
DESCRIPTION:\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2027 GAE
 L Winter Conference – Illuminate What Matters\nThe 2027 GAEL Winter Conf
 erence\, themed “Illuminate What Matters\,” is a professional-developm
 ent gathering for Georgia educational leaders\, organized by the Georgia A
 ssociation of Educational Leaders (GAEL). It is scheduled for January 31
 –February 2\, 2027\, at The Classic Center in Athens\, Georgia\, with bo
 th in-person and livestream registration options.\nLeadership development 
 focus\nThe conference organizes professional learning around three connect
 ed dimensions of leadership: developing oneself\, developing other people\
 , and developing the organization. Rather than treating leadership primari
 ly as a collection of administrative techniques\, the program emphasizes p
 ersonal clarity and resilience\, talent development and coaching\, and org
 anizational systems\, culture\, strategy\, and community relationships.\nT
 hree learning strands\nThe first strand\, Illuminate the Leader Within\, f
 ocuses on self-awareness\, resilience\, purpose\, and sustainable leadersh
 ip. Kindle the Spark in Others centers on coaching\, meaningful feedback\,
  talent development\, and building team capacity\, while Light the Path Fo
 rward addresses organizational culture\, systems\, strategy\, and relation
 ships that can embed priorities beyond any individual leader.\nKeynote spe
 akers\nThe announced keynote lineup includes Laura Hope Whitaker\, CEO of 
 Extra Special People (ESP)\, and Scott Robley\, Vice President of Learning
  Solutions at Crucial Learning. Their inclusion complements the conference
 's broader emphasis on developing people and strengthening leadership capa
 city\; GAEL identifies both as keynote speakers while noting that the publ
 ished agenda is still a draft.\nAttendance and registration\nGAEL currentl
 y lists member registration at $460 and non-member registration at $610\, 
 with in-person and livestream formats available. The attendee cancellation
  deadline is January 12\, 2027\, with a $150 cancellation fee before that 
 date and the full fee afterward\; payment is due January 15. Because the c
 onference is still in the future\, agenda details remain subject to change
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CATEGORIES:Conference,Training
LOCATION:Downtown Athens\, 300 North Thomas Street\,  Athens\, Georgia\, 30
 601\, United States
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