K12 Tech Management
Nicole Hyde
This is just a little reminder about our upcoming conference and expo
that is less than two weeks away! We still have some spaces available
for any of you who would still like to attend. The conference is called
School Technology Management 2000 and will be held Oct. 17-20 in
Washington, DC. Following is a little more information on the
conference and the web address. Please feel free to email me if you
have any questions, I hope to see some of you there! Tbanks!
Cordially,
Nicole
eSchool News
For a free brochure, visit:
http://www.eschoolnews.org/events/stm2k/brochure.html
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A national leadership conference
for K-12 decision makers...
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2000
CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION
Blueprints, Tools, and Practices for the
21st Century School Leader
October 17-20, 1999
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
For additional information, visit:
http://www.eschoolnews.org/events/stm2k
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Dear Colleague,
We've received tremendous response to our upcoming
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2000 CONFERENCE --
the nation's first conference and exhibition
designed specifically for school technology
MANAGEMENT professionals.
The event, co-sponsored by Dell Computer Corporation,
is presented by eSchool News in cooperation with the
FamilyEducation Network, JDL Technologies, and
Symbol Technologies is being held this
fall in Wash., DC., where several thousand school
technology leaders will gather to share strategies,
network with colleagues, and learn the state of the
art in school technology management models, theories,
and applications.
You'll choose from 40 sessions, roundtables and
workshops within 5 management tracks:
-- LEADERSHIP & VISION
-- PURCHASING & BUSINESS PRACTICES
-- INTEGRATION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-- HUMAN RESOURCES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, and
-- ACCOUNTABILITY & COMMUNICATIONS
The conference program is being presented by 75 leading
experts. Among those who will be sharing their
expertise are:
* John Gage, chief science officer at Sun Microsystems,
instrumental in developing the JAVA programming language
and the man who launched "Net Day," the national campaign
to wire every school to the internet.
* Douglas E. Van Houweling, president and CEO of the
Internet2 project, the national initiative to develop a
super-fast successor to today's internet.
* Peter D. Blauvelt, president and CEO, National Alliance
for Safe Schools, and the nation's leading authority on
school safety and security.
* Christopher Dede, professor of educational technology
at George Mason University, a leader in the study of
emerging technologies for learning and one of the most
sought-after speakers in the field.
* Robert "Bud" Spillane, former National Superintendent of
the Year, who led one of the nation's lighthouse school systems
to technological excellence as superintendent of the Fairfax
County, Va., Public Schools. Now education officer for the
U.S. Department of State.
* Yvonne Andres, telecommunications and internet learning pioneer,
and currently director of the Global Schoolhouse, an international
K-12 networking project.
* Linda Roberts, director, Office of Education Technology, U.S.
Department of Education and President Clinton’s special advisor
on education technology.
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2000 also
features a one-of-kind BLUE RIBBON EXHIBITION
where you'll meet with the nation's top 100 school
technology product and service providers. Plus you'll have
an opportunity to see the unveiling of a "Millennium-Ready
School Technology Command Center" -- a working model using
the latest cutting-edge hardware and software.
Educational organizations supporting the conference
include the:
CEO Forum on Education and Technology, National Association of
Partners in Education (NAPE), National Association of Secondary
School Principals (NASSP), National Association of State Directors
of Special Educators (NASDSE), National Middle School Association
(NMSA), and TECH CORPS
To learn more about SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2000,
you can:
- call the conference hotline: (800) 394-0115 x120
- fax: (301) 913-0119
- eMail: st...@eschoolnews.org
- write: eSchool News
Attn: STM2K,
7920 Norfolk Ave., #900,
Bethesda MD 20814
- visit http://www.eschoolnews.org/events/stm2k
We look forward to seeing you at this important,
landmark event!
Cheers,
Gregg W. Downey
Executive Director
dow...@eschoolnews.org
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