Thank you for your interest in presenting at our conference. The call for proposals will be open from August 1 - September 15, 2010. The high quality presenters that thrill our attendees are the primary reason that our conference is considered amongst the top venues in the Country. Whether you are a first-time or returning presenter, your presence makes a difference.
Once the Call for Proposals opens, from the left navigation bar, you may select information in the following areas:
Submit a Proposal – all proposals must be submitted electronically using our online form process. Time to complete is less than 10 minutes once you have a Title and Description edited and ready to submit. Be sure to remember our theme and employ it creatively in your proposal. The CALL FOR PROPOSALS will be open August 1 - September 15, 2010. We expect to complete the entire selection process shortly following the September deadline.
Hints for Preparing Your Proposals:
1. Our theme this year is BRINGING I.T. TOGETHER. We encourage you to incorporate the theme creatively into your presentation title and description.
2. You are invited to submit a proposal for one or all of the venues that will be offered: Annual Technology in Education Conference (Sunday - Tuesday) or the Educational Technology Leadership Institute (Monday).
3. We are looking for presentations that fit into at least one application area: Technology in Instruction, Educational Technology Leadership, Professional Development, and/or Technical and Infrastructure. As you can see we are expanding and redefining.
4. Rather than focusing the conference on technology itself, we will be focusing on an expanded realm of areas including:
21st Century Teaching and Learning
Adult Education and Literacy
Career and Technical Education
Cutting Edge
Distance Learning
Early Childhood Education
Elementary School Instruction
English
ESL (English as a Second Language)
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Gifted Education
Health, Physical Education, & Driver Education
High School Instruction
History and the Social Sciences
Infrastructure (Networking, Security, Etc.)
Internet Safety
Library Media for the 21st Century
Mathematics
Middle School Instruction
Online Learning
Professional Learning
School Counseling and Guidance
Science
Student Information Systems
Special Education
You are asked to focus your presentation within these arenas rather than the traditional technology focus areas.
Presenter Registration – for use by the MAIN Presenter of each session. Co-Presenters need to register via the General Attendee Registration process.
Direct presentation-related questions to , and registration questions to . You are encouraged to go ahead and register once your proposal is submitted. Should your session NOT be accepted, we can adjust the registration later to be a regular Attendee Registration.