August+11,+2014+meeting

Attendees: Norton Gusky (recorder), Mike Baker, Justin Driscoll, Julie (Tech Council), Nikki Navta, Zee Poerio, Amiena Mahsoob

Agenda:
 * Review Pre-Conference events - November 17
 * Edtech Entrepreneurs - Tom Vander Ark will address
 * Work with CoSN clinic - Ed McCaveney
 * Vendors will set up 12-4
 * 5 - 6:30 Edtech Entrepreneurial Happy Hour
 * 6:30 - 7:30 Keynote with Tom Vander Ark
 * 7:30 and on - Networking
 * Discuss status of proposals for presentations
 * As of 8/11 only 20 proposals
 * Extend to 9/5 -Justin will update web site
 * Send email to STEM Summit and other past presenters
 * Line-up by end of September
 * Mike Baker will send to Keystone group and PAECT
 * Zee Poerio will post on Keystone social media
 * Review Conference Day events - November 18
 * 3 Presentations from Funding sources - track for entrepreneurs
 * Foundation panel
 * Tom Vander Ark - Learn Capital
 * Reaching out to Diane Rhoten - IDEO or Nikki Navta - innovation cluster / Aileen Ludden / LearnLaunch
 * Maker Space instead of Digital Playground
 * edcamp setup with campfires
 * Three sessions with last for students
 * Follow up with keynote themes from Tom Vander Ark
 * 3-4 clusters with 5 chairs
 * Vendors - need to address with hotel using high top tables in ballroom
 * Themes
 * Game-based Learning - Nikki will submit
 * Computational thinking - Aileen Owens will submit
 * Opportunities for students -
 * Identify potential sponsors
 * Working with 10 vendors at this time with no major sponsorship
 * Zee made connections but no sponsor package - Justin will send out by the end of this week
 * Review time-line for conference
 * Date for Registration form - end of next week
 * E-mail blast - will follow once everything is in place
 * Others
 * Follow-up activities
 * PAECT - Dom Salvucci working with Zulama for game-based learning activities
 * IU 3 - Jana Baxter and Kevin Conner working on ideas
 * Link into Keystones
 * Other Opportunities
 * August 29 - STEM Summit at Science Center