Speaker Information
Thank you for agreeing to participate as a speaker at FETC 2012. As a speaker, you play a very important role in the educational objectives for the conference. We appreciate your commitment of time and expertise to make this a successful event. Please bookmark and refer to this page often to get updates, downloadable forms, event details, and additional instructions.
Important Facts for Presenters
Conference Registration
As the main presenter of a workshop and/or featured session you are provided one complimentary full-conference registration. Your full conference registration includes access to Opening and Closing Sessions, Keynote Sessions, Featured Speaker Sessions and all Concurrent Sessions, as well as Receptions, Special Events and unlimited entry to the FETC 2012 Exhibit Hall. Emails were sent by CDS, the registration company on Dec. 15th, 2011 with your personal registration code. Contact jwomble@1105media.com if you need assistance registering.
Ticketed Workshops are not included in the conference registration, but you may add them for an additional fee. The FETC Program Manager will contact you with instructions on the registration process. NOTE: All co-presenters are required to register for the conference through the regular registration process (online at fetc.org) and check in with onsite registration upon arrival.
ALL presenters are to check-in at the FETC Registration desk (pick up your name tag, speaker ribbon, and all conference information) located on the lower level of the South Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center. There will be a Presenter Equipment Drop-off for those who need special assistance in front of the South Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center.
Presenters Headquarters
There will be a Presenters Headquarters in Room S329.
This location will house Workshop Headquarters, a Presenter Ready area, Workshop Presider Chech-in and the Presenter Storage. The Presenter Ready area will be available to all presenters at the convention center should you wish to “test drive” your presentation and equipment compatibility prior to your session. FETC staff will be available to answer all your questions assist you during the conference at this location.
Presenters Headquarters (Room S329) Hours of Operation:
Sunday, January 22nd: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Monday, January 23rd: 7:15 am – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 24th: 7:15 am – 3:30 pm
Wednesday, January 25th: 7:15 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday, January 26th: 7:15 am – 1:00 pm
Social Networking and Professional Learning Communities
Professional development and knowledge sharing with FETC is online too! Get connected with other education technology integration enthusiasts! There are lots of ways to get involved with your peers and session participants at FETC.
Our networking and backchannelling begins on Twitter (@FETC). Follow us on Twitter and share your Twitter name with your participants to engage in further communications. The event hastag is #FETC. FETC will host a Tweet Up on Tuesday, January 24th in the Exhibit Hall at 5:30 pm! You can also friend FETC on Facebook and get FETC updates as well as find out how others are learning, teaching, and sharing proven ways technology continues to improve education
We have established a social networking partnership with Edmodo. The FETC Community online is where attendees will access your FETC presentations, participate in backchannel discussions during presentations, learn more about exhibitors, attendees and speakers and collaborate on Edmodo, the free and safe social learning platform for schools. Login to edmodo and join the FETC Community today at edmodo www.edmodo.com/FETC, the free communication platform for education.
Multimedia Materials
All presenters will be sent an electronic badge (e-badge) to post on your webpage, blog, twitpic, and/or other internet sharing sites and online environments to display so that people will know you are presenting at FETC 2012. Your followers will appreciate knowing where they can see you presenting. Please hyperlink your e-badge to www.fetc.org where all sessions, keynotes, workshops, schedules and descriptions can be found.
FETC will also provide a set of Presenter Slides that you may choose to use as your power point backgrounds for our 2012 conference. It is not required to use these slides, just suggested to showcase where your presentation was shared publically. Click here to download the Presenter Powerpoint Slide Loops.
Audio Visual
FETC will provide the following standard A/V room setup:
- 1 LCD projection unit
- 1 screen
- 1 wired lapel microphone
- 1 podium with microphone
- 1 head table with two chairs
- Wireless Internet for participants (SSID: Free FETC 2012)
- Featured Sessions will have House Sound and an AV tech in the room
- Workshops will have Lightspeed Audio Systems
Presenters are required to provide their own laptops or tablets. **If you are using a Mac device, bring your own dongle to connect to the projector.
FETC has a few “Technology Sponsors” whose goals are to help presenters enhance their presentations. As these technologies become available, we will email presenters of the opportunities. FETC’s Program Manager will coordinate any additional AV requests you have. Please email FETCsupport@fetc.org.
FETC will provide Ticketed Workshop presenters for hands-on workshops a computer presentation station in addition to the aforementioned. Workshop presenters conducting a Bring Your Own Laptop or Lecture/Demonstration workshop will need to have their own laptop or tablet.
Session Handouts and Follow-up Materials
Part of effective professional development is providing meaningful electronic presentations, handouts and/or follow-up materials that allow the participants to further their professional learning and implement new technologies into learning environments. Our participants rely on your collaboration and electronic materials and resources to transform their teaching and learning environments.
It is expected that presenters provide electronic presentation materials, handouts and/or follow-up materials for our event participants via Edmodo before, during, or after the event. ALL presentation materials need to be uploaded by February 3rd, 2012.
To assist all presenters with uploading materials to Edmodo and utilizing the FETC Community, we invite you to participate in one of three edmodo webinars designed to enlighten speakers.
