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| Where to Find Information |
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The main NECC Info Booth is located in the Sails Pavilion on the third floor, with a satellite located on the street level near Registration.
Visit the NECC Info Booth for:
- Fun Run/Walk sign-up (main booth only)
- Lost & Found (main booth only)
- San Diego maps
- Continuing Education Credit
- Extra shuttle bus schedules
- Instructions for using mobile technologies at NECC
- NECC Daily Leader (newsletter)
- General information
- Affiliate events schedule
- Services for Persons with Disabilities (main booth only)
Satellite "Ask Me" stations will be located throughout the convention center for your convenience.
| E-mail Stations |
Sails Pavilion |
| First Aid Station |
Registration area, opposite entrance to Exhibit Halls D/E |
| Food Services |
Concessions at the SDCC are available in the Exhibit Hall during open exhibit hours. Coffee and light snacks are available on the ground level of the convention center and Sails Pavilion. |
| Seaport Village, with sidewalk cafes and gift shops, is 5 minutes from SDCC, located directly behind the Marriott. Gas lamp area offers a selection of restaurants and is within walking distance of SDCC across West Harbor Drive. |
| Presenters' World |
Room 23C
(Wednesday–Thursday, 7 am–7 pm; Friday, 7 am–3 pm) |
| FedEx/Kinko's |
Registration Area
Wednesday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm |
| Services for Persons with Disabilities |
Main NECC Info Booth, Sails Pavilion |
| Team Meeting Space |
Sails Pavilion
(Wednesday–Thursday, 8 am–5 pm; Friday, 8 am–4 pm) |
| Press/Media Room |
Room 22
(Tuesday, 1–5 pm; Wednesday–Thursday, 8 am–6 pm; Friday. 8 am–3 pm) |
| Last Day Luggage Service |
Located in Registration area
Friday, 7:30 am–5:30 pm, $2 per item |
| International Lounge |
Room 33A
Wednesday, 8:30–10 am & 12-1:30 pm; Thursday, 12–1:30 pm; Friday, 8:30–10 am |
| Rent-a-Box Service |
Registration area next to FedEx/Kinko's
Wednesday, 11 am–6 pm; Thursday, 8 am–6 pm Friday, 9 am–5:30 pm |
| Daily Shuttle Bus Service |
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Shuttle service is provided between most official conference hotels and the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC). Approximate transit time between most locations is 10–15 minutes; please plan accordingly. Many events, including workshops, do not provide alternatives for late arrivals. Unless otherwise noted, shuttles will depart from and return to the front of the convention center
Schedules are detailed below, and fliers are available at the Transportation Desk (Street Level Lobby) and both Info Booths (Registration area and Sails Pavilion). This schedule is subject to revision and was accurate as of press time. Check the transportation staging area at the convention center and your hotel lobbies for up-to-date frequency, dates, and other changes. Though this schedule may also be affected by holiday traffic and detours, rush hour, traffic conditions, and other events taking place in San Diego, every effort is being made to ensure that transportation service is timely, comfortable, and consistent. Please see our representative at the Transportation Desk if your experience is otherwise.
Daily Shuttle Schedule
| Tuesday, July 4 |
6:45 am–9:30 pm
(between hotels and SDCC) |
10–15 minute intervals |
| Wednesday, July 5 |
6:45 am–6 pm
(between hotels and SDCC) |
10–15 minute intervals |
| Thursday, July 6 |
6:30 am–5:45 pm
(between hotels and SDCC) |
10–15 minute intervals |
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5:45–9:15 pm
(between hotels and
Manchester Grand Hyatt) |
10–15 minute intervals |
| Friday, July 7 |
7:15 am–5:15 pm
(between hotels and SDCC) |
10–15 minute intervals |
Workshops
Transportation is provided for all offsite workshops. Buses will depart from and return to the convention center. Alternatives will not be provided for late arrivals. See Workshop Information for more details.
ADA
Motorized scooter and wheelchair rentals are available by contacting ScootAround, Inc., toll-free at 1.888.441.7575 or at . Advance reservations are requested, but same-day arrangements may be made depending on availability.
Tours
All tours depart from and return to the convention center unless otherwise stated. Look for the tour guide staff, easily identified by signs that state the tour name. Tours that return after shuttle service has ended for the day will take attendees directly to their official conference hotels.
