Feb+9+2009+Meeting

Agenda items for meeting:

1. Increase participation by 20%. Kevin - Keystones participation with incentive to reimburse district
 * Goals for Conference:**

2. Improve sponsor/exhibitor satisfaction. Put vendors in ballroom - less crowded than hallway/ more comfortable in space Put people upstairs on second floor Use area by registration Allow vendors to bring booths Staggered lunch - Birds of a Feather Vendor presentations - increase publicity

3. Increase decision-maker participation. Have session for tech decision-makers = meeting Track for decision-makers - Meet w. Keynote speaker - Lunch meeting - Vendor sessions Ask tech coordinators to invite tech support 1/2 day strand (morning) for administrators - including lunch with Keynote speaker Kevin - Hargedein (possible speaker) Put more emphasis on learning Mary Ravita, Jeff Taylor - SW PASCD (partnered with Westmoreland IU)

Idea: Put TRETC on Facebook/post to relevant technology blogs/ Rich Platt posted last year/subscribe via RSS feed/


 * Conference organization and responsibilities**


 * **Activity** || **Time-frame** || **Responsibility** ||
 * Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) || 2/09-3/09 || Tech Council ||
 * Identify keynote speaker || 3/09 – 5/09 || Planning Committee ||
 * Identify presenters || 3/09-8/09 || Planning Committee ||
 * Identify potential vendors || 3/09 – 6/09 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council ||
 * Register presenters/vendors/ participants || 4/09 – 11/-09 || Tech Council ||
 * Evaluate proposals || 8/09- 9/09 || AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||
 * Arrange for equipment needs || 6/09 – 11/09 || AIU ||
 * Update web site/ distribute marketing materials || 3/09 – 10/09 || Web committee/AIU/Tech Council ||
 * Arrange for food and necessary equipment || 8/09 – 11/09 || AIU/ Tech Council ||
 * Pay bills || 8-09 – 11/09 || Tech Council ||
 * Provide food / necessary space / tech support || 11/09 || Learning Alliance ||
 * Poster distributed by mid-May || 05/09 || Tech Council ||
 * Target Keynote teachers at Summiit || 07/09 || AIU ||


 * Theme for Conference** (Tech Council will provide for March)

Wednesday (November 11) 4:00 - 5:00 Networking reception with vendors 5:00 - 7:00 Workshops including Apangea Teacher Competition 7:00 - 8:00 Dinner
 * Structure for Conference**

Ideas: Student Showcase/ Poster Sessions with students/ Vendor presentations/ Add students remotely/ Foundation money to sponsor student attendance (Greg Behr at Grable) - Kids and Creativity as an example / Highmark - children with Cyber-bullying + Verizon

Thursday (November 12) 7:30AM - 8:30AM - Registration & Breakfast 8:30AM - 9:30AM - Keynote Speaker 9:35AM - 10:50AM - Session 1 10:55AM - 12:10PM - Session 2 12:15PM - 1:30PM - Lunch Dedicated vendor time, and business meeting for technology coordinators and library media coordinators 1:35PM - 2:50PM - Session 3 3:00 – 3:30 Raffle and end of conference evaluation

Costs for next meeting Press coverage - Tech Updates (WTAE) - children angle for Wednesday evening Live feed for Wednesday Use of [|RSS Feed]
 * Other Issues**: next meeting


 * Next Meeting: March 9, 2009**