
Event Description
Membership will be the highlight for this conference. We’ll also be highlighting our “We Honor Ours” (W.H.O.) Award winners Saturday night with a plated dinner. This is a special program which honors our own local and state union leaders. Finally, we will hold our last Council of the academic year.
For questions about the conference, please email the conference staff at ccaconference@cta.org. For more information on the Community College Association, please visit the CCA website.
Program
AGENDA*: Coming Soon
WORKSHOP GRID*: Click here for the Tentative Workshop Grid
TENATIVE SESSIONS*: Click here for the Tentative Session List
DESCRIPTIONS*: Click here for the Tentative Session Descriptions
PROGRAM* Coming Soon
*All program details and documents are subject to change.
Friday, April 25
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CCA Conference Registration Desk
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CCA Building Strong Locals (BSL) Academy - Session I
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Conference Orientation Session (First-time attendees are encouraged to attend)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner Buffet | CCA Council General Session - Elections
Saturday, April 26
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CCA Conference Registration Desk
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Exhibitor Showcase
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
CCA and CTA Budget Forum
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
CCA Conference Information Desk
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
CCA Council Session - Elections: Voting by Voice on Uncontested Seats
9:20 AM - 10:15 AM
General Session - Campus Safety: Preparing for On-Campus Emergencies
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CCA Building Strong Locals (BSL) Academy - Session II
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Development Workshops - Session I
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
CCA Elections
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Buffet | General Session - 2025 Legislative Update
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
CCA Building Strong Locals (BSL) Academy - Session III
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Professional Development Workshops - Session II
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Break
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CCA Chapter Photos
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
A Night Amongst the CCA Stars: A Red-Carpet Gala
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Annual "We Honor Ours" (W.H.O.) Awards and Banquet
Sunday, April 27
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CCA Conference Information Desk
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
CCA Run-Off Election Speeches (if necessary)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
CCA Run-Off Elections (if necessary)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CCA Council Session | Prize Drawings
Expense Reimbursement Guidelines for 2025 CCA Spring Conference
For the 2025 Spring Conference, CCA will reimburse to the people described below the following expenses:
State Council delegates, CCA board members, Academy participants, CCA awardees, and official delegates from a local on the delegate list submitted by the local president will have their expenses reimbursed as per the CCA standing rules.
Reimbursable Expenses: Must be submitted on an MES along with itemized receipt(s).
- Full cost of a single-occupancy hotel room at the conference rate. Please note: the CCA group room rate only applies to Friday and Saturday night and CCA will not reimburse for any late cancellation fees.
- Round-trip mileage from home to the airport or the hotel
- Airport or hotel parking
- Coach airfare
- Lyft/Uber/taxi as necessitated for travel
- THESE MEALS ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE FOR ANY ATTENDEES, INCLUDING GUESTS, AS THEY ARE INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch, W.H.O. Awards Dinner Saturday night, and Sunday breakfast are all included with registration. Family-friendly weekend meal passes are available free of charge upon registration of each member of the family as a “Guest.” **The only requirements are that attendees must register their guest and have their guest sign in at the conference to receive a “Guest” badge. For attendees and guests, entry into the dining area will require a badge.
**PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ELECT TO NOT PARTAKE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE MEALS, YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY MEALS YOU PURCHASE ON YOUR OWN EITHER FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR GUEST(S)**.
Meals necessitated by travel will be reimbursed at a maximum rate of $90 per day, including gratuity. An itemized receipt is required for reimbursement. THE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO GUEST(S) OF MEMBERS.
- $10/day other gratuities (no receipt required)
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Dependent care will be reimbursed per CCA policy and guidelines. For more information, see below for Standing Rule 2-3B:
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Rule 2-3: B. Dependent Care: 1. CCA members who attend CCA conferences, board meetings and committee meetings shall be eligible for reimbursement of their actual expenditures for childcare, care of family members with special needs, and/or dependent elder care services. The rate reimbursed shall not exceed the California State Minimum Wage, and the total amount reimbursed shall not exceed $800 per event. 2. In order for dependent care to be reimbursed, the following criteria must be met: a. The attendee filing the claim must be a member in good standing; b. The member must submit verifiable documentation of the expenditure; c. The member must submit documentation that they are the primary caregiver for the dependent under this section; 7 d. The member must comply with the CCA policy on attendance found in Article II.B.5 of the CCA Bylaws. For more information, please contact the CCA Treasurer: treasurer@cca4us.org
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**Attendees, other than those stated above, are generally not reimbursed their expenses by CCA, and should contact their local president for further information.
Reimbursements require itemized receipts, except for the non-meal gratuities. Hotel reimbursement applies to this conference, but CCA may alter its reimbursement practices in the future.
**Attendees, other than those stated above, are generally not reimbursed their expenses by CCA, and should contact their local president for further information.
Venue
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, CA 92612
Group Rate: $179/night
Booking Deadline: April 3, 2025 (or until hotel block sells out)
Parking: $25/day Self Parking
Airport Shuttle: Hotel offers Complimentary shuttle services to and from SNA-John Wayne Airport.
Traveling to the Conference
Please consider using public transportation to travel to the conference. Please visit https://octa.net/ for maps, schedules, fares and more information.
Fees
- CTA Members – $0
- Aspiring Educators – $0
- Invited Exhibitor – $200 / booth
Health & Safety Policies
CCA will follow the current CTA guidelines, which are:
The health and safety of attendees, exhibitors, and staff are our highest priority. In partnership with hotels, CTA will adhere to all official government and local authority guidance, as well as any venue or location-specific regulations.
All attendees, staff, presenters, exhibitors, and invited guests are strongly encouraged to wear a mask on-site in conference-designated programming areas. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test is not required to attend the event.
Click here to see CTA’s health and safety policies for in-person events.
Code of Conduct for CTA Events
Documents
Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the conference app and attendee hub.
Credits
Professional Growth Hours: Professional Growth credit will be available at no cost for CCA/CTA members. Confirmation of professional growth hours will be emailed shortly after the conference.
University Credit: University Credit: The 2024-2025 University Credit Program is a benefit available to members attending CTA Conferences during the 2024-2025 school year. CCA/CTA members, through attending in-person or watching CTA Virtual Pass sessions, will be given the opportunity to accumulate the professional growth hours needed to qualify for university credit units with CSU Chico. As a benefit to members, CTA will cover the cost for up to six university credit units with CSU Chico, normally $85/credit. The professional growth hours can be accumulated by attending conferences live and/or by watching recordings. By attending this conference in person, members will earn 15 hours of professional growth.
Contact
Email: CCAconference@cta.org