Kamran Khan, Adrian Sannier and Hector Montenegro Keynote at the eduTECH & K-12 Ed Tech Summits
The eduTECH and K-12 Ed Tech Summits will provide a forum in which industry leaders will offer valuable insight through a proactive series of cutting-edge keynote presentations, conference sessions, unparalleled networking opportunities and one-on-one meetings with leading solution and technology providers.
Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) August 11, 2006
The eduTECH and K-12 Ed Tech Summits, scheduled to take place November 6-7, 2006 at the Doral Tesoro Hotel and Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas concentrate on offering the senior education professional the unique opportunity to not only meet and network with peers from institutions shaping the future but also explore individual needs and the ways that technologies can be employed to boost the growth and development of their respective institutions. Attending delegates at the eduTECH and K-12 Ed Tech Summits will include CIOs, CTOs, Superintendents, State Board of Education (B. O.E) Directors of Instructional Technology/Education Technology and Vice Presidents of IT.
Keynote Speakers at this year’s events include Kamran Khan, Vice Provost, Information Technology and CIO at Rice University; Adrian Sannier, University Technology Officer of Arizona State University and Hector Montenegro, Superintendent with Ysleta Independent School District.
Paul H. Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Stanford University, School of Education; James Davis, Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology and CIO, University of California, Los Angeles; Marian Moore, Vice President of Information Technology / CIO, Boston College; J. Brice Bible, Chief Information Officer, University of Tennessee; Walter Weir, Chief Information Officer, University of Nebraska; James R. Bottum, Vice President for Information Technology, Purdue University; Michael Pearce, Deputy CIO, University of Southern California; Mitchel Davis, Chief Information Officer, Bowdoin College; John Oberlin, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT Planning & Technology Assessment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Steven J. Schuster, Director, IT Security Office, Cornell University; Denise Stephens, Vice Provost and CIO, Information Services, University of Kansas; Barbara White, Vice Provost and CIO, University of Georgia and Elias Eldayrie, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, University of Buffalo, are some of the other notable presenters participating at the eduTECH Summit.
Likewise, distinguished presenters at the K-12 Ed Tech Summit include John Q. Porter, Deputy Superintendent, Office of Information and Organizational Systems, Montgomery Public Schools; Patrick Sullivan, CIO, Norfolk Public Schools; Marcia Bohannon, CIO, Jeffco Public Schools; Thomas Bender, CIO, Cleveland Municipal School District; Dr. Wanda Bamberg, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Aldine Independent School District; Ed Freeman, CIO, Denver Public Schools; Steve Glyer, Director, Educational Technology, Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Abdu Taguri, Assistant Superintendent Information Systems and Technology, Polk County Public Schools; Dr. Lynda Gillespie, Director of Technology, Chesterfield County Public Schools; Bill Tindall, Executive Director, Management Information Services, Volusia County School District; Ramesh Kapoor, CIO, Virginia Beach Public Schools; Roland Moore, CIO, Detroit Public Schools; Kirk Turner, Director Information Technology, Washoe County School District; Rick Bentley, Associate Superintendent, Academics, Ysleta Independent School District; Anita Givens, Senior Director, Instructional Materials and Educational Technology, Texas Education Agency and Margaret Blake, Director Educational Technology, Mobile School District.
Topics to be addressed include:
Examining the Impact of the No Child Left Behind Legislation on Technology Implementation Performance Analytics: The Next Generation of Educational Technology Developing an Infrastructure of Sustainable Funding How Can Open Technology Work For You Optimizing Your Vendor Relationships: Learn How to Achieve the Maximum Value for Money Funding IT: Opportunities and Strategies Identity Management – A Comprehensive Look at IAAA Processes Cyber-Security: An Issue of Technology or Culture? The Future of Course Management Systems Wide Area Networks Network Development and Wireless Technology Open Source/Collaborative Source Systems Development Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Aligning IT to Embrace Autonomy: Finding the Institutional Sweet Spots Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Exploring the 21st Century Student Experience
The executive summit program will provide attendees with an in-depth look at how institutions are confronting the many learning challenges both in the classroom and through distance learning. Indeed, the eduTECH Summit and K-12 Ed Tech Summits are exclusive events which promise to provide a platform for participating Delegates to gain up-to-the-minute information on technology integration in education from case studies and presentations delivered by leaders of academic learning institutions.
Official Media Partners for these exclusive events are Government Technology’s Public CIO and Texas Technology, Ittoolbox and the e-Learning for Kids Foundation.
For more information contact Simone Reeves:
Online: www. edutechsummit. com or www. k-12summit. com | www. marcusevans. com
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