EDUCAUSE 2000
Converging/Emerging in the 21st Century
Opryland Hotel and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
October 10-13

We're looking forward to a great conference this year, and we hope you
can join us! Make plans now for your trip to colorful Nashville this
October for EDUCAUSE 2000, the premier conference for information
technology professionals in higher education.

EDUCAUSE 2000 will offer more than 150 program sessions, in-depth,
cutting-edge insights into key developments and critical challenges,
outstanding general session speakers, extensive corporate participation,
and an excellent array of more than 35 preconference seminars.

A list of the track sessions and times for this year's conference is
now online at the conference Web site.  Visit it to see the outstanding
array of professional development sessions being offered.  Full track
descriptions will be available soon, so return often to the conference
Web site at http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2000/ for updates.

EDUCAUSE 2000 promises the convergence of critical thinking, the sharing
of ideas, and the chance for all of us to emerge with new energy and
enthusiasm as we help lead the transformation of higher education
through technology.  Together we can think IT through!

Participants consistently rank the annual EDUCAUSE conference as one
of their 'must attend' events.  It's a great opportunity to meet old
friends and make new ones, hear from the experts and learn from your
peers, all in country music's entertainment capital!

Conference attendance has been especially strong in recent years and
this year should be no exception, so register early and reserve your
accommodations using the EDUCAUSE conference Web site.

Here's what you can expect at this year's conference.

GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS
- David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Best and the
  Brightest"
- Dave Barry, humorist and Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist
- Judy Estrin, technology visionary and CEO of Packet Design, Inc.

PRECONFERENCE SEMINARS
On Tuesday, October 10, EDUCAUSE 2000 offers more than 35 full- and
half-day preconference seminars.  Availability is limited and advanced
registration and payment are required.  So sign up soon.  These seminars
fill up fast! Subjects being covered this year include:

- Teaching, Learning, Technology Centers
- Working With Consultants
- Tips and Tricks for Development, Delivery, and Support of Online Courses
- Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia
- The Digital Library
- Developing Portals
- Digitizing Research for Access
- Procurement Made Simple
- Ownership in the Digital Academy

CONFERENCE TRACKS
The EDUCAUSE 2000 conference is structured to allow each of you to
"customize" your own professional development track by taking advantage
of open-ended and interlocking arrays of program options.  The following
areas of interest will be highlighted in conference programming.  Again,
check out our conference Web site for more information on the track
sessions.

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

CORPORATE PARTICIPATION
More than 145 corporations will participate in EDUCAUSE 2000, an
outstanding lineup of some of the nation's most influential and
cutting-edge companies in the field of information technology.  EDUCAUSE
corporate participants will host an array of interactive exhibits,
hands-on workshops, and labs that provide an opportunity to learn more
about the latest technologies.

Corporate participants also bring us exciting events.  On Tuesday,
October 10, the EDUCAUSE 2000 opening evening, numerous corporations
will host hospitality parties featuring a boardwalk of creative themes,
entertainment, and refreshments.

Our Thursday evening gala event, sponsored by Microsoft Corporation and
PeopleSoft, Inc.  brings the fabulous blues band, the Neville Brothers,
to town for a conference "Farewell to Nashville" party! Great food and
southern entertainment promise to wrap up the evening in a special
Southern style.

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE
- Current issues and poster sessions
- Constituent group meetings
- Annual awards presentation
- Many additional entertainment events

Register now for the EDUCAUSE 2000 conference in Nashville this October.
Visit our conference Web site at http://www.educause.edu/conference/e2000/
to register.  You can also direct questions about the conference to
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
Opryland Hotel and Conference Center
Nashville, Tennessee
October 10-13, 2000