Edited by author 03-16-2005 07:51 PM
Hi fellow TEAMates! This quicktopic provides a space for us to "talk" about the upcoming NECC Conference in Philadelphia June 27-30, 2005. We can post about accommodations, transportation, tips, workshops, sessions, etc. So get into the conversation and Philly, here we come!

Thanks for doing this, Rachel! Let's make some phone calls tomorrow- I'll stop by:)

In case anyone needs it, here is the link for the conference itself:
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2005/

Erin called NECC and TEAM students are eligible to register as students for the reduced student registration fee. Thanks Erin!

The online registration didn't even ask for our student ID# or school. We did need our ISTE member number. If you are already a member you can find that on your address label on your Learning & Leading with Technology journal. If you are not a member, I think there is a combo of membership/registration on the online registration, but I'm not sure. They also let you register by phone.
At this time, Erin and I only registered for the conference itself. We didn't go for any extra stuff. It seems that they let you re-enter your registration and add stuff later.
Once you register for the conference you can make hotel reservations through the online housing on the NECC site.
Erin and I put Kathy in charge of reserving our rooms. When we have reservations we will post our hotel info.

Kathy, Erin, Sarah, Linda - we didn't end up booking anything yet - we wanted to try to get rooms together and it doesn't seem like you can do that through NECC's online housing. I'm planning to call directly today.

Hi all,

Thanks, Rachel. We'll leave this a student conversation space, in case some of you want to make plans to room together, take the bus, or carpool if we don't have a bus, and so on.

Your instructors for the course will be in touch with you in a couple of weeks, helping lay out the course and how you might organize your trip. In the meanwhile, just register and make hotel reservation and decide on the bus or not.

This is going to be great!

Edited by author 03-18-2005 01:50 PM
Thanks Rachel for the call and the site. I emailed everyone who teaches in East Hampton and is on TEAM and relayed the plan for The Crowne Plaza. Did you get through to the hotel?

Edited by author 03-18-2005 03:17 PM
Linda-I didn't get your email about Crowne Plaza. Did you email me? I just registered for the conference today. It was pretty easy. By the way I would love to still do the bus if people are interested.

I gave the hotel task BACK to Kathy. She was going to try to call the hotel directly (I got the name of the person who books conference stuff) today and book a few rooms for all of us if she could get the same price per room as on the NECC online housing ($195 per night/per room for a triple). I'm sure once she does she will post the info here.

I spoke to Kathy quickly this afternoon and she mentioned that the woman from the hotel hasn't called her back yet. Just thought I would let you all know.

Thanks for the update Meg.

Thanks Rachel and Erin for the emails about registering. I just registered successfully.
Kathy, thanks for looking into the hotels.

Edited by author 03-20-2005 01:11 PM
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Time to spend some money... bummer. Steve you ready?

Edited by author 03-20-2005 03:19 PM
hi all,
thanks rachel, linda, and kathy, for doing some of the ground work for the trip! i really appreciate it! i'm looking forward to the trip together. any news for the bus? i'm into it if it's available. kathy, did you hear back from the woman on the reservation yet? is there anything i can do to help?