Received: from localhost by b.cni.org (5.65v4.0/1.1.10.5/13Aug97-0713PM) id AA05497; Thu, 25 May 2000 09:45:36 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:45:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Joan K Lippincott To: CNI-ANNOUNCE List Subject: EDUCAUSE 2000 Conference Registration Is Online Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5 The EDUCAUSE 2000 information technology conference is just around the corner October 10-13 in colorful Nashville. We hope to see you there as we catapult headlong into the 21st century with a program highlighting all aspects of our conference theme: Converging and Emerging in the 21st Century -- Coming Together in Nashville to Think IT Through. Join your colleagues, our corporate partners, and exhibitors at the premier international conference for those involved in all aspects of higher education information technology. EDUCAUSE 2000 also features an unprecedented array of special events and keynote speakers: author David Halberstam; humorist Dave Barry; and technology executive and visionary Judy Estrin. We invite you to visit the conference Web site at http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2000/ to register. The fabulous Opryland Hotel is the conference venue and will serve as the focal point for an exciting array of off-conference activities. Register early to reserve your spot. Together we can think IT through. EDUCAUSE 2000 promises the convergence of critical thinking, the sharing of ideas, and the chance to network with your colleagues -- an outstanding opportunity for all of us to emerge with new energy and enthusiasm to lead our organizations through the challenges that lie ahead. The EDUCAUSE 2000 conference is structured to allow each of you to "customize" your own professional development domain by taking advantage of open-ended and interlocking arrays of program options. The following general fields will be highlighted in conference programming. Infrastructure and Basic Services Information Systems New Technologies: New Capabilities, New Opportunities Teaching and Learning Managing Information Technologies and Resources Signature Sessions: Patterns of Converging and Emerging More than 35 preconference seminars -- set for Tuesday, Oct. 10 -- will cover a wide range of current issues of interest and importance to those who make decisions on the use and application of technology in higher education. A full list of the preconference seminars is available at the EDUCAUSE 2000 Web site. In addition, EDUCAUSE 2000 also offers - more than 150 corporations with booths and presentations - an outstanding array of social events in one of the country's entertainment capitals - current issues roundtables and poster sessions Again, registration for the EDUCAUSE 2000 Conference in Nashville this October is at http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2000/ If you have questions about EDUCAUSE 2000, please contact us at conf@educause.edu or phone us at 303-449-4430. EDUCAUSE 2000 Converging and Emerging in the 21st Century Coming Together in Nashville to Think IT Through Oct. 10-13, 2000 Opryland Hotel Nashville, Tennessee *************************************************** For additional information on all EDUCAUSE conferences see http://www.educause.edu/conference/conf.html