National Education and Computing Conference (NECC) - ISTE

The National Education Computing Conference (NECC)
 
This conference is the premeire educational conference.  It is put on by the International Society for Techonology in Education.  Educators from all walks of life present and attend this conference, from Prestigious institutes of Higher Education to K-12 or preschool teachers.
 
The focus of this gather is to highlight and show new technology and what innovative educators are doing with new and cutting edge technology that is effective in their learning environments.  This gathering also is a great place for groups to network with one another and show off their accomplishments.
 
ISTE works hard during the year to line up a variety of topics and make sure that they provide each attende whether they are a rural school or a large university, quality content to improve learning outcomes.

 
Audience: Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, Technology Coordinators
Biggest Issues or Controversies: See more on their website
Average Attendence: Around 14,000
The following information is about the next NECC conference next summer.  You can find the costs and important dates.  All of this information comes from NECC's  website (see the link above) and is up to date as of Sept 10, 2008.
Costs: Super Early Bird Through March 31 Early Bird Through May 1 Pre-Reg/Onsite
After May 1
Current ISTE Member $206 $226 $256
General Public (Non-Member) Includes ISTE Membership $295 $315 $345
Group of 10 ISTE Members $206 $206 $206
Group of 10, Not ISTE Members $295 $295 $295
Presenters and Volunteers Presenters and volunteers receive the Super Early-Bird rate at any time, based on their membership status
Full-Time Student $135 $135 $135
Retired Educator $135 $135 $135
One-Day $135 $150 $175
Guest $75 $75 $75
 
                                                                             
Important Dates:  
September 2, 2008: Online Call for Participation opens
October 1, 2008: Online Registration opens
October 8, 2008: Online Call for Participation closes
November 5, 2008: Housing reservations open
March 31, 2009: Super Early-Bird registration deadline
May 1, 2009: Early-Bird registration deadline
May 1, 2009: Early-Bird registration deadline for workshops
June 5, 2009: Final conference registration confirmations sent by e-mail
June 12, 2009: Mail conference registration closes
June 17, 2009: Web, phone, and fax conference registration closes
June 22, 2009: Conference cancellations accepted in writing
June 27—July 1, 2009: Onsite registration is available at the convention center
 
 
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