CoSN's 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The Call for Presentations is now open! Go to http://www.cpsb.org/cosn/proposal.asp for the submission form.

Deadline for submission is July 7, 2008
Late proposals will NOT be accepted.

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference takes place March 11 & 12, 2009 at the Hilton Austin, TX. The CoSN Annual Conference is the premier event for education technology leaders, attracting more than 1,000 district, state and national education technology leaders. The 2009 conference theme is "Leadership, Policy & Innovation in a Collaborative World." We are soliciting educational presentations focused on the ways the Internet and information technologies can improve teaching, learning, and the overall educational enterprise at the K-12 level.

About the CoSN Annual Conference

It's a Web 2.0, "collaborative" world...but what does that mean in an educational environment?

CoSN's 2009 annual conference will:

Explore what educational leaders need to do to enable collaboration;
Define the policies and vision that leverage these innovative new tools to enable 21st century skills of critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration;
Move beyond the hype and learn about real-world action that education leaders can and are taking; and
Hear from global leaders about cutting-edge and scalable Web 2.0 solutions.

Conference strands will focus on the following:

Leadership for Transformation: Exploring the critical role of leadership;
Accountability and Assessment (Benchmarking, Formative & Summative/High Stakes): Using data to personalize instruction;
Innovative use of Emerging Technologies: Identifying cutting edge technologies and innovative applications in K-12;
Content and Integration: Leveraging technology to advance student learning;
Professional Development for Technology Leaders: Building your professional capacity;
Business and Operations: Using technology to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency; and
Supporting Research for Technology Implementation: Examine what the research tells us about how technology can improve student achievement.

Individuals representing school districts, intermediate/county service units, state agencies or non-profit organizations are welcome to submit a proposal. Presenting at CoSN's annual conference provides individuals an opportunity to share your knowledge and insights with your peers, enhance your professional development, learn from your colleagues, as well as expand your own knowledge and skills.

Submissions should be of high interest and relevance to the intended conference participants (key district, state, and national technology leaders) and correlate to the conference theme/focus. In addition, presentation submissions should provide "cutting edge" and practical "how to" information as well as touch on financial accountability - - Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and how school districts can keep up with the challenge of ever-changing technologies and ever-shrinking budgets. Presenters are encouraged to share proven strategies for successful technology integration from personal experience and research related to technology-based instruction, including how they are measuring the "value" of their investment in this technology.

Companies that have been working on projects that pertain to the conference program/focus should encourage their clients to submit a presentation application keeping the presentation vendor neutral.

All presentation submissions will be reviewed by the Conference Planning Committee on the basis of relevance and clarity. In addition, the committee will only review fully completed applications.