FYI > Begin forwarded message: > > > 1. Today's Department of Education’s higher education budget briefing has been moved from 1pm to 3pm. The briefing will take place in the U.S. Department of Education's National Library of Education ( 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202), and will immediately follow the general budget briefing in the Department's auditorium which starts at 2pm. (Information on the general budget briefing is pasted further below). Reservations are not required. > > This forum is specifically related to the higher education portion of the budget request. We will be joined by representatives from the Office of the Under Secretary, and the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. Unfortunately, the higher education briefing will not be live streamed. > > For security purposes, attendees are reminded to bring a photo ID and a business card. As in previous years, attendees are requested to enter the Department on the C street side of the building (across from the McDonald's), go through the magnetometers, and show their ID to the guards. However, instead of signing-in at the front desk, attendees will be directed to the auditorium's back doors (where the general briefing will take place), where they will be asked to submit a business card OR record their name, organization, and contact information on a sign-in sheet. At this point, the budget book and briefing materials will be distributed. Immediately following this session, attendees interested in the higher education briefing will be guided to the National Library of Education by Department staff. > > 2. EDUCATION FISCAL 2016 BUDGET CALL > 3 p.m. Feb. 2, Dial-in: 888-935-0261; access code: Budget > Department of Education teleconference on the president's fiscal 2016 budget request for the department. > Contact: 202-401-1576 > Participants: Arne Duncan - secretary of Education > > Joel Packer > CEF Executive Director > JPacker@cef.org <mailto:JPacker@cef.org> >