2004 Recap of Events

9th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference
March 1-3, 2004
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, VA

Thanks to everyone who made CoSN's 9th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference, Personalization & Empowerment: No Child Left Behind and Technology, held March 2 - 4, 2004, in Arlington, VA, an incredible success. Almost 700 Ed Tech leaders from around the country joined us for the Conference, the CoSN/ISTE Washington Advocacy Day and 3rd Annual International Research-Policy Symposium: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality. Watch this site for copies of the Powerpoint Presentations used during the Plenary and Breakout Sessions, and check out the archived Webcasts provided by MINDS from now through August 31, 2004 at www.minds.tv/cosn2004.html. Registration is required to view the archives, but it's only required once. We'll see you next year at the 2005 CoSN Conference, March 21 – 24!

CoSN/ISTE Washington Advocacy Day
Thursday, March 4, 2004
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, VA

Held in conjunction with the CoSN K-12 School Networking Conference, the Washington Advocacy Day is an opportunity for education technology leaders to tell the “ed-tech” story to their Senators and Representatives and explain how policies and programs determined in Washington help improve teaching and learning at home. The Washington Advocacy Day is a joint activity of CoSN and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

First-time participants attend a two-hour “Public Policy Boot Camp” on how to effectively advocate for education technology with legislators. All participants will be briefed on the current education technology legislative agenda, as well as how the current political environment may have an impact. Following the morning briefing, participants will go to Capitol Hill for the afternoon to meet with members of Congress and put the day’s lessons to use.

Take part in Washington Advocacy Day and ensure that your voice is heard on Capitol Hill.

3rd Annual International Research-Policy Symposium:
Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
March 4, 2004
Eugene Black Auditorium (B1 Level), World Bank

The International Research-Policy Symposium unites key research and policy decision makers with technology leaders to examine the research agenda for education technology around the world.

About CoSN

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national nonprofit organization, promotes the use of information technologies and the Internet in K-12 education to improve learning. Our members represent school districts, state and local education agencies, nonprofits, companies and individuals who share our vision.