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Where to Find Information
The NECC Info Booth is located in the Registration Area. Visit the Info Booth for:
- Lost & Found
- Atlanta maps & local info
- Continuing Education Credit
- Extra shuttle bus schedules
- Daily Leader (newspaper)
- General information
- Affiliate events schedule
- Services for Persons with Disabilities
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Satellite "Ask Me" stations are located throughout the GWCC. Just Ask!
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Onsite Services
| E–mail Stations |
Level Five, Galleria (outside Murphy Ballroom) |
| First Aid Station |
B410 |
| Food Services |
Available in the Exhibit Hall during open exhibit hours. Additional concession areas for coffee, light snacks, and quick meals are available on the Street Level and Levels two and three. There is a food court available in the adjoining CNN Center building as well. |
| Presenters' World |
B310. Sunday, 12 noon–5:30 pm; Monday–Tuesday, 7 am–7 pm; Wednesday, 7 am–3:30 pm) |
| Services for Persons with Disabilities |
NECC Info Booth, Street Level, International Lobby. Registration hours |
| Hot Topics Lounges |
Final Program page 8, or go here. |
| Press/Media Room |
B209. Sunday, 1–5 pm; Monday–Tuesday, 8 am–6 pm; Wednesday, 8 am–3 pm |
| Shipping Service and Rent–a–Box |
FedEx Kinko's with Shipping Service and Rent–a–Box, International Lobby, opposite main entrance to the GWCC. (Monday–Wednesday, 8 am–5 pm) |
| Last Day Luggage Storage |
Located in the International Lobby, near the entrance to Registration Hall B. $2 per piece. Wednesday, 7:30 am–5:30 pm |
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Daily Shuttle Bus Service
Shuttle service is provided between most official conference hotels and the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). Approximate transit time between most locations is 10–15 minutes; please plan accordingly. Some events, including workshops, do not provide alternatives for late arrivals. Unless otherwise noted, shuttles will depart from and return to the front of the GWCC.
Schedules are detailed below, and fliers are available at the Transportation Desk (Street Level Lobby) and the NECC Info Booth (Registration Area). This schedule is subject to revision and was accurate as of press time. Check the transportation staging area at the GWCC and your hotel lobbies for up-to-date frequency, dates, and other changes. Though this schedule may also be affected by detours, rush hour, traffic conditions, and other events taking place in Atlanta, 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
| Saturday, June 23 |
6:30 am–6:15 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and GWCC |
| Sunday, June 24 |
6:30 am–6:45 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and GWCC |
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7–9:30 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and the Georgia Aquarium |
| Monday, June 25 |
6:30 am–6:30 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and GWCC |
| Tuesday, June 26 |
6:30 am–6:30 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and GWCC |
| Wednesday, June 27 |
6:30 am–4:30 pm |
Service between Conference Hotels and GWCC |
Shuttles to and from the Georgia Tech Housing complex are provided on their own schedule. See Transportation Desk for more information.
Workshops Transportation is provided for all offsite workshops. Buses will depart from and return to the GWCC. 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 info@scootaround.com. Advance reservations are requested. Same-day arrangements are made strictly subject to availability.
Tours All tours depart from and return to the GWCC unless otherwise stated. Look for the tour guide staff, easily identified by signs that state the tour name. Tours that return after daily shuttle service has ended for the day will take attendees directly to their official conference hotels.
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Conference Hotel Phone Numbers
| AmeriSuites Atlanta Downtown |
404.577.1980 |
| Atlanta Marriott Downtown |
404.688.8600 |
| HQ Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
404.521.0000 |
| Baymont Inn & Suites Atlanta Downtown |
404.659.7777 |
| Days Inn Atlanta Downtown |
404.523.1144 |
| Embassy Suites—Centennial Olympic Park |
404.223.2300 |
| Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta |
404.589.1111 |
| Hilton Atlanta |
404.659.2000 |
| Holiday Inn—World Congress Center |
404.524.5555 |
| Hyatt Regency Atlanta |
404.577.1234 |
| HQ Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
404.659.0000 |
| Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown |
404.881.6000 |
| Ritz Carlton Atlanta |
404.659.0400 |
| Sheraton Atlanta Hotel |
404.659.6500 |
| The Glenn Hotel |
404.521.2250 |
| Westin Peachtree Plaza |
404.659.1400 |
| Wyndham Garden Atlanta Downtown |
404.659.2727 |
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Important Telephone Numbers (available June 23)
| NECC Info Booth |
404.222.5912 |
| Housing Booth |
404.222.5908 |
| Housing Fax |
404.222.5925 |
| NECC Headquarters |
404.222.5900 |
| NECC Headquarters Fax |
404.222.5906 |
| Press/Media Room |
404.222.5907 |
| Transportation Desk |
404.222.5913 |
| Daily Leader Office |
404.222.5915 |
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Ticketed NECC Events
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 13, or Onsite Registration once the conference begins.
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Get the Most Out of Your NECC Experience
See also Steps to Success.
