K-20 librarians interactive video conferencing

[Ben Fineman <>]

Register now for Megaconference 2012! Registration closes at 8pm EST today.

I’m pleased to announce our sponsors who will be providing the prizes for our giveaways this year:

• From Platinum Sponsor Blue Jeans Networks: 5 Blue Jeans Institutional Service Packages, included 40 Blue Jeans licenses for 30 days and a custom institution landing page, valued at almost $25,000 (retail price) each!
• From Platinum Sponsor Spranto, a classroom collaboration system including PC, HD PTZ camera, echo canceling mic, and projector valued at over $1000!
• From Bronze Sponsor Polycom, a Polycom Communicator valued at over $100!

Please remember that to be eligable for the prizes you must register and then be present to win during our two Roll Calls at 13:30 GMT (8:30am EST) and 19:30 GMT (2:30pm EST).

Following is the full schedule of events:

Time (GMT)	Time (EST)	Title	Organization	Presenter
12:00 GMT	7:00AM EST	Welcome/Kickoff	Internet2	Ben Fineman
12:15 GMT	7:15AM EST	John Erickson and Hank the Cowdog	Region 16 Education Center	John Erickson
12:45 GMT	7:45AM EST	Breaking Down the Barriers: Global Connection	Reliance Business Services	Darayus Mehta
13:15 GMT	8:15AM EST	Special Visit from Dr. Bob Dixon	OSU, OARnet, Emeritus	Bob Dixon
13:30 GMT	8:30AM EST	ROLL CALL/PRIZE GIVEAWAY
14:00 GMT	9:00AM EST	Hit that Culture Button! LIVE from Asia to Europe and Africa	National Dali High School & Ghana	Mary Meimei Shih
14:30 GMT	9:30AM EST	Sponsor Showcase: Spranto	Spranto	Peter Hayes, CEO
15:00 GMT	10:00AM EST	Music Teaches Everything in the Global Classroom	Cleveland Institute of Music	Heather Young
15:30 GMT	10:30AM EST	A Virtual Visit to the ATLAS Experiment at CERN	CERN	Stephen Goldfarb
16:00 GMT	11:00AM EST	Biomimicry and the Spider’s Web	Minnesota Zoo	Galen Sjostrom
16:30 GMT	11:30AM EST	Cafe Time
17:00 GMT	12:00PM EST	Home of the World’s Worst Weather		Will Broussard
17:25 GMT	12:25PM EST	Reasons for the Season	Monroe Boces Challenger Learning Center	Andy Raab
18:00 GMT	1:00PM EST	Sponsor Showcase: BlueJeans	Blue Jeans	Jessica Wang
18:30 GMT	1:30PM EST	Cowgirls Who Shaped the West, Changed the World	National Cowgirl Museum	Cindy Collins
19:00 GMT	2:00PM EST	Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace	Cerritos College	Dr. John Haas
19:30 GMT	2:30PM EST	ROLL CALL/PRIZE GIVEAWAY
20:30 GMT	3:30PM EST	History of Teleconferencing in Education at the University of Wisconsin	Univ. of Wisconsin, Emeritus	Jamie Poindexter
21:00 GMT	4:00PM EST	Video Services in the UNAM	UNAM	Jose Rodriguez
21:30 GMT	4:30PM EST	Cafe Time
22:00 GMT	5:00PM EST	The Journalism Education Association	Swinburne University	John Corky
22:30 GMT	5:30PM EST	Wrap Up	Internet2	Ben Fineman

I hope to see you there!

Regards,

Ben

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