| Conference Hotel Phone Numbers |
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| Comfort Inn Downtown San Diego |
619.232.2525 |
| Courtyard by Marriott |
619.448.3000 |
| Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego |
619.239.2400 |
| Hilton Gaslamp Quarter |
619.231.4040 |
| Holiday Inn on the Bay |
619.232.3861 |
| Hotel Solamar |
619.531.8740 |
| HQ-Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego |
619.232.1234 |
| Marriott Gaslamp |
619.696.0234 |
| Omni San Diego |
619.231.6664 |
| Quality Inn & Suites Downtown Harborview |
619.696.0911 |
| HQ-San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina |
619.234.1500 |
| Sheraton Hotel Harbor Island |
619.291.2900 |
| Sheraton Suites San Diego |
619.696.9800 |
| W San Diego |
619.231.8220 |
| The Westgate Hotel |
619.238.1818 |
| Westin Horton Plaza |
619.239.2200 |
| Wyndham San Diego at Emerald Plaza |
619.239.4500 |
| Important Phone Numbers (available July 4) |
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| NECC Info Booth |
619.515.6212 |
| Housing Booth |
619.515.6210 |
| Housing Fax |
619.515.6222 |
| NECC Headquarters |
619.515.6207 |
| NECC Headquarters Fax |
619.515.6221 |
| Press/Media Room |
619.515.6209 |
| Transportation desk |
619.515.6213 |
| NECC Daily Leader Office |
619.515.6215 |
Attendees registered for workshops, tours, or other ticketed events will receive a Special Ticket as part of their registration badge sheet—you will be required to present your Special Ticket in order to gain admittance to these ticketed events. Additional tickets may be available for some events, including workshops. See Registration by June 21, or Onsite Registration once the conference begins.
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See also Steps to Success.
- Get a conference overview at the ISTE New Member Orientation and Conference Overview or the "Welcome to NECC" Orientation.
- Divide and conquer. If you're with a team, agree on what you want to cover and split up. Team meeting space is available in the Sails Pavilion.
- Become familiar with this Web site, the Final Program, and the layout of the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC). Keep your Final Program, Mini-Matrix, and Exhibit Guide handy or download to your handheld.
- Pick up a copy of the NECC Daily Leader each day at Onsite Registration or the NECC Info Booth for changes/additions to the program and announcements.
- Use the online conference planner and handheld-based resources to plan and stay informed.
- Plan ahead for your transportation needs and use the official shuttle schedule above.
| "New Exhibitor" Networking Game |
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Play the "New Exhibitor" Networking Game for a chance to win an Apple iMac! One very lucky individual will win a computer just for playing. See game card in your registration bag for all the details.
| NECC Daily Leader (NDL) |
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Pick up a copy of the official conference newsletter each day at the ISTE Booth, registration counters, or the NECC Info Booths. The NDL is your trusted source for information about schedule changes, sponsor activities, Affiliate meetings, and feature stories about what's happened and what's going on in the NECC community.
PDFs of the newsletter will be posted here Wednesday–Friday.
 Tuesday Daily Leader (pdf)
Wednesday Daily Leader (pdf)
Thursday Daily Leader (pdf)
Friday Daily Leader (pdf)
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Staff and volunteer reporters recruited by eSchool News will be making the rounds during the conference, posting daily Web reports and blogs to their Conference Information Center at the SDCC, and contributing to the NECC Daily Leader. Visit the CIC in Room 12 and online at www.eschoolnews.com/cic/.
| Video-on-Demand & Podcasts |
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KZO Webcasting is collaborating with ISTE to provide video archives of a number of concurrent sessions and keynotes. See the Video-on-Demand page for a complete list of the recorded sessions that will be available for viewing. Podcasts of more than 25 NECC sessions, including Nicholas Negroponte's keynote, will be available for free download via the iTunes music store. See the Podcasting page for a complete list of sessions that will be recorded. Thanks to Apple's team of Apple Distinguished Educators for production support!
| Handheld Beaming Stations |
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All Final Program information, session listings, and exhibitor listings will be available for downloading to your handheld, courtesy of PrismWorks.
If you haven't yet discovered our online planner, you're in for a treat! Time at NECC flies by fast—a personal planner is a powerful tool to help you get the most out of the conference. Stop by the Sails Pavilion, Wednesday–Friday, for help creating your planner and to print out your schedule once it's completed.
Get online using ISTE's free attendee wireless network, accessible using your WiFi laptop, smart phone, or PDA. Our network is accessible in all meeting rooms and public spaces, except the conference exhibit hall floor. While network performance can fluctuate due to the number and location of concurrent users, we have worked hard to ensure a robust high-speed connection for your communication pleasure. We hope you'll feel free to blog, wiki, e-mail, and research to your heart's content! A networking how-to is included in your registration bag, at the Info Booths (Sails Pavilion and Registration Areas), and at the Doctor Is In (Sails Pavilion).
Wednesday–Thursday, 10 am–4 pm; Friday, 10 am–2 pm; Sails Pavilion
Handheld won't sync? Application won't load? File incompatibility? A team of fabulous tech-doctors will be available for questions and troubleshooting support. Docs won't open cases or use tools—but almost anything else goes!
| Let Us Know What You Think! |
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See the home page for a direct link to the conference evaluation (available after the conference starts). Give your input about activities for next year's conference in Atlanta as well as what we've done well and what you'd like to see strengthened. You can complete your evaluation at any one of the conference e-mail stations (Sails Pavilion). Or online using any Internet-connected computer. All participants in the evaluation will be entered into a postconference drawing for one of four 30 GB Video iPods.
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