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The League for Innovation's
annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) offers a
diverse program and cutting edge exposition exploring the
intelligent application of information technology in community
and technical colleges. The League for Innovation's annual CIT
serves as:
A technology showcase for state-of-the-art information
technology applications;
A place to foster globalization in national and international
communications among community college educators;
An incubator and emporium of ideas for enhancing the teaching
and learning process;
A path to support the human side of technology and help break
down barriers and fears about technology;
A venue to create awareness of community college initiatives;
and
An engaging, exciting, and fun time.
Conference Attendee
Profile
This conference regularly
attracts close to 2,500 community, technical, and four-year
college/university senior- and mid-level administrators,
faculty, and professional staff, in addition to a significant
number of corporate and other educational leaders.
An impressive number of attendees are international
participants, including over 100 educators annually from
the Netherlands.
 Learning
Options
The
conference includes a million-dollar state-of-the-art
technical infrastructure with close to 500 fully networked
computers, high-speed Internet connections, and hands-on
computer labs, including an Internet and e-mail lab that is
open to participants 24 hours a day. This state-of-the-art
event also provides a wide range of learning options:
Forum, Poster, and
Roundtable
presentations
in a technologically sophisticated and topically
diverse program that enables educators to explore and expand
their use of technology for learning
and teaching, student services, organizational management, and
partnerships.
Hands-On
Alley,
where
companies such as Adobe, Apple, McGraw-Hill, Macromedia, Microsoft, Pearson NCS, PBS, PLATO Learning, and TestOut facilitate
a state-of-the-art exploration of hardware, software, and
training so participants can learn by doing with some of the
best technology available.
Learning
Center Courses
with in-depth coverage of current topics in information
technology facilitated by recognized leaders in focus areas.
Learning Center Courses are offered in three-hour and full day
formats, and link participants with a community of learners
who share common interests. Participants receive continuing
education units (CEUs) for completing each course and can
expect to take home a body of practical knowledge and
applications.
Corporate
Partner and Friends of the League Exhibition,
an engaging, extensive, and impressive display featuring a
variety of resources, hardware, software, and services from
League Corporate
Partners and affiliated organizations.
Keynote
Speakers
have
included Jeb Bush, Governor, State of Florida;
Steven I. Cooper, Chief Information Officer, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security; Bill Gates, Chairman/CEO, Microsoft
Corporation; John
Morgridge, Chairman, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Scott McNealy,
Chairman/CEO, Sun Microsystems; Christine Hemrick,
Vice President of Technology Communications, Cisco Systems;
and Jorge Klor de Alva, President, University of
Phoenix; Carlene
Ellis, Vice President, Education, Intel; Carol Twigg,
Executive Director, Center for Academic Transformation,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Judith Boettcher,
Author, Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to
the Web, Veteran Executive Director, Corporation for
Research and Educational Networking (CREN); Adena Williams
Loston, Director, Education, Wallops Flight Facility,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
Piedad F. Robertson, President, Education Commission of
the States; Bob Davis,
award-winning Wall Street Journal reporter; Brian L.
Hawkins, President, EDUCAUSE; and Jennifer
James, Urban Cultural Anthropologist.
Corporate
Partners
The League is your conduit to close to 800 colleges and their
decision-makers. Corporate Partners receive a
complimentary 10' x 20' booth (upgrades available upon
request), are exclusive exhibitors, and are
strongly encouraged to submit proposals. More than 120
corporations have discovered the benefits associated with a
League Corporate Partnership. Visit our Corporate
Partner section or contact Chris Hennessey for additional information about becoming a League
Corporate Partner. Please note: The only for-profit
organizations allowed to participate in presentations and
exhibitions or in other ways be involved in the Conference on
Information Technology are League Corporate Partners.
For more information about
CIT, contact Ed Leach at leach@league.org
or (480) 705-8200 x233.
2006
Conference on Information Technology
October 22-25, 2006
Charlotte Convention Center
Charlotte, NC
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