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Join your colleagues from across the state at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel in Indianapolis on November 9, 2005. Registrations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on November 4.

Based on evaluation comments about the structure and content of last year's event, we are exploring new ways to bring you useful, practical, and relevant information about educational technology and telecommunications trends.

Who should attend?
Educational administrators, managers, and staff  who are responsible for selecting, deploying, operating, administering, or managing emerging educational technologies, including:

  • Chief information technology officers
  • Network and operations managers
  • Directors of information technology
  • Telecommunications managers
  • Instructional technology coordinators
  • Distance education administrators
  • Systems administrators
  • LAN managers
  • Technical support staff
  • Software engineers and developers

Program highlights

A complete schedule, program, and agenda will be confirmed in the coming weeks. At this time, preliminary program highlights include:

  • Keynote speaker—"Networking and Beyond"
    Michael A. McRobbie
    Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
    Indiana University

    Dr. McRobbie will discuss a national and international Cyberinfrastructure project with which both Indiana University and Purdue University are involved. The project has implications for the entire state.

  • Concurrent sessions
    Presenters, moderators, and panelists from EDUCAUSE, Indiana University, University of Southern Indiana, Purdue University, IHETS, Butler University, University of Notre Dame, IUPUI, University of Indianapolis, Saint Mary's College, and Indiana State University, among others, will be featured.

    This year, approximately four different topics will be offered during each concurrent session. For more details, please see the "Program" page, which will be updated as all sessions, times, and locations are confirmed.

About the University Place
Conference Center & Hotel

Close to the vibrant downtown Indianapolis city center—including White River State Park, Victory Field, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Indiana Historical Society museum, the Eiteljorg museum, the Indiana State Museum, and the canal area—University Place offers a variety of amenities and services for successful conferences and the comfort of their guests. For more information, visit http://www.universityplace.iupui.edu.

Questions?
If you'd like to participate as an attendee, presenter, sponsor, or exhibitor, please contact Susan Sullivan, IHETS communications manager, at ssulliva@ihets.org or 317.263.8849.

GOLD SPONSORS (as of 10/19/05)

Macromedia

NETech Corp

Cisco

dell

force10

matrix

hp ProCurve


SILVER SPONSORS (as of 10/19/05)

Chester

Citrix

EXHIBITORS (as of 10/19/05)

AirWave

ibm

lenovo

mca

IDsolutions

Berbee

DOOR PRIZES (as of 10/19/05)

TimeWarner
graybar

chester


The 2005 IHETS Tech Summit is a service provided for technical staff
at Indiana's public and private colleges and universities by the
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS).