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MEMO 2009 FALL CONFERENCE

School 2.0: Get Connected!

Mayo Civic Center, Rochester MN,  October 1-3

 

 

 

Link to working draft of program.

Link to proposed breakout sessions

Propose breakout session schedule and rooms

 

Vendor Registration Form

Vendor Shipping Form

 

 

Planning committee:

Conference Chair - Connie Feil <cjfeil01@comcast.net>

Program Chair(s) – Doug Johnson <doug0077@gmail.com> and Mary Alice Anderson <maryalicea@mac.com>

Session Facilitator Chair (see note below) - Gay Casper <Gay.Casper@winona.k12.mn.us>

Registration Chair - Mary Garlie <mgarlie@parkrapids.k12.mn.us> (with Deanna Sylte)

Publicity Chair - Laurie Conzemius <conzemius@SARTELL.K12.MN.US>

Local Arrangements Chair - Sandy George <SAGEORGE@rochester.k12.mn.us>

Hospitality and Decorations Chair -  Leah Larson <Leah.Larson@richfield.k12.mn.us>

Tour Chair Jean Norgard   Jenorgaard@rochester.k12.mn.us

Equipment Chair (needed)

Finance Chair (Combined with Conference Chair)

Exhibits/Vendor Chair - Paul Moe <moe@sartell.k12.mn.us>

Photographer:    Gary Schwartz    GSCHWARTZ@owatonna.k12.mn.us

Evaluation Chair -  Gina Light gmlight@chaska.net

Authors and MEMO store - Joan Larson     jblarson@gctel.net

Literature SID contacts - Laurie Conzemius <conzemius@SARTELL.K12.MN.US>, Connie Stirling <cbstir@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us> and Denise Beckstrand <beckstrandd@willmar.k12.mn.us>

Mayo Civic Center contact -  Matt Esau <matt@mayociviccenter.com>

Rochester Convention Bureau contacts -  Deanna Meyer <dmeyer@rochestercvb.org>and  Lori Odegard <lodegard@rochestercvb.org>

2008 MEMO Conference Chair -  Dawn Nelson <Dawn_Nelson@rdale.k12.mn.us>

MEMO President - Leslie Yoder <LESLIE.YODER@spps.org>

Program chair (long-range conference organizer) - Gwen Toppe <g.toppe@biglake.k12.mn.us>

MEMO Executive Secretary - Deanna Sylte <admin@memoweb.org>

 

Other volunteers but not in a leadership capacity:

Michael Scott (SELCO) - mscott@selco.info

Marsha Filipiak MARSHA.FILIPIAK@isd623.org

Jen Henga <jen.hegna@byron.k12.mn.us> (maybe)

 

Featured speakers

Friday AM keynote - Scott McLeod <mcleod@iastate.edu>

Saturday AM keynote - Anita Beaman and co-presenter Amy? <"Beaman, Anita" <albeam2@ilstu.edu>

Friday luncheon speaker - ?

Saturday luncheon author - ?

Friday banquet entertainment - ?

 

Proposed conference strands

 

Best Practices

Reading and Literature

 

Technology and web 2.0

Ethics/safety/AUPS

Leadership and Advocacy for your program and profession

Budgeting for lean times

 

Professional Growth

        Keeping current/job survival and security strategies

        2nd careers for media specialists

        Standards

 

 

Notes from Mary Alice.  Do we have a theme or potential theme?   I'd welcome some creative wording for these strands 

 

 

Note from last year's committee:

 

We did not do facilitators last fall as it has been challenging to get them lined up and most presenters just took care of it themselves anyway. It's up to your committee whether or not you decide to do that.  We just had someone for each session look into rooms for a count.   (Comment from Mary Alice:  Yes, I know it is hard to fine a facilitator for every room.   Since the breakout rooms so close together we should be able to get by with 2-3 facilitators for each block of time; it's always nice to have someone who can help out at the last minute, provide directions, answer questions) 

 

When you are planning the conference and promoting presentations, a phenomenon we noted was the drop in attendance on Saturday.  Deanna said that last fall's Friday only registrations were the highest ever.  Considering comments made by the speaker last summer, there may be a change taking place in the attitudes of people attending things outside of their work week.  One thought I had was to promote Saturday's author and some of the book/reading sessions with a special offer for media specialists to invite a classroom teacher who maybe couldn't be released on a school day but who would take the opportunity to hear an author and sessions about reading.

 

You had asked about prices, etc.  I cannot find a copy of the vendor registration but I believe their cost was $450.  Paul should have that. Their fee included their table, power, network, meals, etc.  Also, I will attach the registration form from last year and I think this is the final one that went out.  The committee chose not to take a discount on their registration and maybe a renewal of their MEMO membership would not be unreasonable.  Someone commented at the end that is would have been less work to present and get the discount.

 

Last year's conference program

Last year's registration form

Budget spreadsheet (as of 1-15-2009)

 

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