The MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is
Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Martin’s West in Windsor Mill, MD. The
Conference will be a full day of presentations, exhibits and networking,
designed to bring together MEEC Members and Vendors in both an educational and
social atmosphere.
The sessions presented by MEEC Members and Vendors are
critical to the success of this conference. Member sessions are always
highly rated by our attendees. Evaluations from last year’s conference
indicate attendees want more member-led sessions. PLEASE SUBMIT.
Vendors, consider including a Member who has used your services or products and
have a great story to tell. In the past, sessions have showcased case
studies, their experiences, new tools, new ideas and new approaches to the use
of products/services purchased from MEEC agreements. Here is your chance to
help others by presenting on a topic that supports technology in education.
(Please note the addition of Member-only Fast-Track Sessions.) Session
Submissions open November 28 and the deadline for submission is January 16,
2019 at 5pm.
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Sessions
- delivered
by an individual or a team
- delivered by Member only,
Member with a Vendor, or Vendor
- intentionally
50 minutes long so your prep is reasonable and the presentation concise
- explanatory
in nature (how products are used/implemented/changed the culture) and
not a sales pitch. This is
particularly important for Vendors.
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Member
only Fast-track Sessions
- Contains
three (15 minute) presentations offered back-to-back by different MEEC
Members
- Encourages
use of products under contract with MEEC
- An
example could be an easy to use technology that replaced an
inefficient/manual process
- Does
not include Q&A
- Required
to submit the PowerPoint a week prior to the Conference (10 slides max)
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The MEEC Conference Team will be determining which
proposals have wide interest and appeal as the submissions are evaluated.
Our aim is to balance the program for product/software/service among K-12,
Higher Ed, Libraries and general topics. Sessions that offer wide appeal
to the MEEC Membership will be rated highly. The MEEC Conference is
attended by staff from Information Technology, Purchasing, Instructional
Technology, Instruction, Administration, and more. Not all
submissions are awarded a session. Session descriptions are limited to
1,000 characters. You will receive notification of submission results via
email by early February. If you have any questions please contact Darby Ashmore or Tamara Petronka.
