2011+May+2+meeting

Agenda: 1. Review keynote speakers: - Karen Cator for Keynote Panel - Other keynote panelists - Bill Strickland available for afternoon / could have student available for morning keynote
 * Distinguished educator - IU 7 candidate not available; optional choice - Joe Oliphant from Propel who can address both the teacher and administrative needs
 * Student (s) Bill Strickland offered to share name of student
 * National or regional leader - Alice Wilder

2. New Directions - app student symposium - Aileen Mike Baker - app development for Android/ Scratch

- student video (Steeltown) - Mike Baker Mike Baker - will work with Steeltown Productions to develop more student voice at conference Norton - partner with Heinz History Center

- pre conference workshops - Pre-Conference presentation: Diane Rhoten Presentation (Grable Foundation) Diana Rhoten has designed and evaluated educational policies, programs, organizations and technologies since she began her career as an educational analyst in Massachusetts. Over the last decade, Dr. Rhoten has served on the faculty at the Stanford School of Education, acted as co-director of a nonprofit research institute dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration, co-founded Startl, a new social enterprise dedicated to supporting the innovation of effective, affordable, and accessible learning products, and consulted with multiple large educational institutions seeking to innovate. She has also founded three different programs focused on the future of learning at both the Social Science Research Council and the National Science Foundation. Dr Rhoten regularly publishes in numerous journals and most recently co-edited a volume on the future of higher education called Knowledge Matters. She earned a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Educational Policy and an MA in Sociology from Stanford University, as well as an M.Ed. from Harvard University and an AB from Brown University. Tie in with Arts and Technology initiative, Kim Harvey, at Tech Council. Will follow pre-conference workshops
 * Discovery - Jana will reach out / Justin - owe from last year ($1,500)
 * CoSN - Norton will meet
 * Apple - Norton will meet
 * App development
 * Digital Media - video (Steeltown) / audio sessions (Hear Me - CMU)

- vendor setup Nikki Navta reported that Justin Driscoll, Mike Kilgore, Brian Lang, and Norton Gusky met with the RLA to come up with a new setup. The new setup will use a new space with a digital playground, move the registration to the hallway where the sun has been problem, and have premium sponsorships in the Great Room - problem with one less row of tables limited number of attendees for Keynote/ use chairs without tables for overflow crowd

3. Review marketing plan
 * < **Activity** ||< **Time-frame** ||< **Responsibility** || **NOTES** ||
 * < Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) ||< 3/11-4/11 ||< Tech Council || Norton and Tech Council met to review ideas/ New logo by end of May ||
 * < Identify keynote speaker ||< 3/11 – 5/11 ||< Planning Committee || Karen Cator on board / Norton reached out to Bill Strickland ||
 * Establish video contest for students || 4/11 - 9/11 || Mike Baker / SteelTown || Norton contacted Carl Kurlander to have students present videos/ Mike Baker agreed to work on ||
 * < Identify presenters ||< 311-8/11 ||< Planning Committee[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/editor/insert_table.gif]] ||  ||
 * < Identify potential sponsor/vendors ||< 3/11– 6/11 ||< Planning Committee/ Tech Council || New design for setup ||
 * Identify sponsors for workshops || 4/11 - 8/11 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Register presenters/vendors/ participants ||< 6/11– 11/11 ||< Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Evaluate proposals ||< 8/11- 9/11 ||< AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||  ||
 * < Arrange for equipment needs ||< 6/11 – 11/11 ||< Tech Council/AIU ||  ||
 * < Update web site/ distribute marketing materials ||< 4/11 – 10/11 ||< Web committee/IUs/Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Arrange for food ||< 9/11 – 11/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Pay bills ||< 8/11 – 11/11 ||< Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Provide food / necessary space / tech support ||< 11/11 ||< RLA facility ||  ||
 * < Distribute marketing materials ||< 08/11 - 11/11 ||< Tech Council/ IUs/ Committee members ||  ||
 * < Market to targeted audiences ||< 07/11 - 10/11 ||< IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Evaluate /Act 48 ||< 11/11 - 12/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||