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League for Innovation 2002 CIT Early Registration Deadline


ADVANCED REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR CIT IS FAST APPROACHING!
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2002
Conference on Information Technology
November 17-20, 2002
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
Hosted by:
Los Angeles Community College District
Long Beach City College District

The early registration deadline for the 2002 Conference on Information Technology is October 25, 2002! Online registration for the 2002 Conference on Information Technology (CIT), which includes an exciting selection of informative Learning Center Courses, is available at the link below! Early registration helps ensure that you reserve a place in the Learning Center Course(s) of your choice and that you take advantage of early registration discounts up to 30%. The opportunity for take advantage of group discounts ends October 25th as well!
<https://www.leaguestore.org/2002cit/reg.html>
The Conference on Information Technology is the premier showcase of the use of information technology in community and technical colleges and is four information-packed days filled with sessions facilitated by leading practitioners from around the world.
Administrators, faculty, and staff who care about exploring and expanding the use of information technology to improve all aspects of the educational enterprise should not miss this opportunity.
Information about conference registration, keynote speakers, hotel accommodations, and the vibrant Long Beach area can be found at the link below:
<<https://www.league.org/2002cit/>>
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
Zane Tarence, CEO, Reveal Technologies
"Futuristic Technologies and Their Implications for E-Learning"
Mr. Tarence highlights futuristic technologies such as Holographics, Virtual Reality Environments, and Intelligent Learning Agents/Tutors that are being introduced into learning environments in order to create more immersive, realistic, and effective learning experiences.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
Brian L. Hawkins, President, EDUCAUSE
"Trends and Transformation"

Dr. Hawkins explores trends in higher education that are either being seen or are anticipated as a function of information technology for their impact on the culture and business practices of community colleges.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
Howard Charney, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems
"The Internet Revolution and Education"
Mr. Charney discusses current trends involving networking technologies, reasons to be optimistic about convergence and simplification, and what benefits the Internet will continue to provide for higher education.
Jennifer James, Urban Cultural Anthropologist
"The Human Face of Technological Change in Institutions of Higher
Education"
Dr. James examines how we are all becoming "cyborgs," part technician and part human consciousness, and how we can teach our minds to adapt and think in new ways about our lives and our businesses.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
"Helping Students Live Free in a Digital Democracy"
This panel format features community college leaders in a conversation about the role of community colleges in a Digital Democracy-a society increasingly connected, persuaded, and tracked by technology, while still emphasizing individual freedom of choice.
Moderator:
Mark David Milliron, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the
Community College
Panel:
Walter Bumphus, Chancellor, Louisiana Community and Technical College System; Leo Chavez, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District; Pamila Fisher, Chancellor, Yosemite Community College District and Board Chair, American Association of Community Colleges; Henry D.
Shannon, Chancellor, St. Louis Community College
Feel free to distribute this information through your all-college listservs. If you would like additional information about the 2002 CIT, please visit <https://www.league.org/2002cit/> or contact Ed Leach at <<mailto:leach@league.org>>.

Dr. Susan Salvador
Office for Student Services
10/24/2002