- Understand your terrain... Get a conference overview at one of the "Welcome to NECC" Sessions; review the maps of the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) included in the Final Program or located here.
- Divide and conquer ... If you're with a team, agree on what you want to cover and split up. Team meeting space and Hot Topic Lounges are available in many areas.
- Don't miss the gems... Read all of the materials included in your Registration Bag and NECC's Daily Leader newspaper to ensure that you are up to speed on each day's happenings, schedule changes, announcements, and feature stories.
- Make a road map... Use the online conference planner to chart your daily schedule. E-mail stations are available in the Level Five Galleria (outside the Murphy Ballroom) and you can use the dedicated Planner Stations in the West Lobby (Street Level).
- Get your motor running... Plan ahead for your transportation needs.
- Connect with others ... The Hot Topics Lounges and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are a great way to meet fellow enthusiasts from all over the world.
- Keep a good record ... Use your Takeaways Portfolio (in your registration bag) to record each session's resources, good ideas, and essential "takeaways." Use this record of your conference experience as a reminder throughout the next several months.
- Let's learn... let's lead... let's experience NECC!
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Onsite News and Information
NECC's Daily Leader Pick up a copy of the official conference newspaper each day at the ISTE Booth, registration counters, the NECC Info Booth, or the transportation bay. The Daily Leader, NECC's official newspaper, 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 ISTE community at NECC.
PDFs of the newspaper will be posted here Sunday–Wednesday.
eSN/eSN-TV Newsroom Staff and volunteer reporters recruited by media partner eSchool News will be making the rounds during the conference, posting daily Web reports and blogs from their Conference Information Center in Room B218. Visit the CIC online at www.eschoolnews.com/cic/.
Watch these eSN TV exclusive interviews conducted at NECC:
Video-on-Demand & Podcasts In collaboration with ISTE, KZO Webcasting is capturing more than 20 concurrent sessions for free Video-on-Demand broadcasting. They are also hosting the second year of "NECC Live," a series of Webcast interviews with key Ed Tech leaders conducted by WestEd's Chris Walsh. You can check out "NECC Live" as it's being recorded by visiting their sound stage on Level Two (see maps for exact location).
At the direction of project lead Tim Wilson, Apple's Distinguished Educator program will podcast approximately 20 concurrent sessions for free download via the iTunes music store.
ISTE members will also have access to exclusive podcasts/video-on-demand sessions postconference via the ISTE Web site.
Webcast Podcast
Look for these Webcast and podcast icons throughout the Final Program and online Program Search to identify recorded sessions, or simply visit the Video-on-Demand and Podcasting Web pages.
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What's in Your Bag?
Each embroidered conference tote contains the following goodies and resources: Final Program, Exhibit Guide & Addendum, takeaways Portfolio, ISTE Catalog, NECC 2007 refillable water bottle, NECC 2007 Guide to the ISTE 100, NECC 2008 Announcement, ISTE's Learning & Leading with Technology magazine, "New Exhibitor" Networking game card, "Hunt for the ISTE100" game card, and literature from our tiered conference sponsors and media partners.
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New! "Takeaways Portfolio"
Remember what you learn at NECC, session by session! Each attendee is provided with a handy little booklet in which to keep track of the learning gems you gather throughout the conference. Small enough to fit in a purse or pocket, the Takeaways Portfolio has pages for each concurrent session, as well as space to record key contacts and ideas from informal learning areas such as the lounges and poster sessions.
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Two Exhibit Hall Games to Play
- "New Exhibitor" Networking Game: Play for a chance to win an Apple iMac.
- "Hunt for the ISTE100": A completed game card is your chance to win your choice of gift baskets.
Get details for both on the game cards included in your registration bag.
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The Doctors Are In!
Sunday, 1–6 pm; Monday–Tuesday, 8 am–4 pm; Wednesday, 8 am–1:30 pm.
Can't get online? 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!
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Conference Planner
Time at NECC flies by fast—a personal planner is a powerful tool to help you get the most out of the conference. For help creating your planner and to print out your schedule once it's completed, stop by the "Doctor Is In" station, Street Level, West Lobby, Monday–Wednesday.
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WiFi at NECC
Get online using ISTE's free attendee wireless network, accessible using your enabled 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 on the back cover of your Takeaways Portfolio (in your registration bag).
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Conference Evaluation Winners
Congratulations to Evaluation Drawing Winners!
Our thanks to the almost 3,000 attendees who let us know what they thought about NECC 2007 and gave us their input for NECC 2008 in San Antonio. From those names we drew the four winners for the 30 GB Video iPods. The lucky winners are:
Susan Kandianis, Allentown School District (PA)
Molly Kelly, Howard County Public School System (MD)
Carolyn Marcum, St. James Elementary (NC)
Carole Stern, NC School of Science & Math (NC)
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Online Call for Participation
Opens September 6, 2006
Closes October 4, 2006
Housing Reservations
Opens November 2, 2006
Super Early-Bird Registration
Deadline: March 30, 2007
Early-Bird Registration
Deadline: April 27, 2007
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