ALL presenters need to plan to join us on one of these dates:
Friday, December 2, 2011 1:00 pm PT/ 4:00 pm ET
Friday, December 9, 2011 1:00 pm PT/ 4:00 pm ET
Friday, December 16, 2011 1:00 pm PT/ 4:00 pm ET
IF YOU MISSED A WEBINAR, FOLLOW THIS LINK TO VIEW A RECORDING: http://edmodo.adobeconnect.com/p4z1lb60r41/
Click Here to Download Directions for Posting FETC Presentations on Edmodo
Click Here to Download PowerPoint Slides with Edmodo Group Code and Session Evaluation Information
Also, feel free to learn more about Edmodo and how to utilize this online educational resource by attending Edmodo’s weekly Introduction Webinars: http://edmodointro-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Session Information
For the latest and most accurate information about your session, please refer to the website at www.fetc.org. Each Workshop, Featured and Concurrent Session is posted with a complete description on the home page on the navigation tab titled “PROGRAM”.
On the “Featured” drop down tab of the PROGRAM link you will find session titles, descriptions, presenter and co-presenter names, presenter biographies and headshots, day, dates and times of your session(s).
On the “Workshop” drop down tab of the PROGRAM link you will find workshop titles, descriptions and full details as well as co-presenter names, day, dates and times of your workshop(s). Pre-Conference Workshops offered on Monday and Tuesday (January 23-24, 2012) are 3 or 6 hours in length. All Workshops held on Wednesday and Thursday (January 25-26, 2012) are 2 hours in length.
On the “Concurrent Session” drop down tab of the PROGRAM link you will find all Concurrent and BYOD sessions listed. They may be sorted by Presenter Name, Focus Area or Session (there are 9 sessions held Wednesday through Thursday, January 25-26th).
Room numbers and all session information will be published in the FETC Conference Program and on the FETC mobile app. If any of this information needs to be updated, corrected or changed, please contact Jennifer Womble at jwomble@1105media.com (preferred) or 850-219-9600 office.
Travel Information
The Orange County Convention Center, SOUTH Complex, faces International Drive. The street address for the South Concourse is 9899 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. The Convention Center current charges a per-entry fee of $13 for passenger vehicles and $25 for oversized vehicles. After 5 p.m. parking rates are $8 for passenger vehicles and $16 for oversized vehicles.
For more information on the Orlando area, travel discounts for attendees, and special ticket offer please visit the travel section of the FETC Website at www.fetc.org .
FETC Mobile APP
New for 2012, all FETC conference information will be available for mobile consumption. FETC will have native apps for both the iOS (iPad and iPhone) available for FREE on iTunes and Android phones through the Android Market. For all other smartphone and tablet users, FETC will provide a mobile optimized web site for their mobile device. Those users will simply go to our fetc.org website and they will be automatically redirected to the mobile site that will function exactly as the app.
Download our FETC event app to stay abreast of all the latest conference information! The interactive maps, floor plans, event schedules and guides, as well as local information, will be available and accessible 24/7. You can also read collateral from speakers and exhibitors, rate sessions, take surveys and plan out your own unique conference route and find products on the Exhibit Floor. With Social Media integration, everyone can stay on top of what’s going on at the conference through Edmodo and Twitter. Presenters will be listed in the presenter directory and FETC will be including presenters linked to session descriptions to assist participants in scheduling their conference experience.
Race to Engage; Non-Profit Donation Challenge!
What is your favorite non-profit? FETC wants to help you make a donation in 2012!
Nonprofit organizations support a wide variety of causes that rely, almost entirely, on donations, and often times assist the education community and children (examples of NPOs include charities, trade associations, PTOs, booster groups, health organizations and public arts organizations.) This year FETC wants to make fiscal donations to the non-profit organizations our presenters’ value with the Race to Engage Non-Profit Donations challenge.
Each presenter will be given a registration code to distribute to your followers, colleagues and friends to use when they register. Code is “CHARITY” then it will ask for the first and last name of the presenter (see screen shot below). Presenters can share the "CHARITY" code by emailing colleagues, posting the code on your webpage, twitter account, blog, linked in, facebook, and/or other internet sharing sites and online environments to display so that people will know the code and use YOUR NAME it at the time of their FETC registration. The registration company will keep track of how many times each name is used. This will allow us to track how many people enter a presenters name and thus award the donation checks.
At the FETC Closing Session: APP-Shootout on Thursday, January 26th, FETC will present three big checks on behalf of the three speakers whose name is used most frequently. The checks will be financial donations made to the non-profit of your choice on your behalf! The FETC financial donations will be made to non-profit organizations as a symbol of our effort to make a difference in support of the greater education community.
Important Speaker Forms
Want to Present at FETC 2013?
If you or someone you know has a great idea for a presentation at next year’s conference, please go to our website @ www.fetc.org and submit your application online. Future presenters may submit workshop, BYOD and concurrent session ideas through the call for presentations online application process. Applications will be accepted starting in March 2012.