ICE CONFERENCE 2014Tuesday, Feb. 25 - Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 SURVIVAL GUIDE Whether you have attended the ICE Conference in the past or this is your first time, we want to be certain you will have a meaningful learning experience at this year’s event. ICE has grown to four full days of learning, with many session formats, special events and lots of different activities and opportunities for you to learn, network and grow professionally. This “Survival Guide” has important information to help you navigate these many opportunities. Your Name Badge / “Ticket” to the Conference: Your name badge is your “ticket” to be at the ICE Conference. Name badges were mailed in midFebruary to registrants who had paid their conference fees by Feb. 3. All registrants paying conference fees after Feb. 3 are to pick up their name badges upon arrival at the conference. (Note: A PO does not constitute payment. A check produced by the PO and mailed to the ICE office is payment.) If you are attending the Tuesday, Feb.25, or Wednesday, Feb. 26, pre-conference days and have your name badge in hand, go directly to your first scheduled session. (Workshop locations will be posted at www.iceberg.org.) If you are attending the conference on Thursday, Feb. 27 or Friday, Feb. 28, bring your badge to the Mega Center lobby where you will pick up a name badge holder and a conference tote bag containing the General Conference program book and other materials. Your name badge must be worn at all times during conference events. Program Book: In our effort to transition to a “paperless” conference, our Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28 General Conference program book will be slimmer. The convenient tear-out At-a-Glance grid will be available, but the actual session listings including presenters and descriptions will be available in our Conference App or as a PDF that can be downloaded at http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference/breakout and printed for those who wish to do so. Conference Schedule: Below is an overview of ICE 2014. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM: Full-day workshops. Pre-registration required. On-site registration for workshops will not be available. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM: “Build Your Own Conference” day including full-day and half-day workshops and Featured Presentations. Pre-registration for full-day and half-day workshops was required. On-site registration for workshops will not be available. On-site registration for 80-minute Featured Presentations will be available. The “Connect After Hours” events, open to all, will take place from 3-9 PM - see details below in the Connect with Others information. Thursday, Feb. 27, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM: Half-day workshops and General Conference sessions begin at 10 AM, after the morning Keynote presentation. Pre-registration required for half-day workshops. On-site registration for halfday workshops will not be available. On-site General Conference registration will be available. Friday, Feb. 28, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM: Half-day workshops and General Conference sessions begin at 10 AM, after the morning Keynote presentation. Pre-registration required for half-day workshops. On-site registration for halfday workshops will not be available. On-site General Conference registration will be available. View Your Existing Registration: Forgot what you registered for? If you would like to view your registration, print another copy of your invoice or would like to add to your registration simply re-access your existing online registration account at www.iceberg.org. Once you are in your account, click on the text at the top of the page in the green box that states, “You have already registered for this conference. If you would like to see your current registration click here...” Registration Changes/Cancellations: All conference registration changes or cancellations were to be submitted by Feb. 3, 2014. If you find you cannot attend the conference as registered, you may send someone to attend the conference in your place. Follow the directions posted on the registration webpage for details. Registration hours and locations: Conference registration will be located in the lobby area outside of the Exhibit Hall in the Mega Center or in Salon VI as noted below. Tuesday, Feb. 25: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM (Mega Center Lobby) Wednesday, Feb. 26: 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM (Salon VI) and 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Mega Center Lobby) Thursday, Feb. 27: 7:15 AM – 4:00 PM (Salon VI) Friday, Feb. 28: 7:15 AM – 12:00 PM (Salon VI) Volunteer! Wish to attend the Thursday or Friday General Conference for only $50? Volunteer! Volunteers play an important role at the conference, and we invite you to consider volunteering your time at one of the many locations around the conference facility. It’s a chance to have fun, work with a great group of people, and earn $75 reimbursement toward your paid Thursday and/or Friday “General Conference” registration! Complete an online volunteer form at http://tinyurl.com/ICE2014. Meals: Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Wednesday, Feb. 26: Continental breakfast and lunch is included with Tuesday and Wednesday Pre-Conference registration. Meals will be set-up at the general location of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. Please note that lunch tickets are part of your badge and you must bring the lunch tickets with you. Your lunch ticket will only be valid at the location of your workshop. Your lunch ticket will show an “A” for ACT or “P” for Pheasant Run, and you must eat lunch at the assigned location. Thursday, Feb. 27, and Friday, Feb. 28: Complimentary continental breakfast will be available in the Exhibit Hall from 7:30-9:00 AM. Lunch will be available for purchase in the Exhibit Hall and the Atrium from 11:30 AM -1:30 PM. Parking / Shuttle Bus Service: If the large lot at Pheasant Run is full, overflow parking will be available at the Hilton Garden Inn across the street, with shuttle bus service to Pheasant Run all through the day. Shuttle bus service will be available for conference attendees who need to travel between the Pheasant Run Mega Center, Pheasant Run Gallery Hall and the ACT Center/Hilton Hotel/remote parking lot across North Avenue. Schedules will be posted at each of these bus stop locations. Shuttles will complete this route every 15 minutes or less. Shuttles will begin running on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 AM and on Thursday and Friday at 7:15 AM. The last shuttle will run 30 minutes after the final activity each day. Corporate Partners Thank you to the ICE Corporate Partners for 2014: Platinum Plus: Comcast, CDW-G Platinum: SHI Gold: Renaissance Learning Silver: All Covered, Amplify, SMART Bronze: Camcor, Inc., Canvas by Instructure, ClientFirst Technology Consulting, DeVry University, KIS, Securly, Vintage Tech Recyclers Please take time to visit their booths and presentations! View the ICE Conference App! If you would like to plan your schedule for the Thursday and Friday General Conference days before you come to the conference, please visit the conference website to view the program schedule at www.iceberg.org or check out our App! A native app is available for iPhone/iPad and Android, and a hybrid web-based version for BlackBerry. The app provides many useful (and just plain fun) features for use during the conference and beyond. App users will be able to: • Review sessions and add them to their schedules • Stay in-the-know with show alerts • Follow or join in on the Twitter Feed • Link with friends and share event photos • Locate exhibitors and download exhibitor-provided PDF content You may download the App now – for FREE – and play a bit to get familiar with its features. You may scan the QR code above, search Illinois Computing Educators in the Apple and Android App stores, or go to http://app.core-apps.com/ice_il2014. CPDU Credits: Tuesday and Wednesday Full-Day Workshop presenters will distribute CPDU documentation in workshop sessions. Six CPDU credits will be provided for Full-Day Workshop attendees. CPDU Credit for Wednesday Half-Day and Featured Presentations and for General Conference Attendees on Thursday and Friday. CPDU evaluations for these ICE 2014 sessions will be taken online only. You will receive instructions and a link to access the evaluation forms at the conference. Once you submit your evaluation, the appropriate Evidence of Completion forms will be emailed directly to you. Exhibit Hall / Barcode on Name Badge: Exhibitors will fill over 150 booths with the latest in educational technology products and services. All exhibitors and information about their products and booth locations will be listed in the conference program book, and in the Conference App available in the iTunes App Store and the Android Google Play App store. A web version is also available. A printable pdf of the conference program book will also be posted online just prior to the conference. Information on the exhibitors, including booth numbers, links to their websites, etc., is currently available on the Conference App. Exhibit Hall hours are: Wednesday, Feb. 26 3:00 PM – 6:00PM Thursday, Feb. 27 7:30 AM – 4:30PM Friday, Feb. 28 7:30 AM – 2:30PM When you look at your name badge, you will notice that a bar code is on the back of it. Some of the exhibitors will be using a lead retrieval system. If you agree to allow an exhibitor to scan your barcode, please be aware that you are providing that exhibitor your contact information, including name, address, school information, email address, and phone number. This system was put in place to make it easier for our attendees to establish contacts with exhibitors, but if you don’t want to share this information, the decision is in your hands...just don’t let exhibitors scan your name badge. Keynote Streaming: The Thursday and Friday morning Keynote presentations will be streamed LIVE in the Pheasant Run Mega Center Exhibit Hall Spotlight Stage area this year and at the Hilton - ACT Center in Salon A. Thursday/Friday General Conference Presenter Check-In: General Conference presenters (those providing Poster Sessions or 45-minute presentations) must check in at the “Presenter Check-In” desk in the Mega Center lobby between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM each day you are presenting. (Presenters for the full-day and half-day workshop presentations will be sent additional check-in information by email.) Presenter Handouts: Presenters will be uploading their conference handouts to the Conference Wiki found at: http://icewiki.info. Please visit the wiki to access copies of the handout(s) during and after the conference. Connect with Others! There are many opportunities at the ICE Conference to meet other educators and participate in a variety of interactive activities and special learning “playgrounds.” Be sure to take advantage of these networking opportunities: 1) Tuesday Evening Bits and Bytes: Get together Tuesday, Feb. 25 for mega BITS of meeting other conference attendees, sharing ideas, and simply relaxing and having fun! And also enjoy some BYTES of delicious food. ICE will provide plenty of appetizers and soft drinks, and a cash bar is also available. This event begins at 5:00 PM in the Harvest Restaurant at the Pheasant Run Resort. 2) Wednesday Evening “Connect After Hours at ICE” Everyone is invited to a FREE Connect to ICE reception in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 3:00-6:00 PM. Browse the vendor exhibits, listen to TED-like talks from featured speaker and fast-paced 5-minute IGNITE presentations from some ICE favorites! This event will be followed by ICE After Dark- EdCamp experience from 7:00-9:00 PM. Conference registration is not required for the Wednesday evening events. 3) Thursday Night ICE Celebration 2014: Join us for the official ICE Celebration, FIESTA 2014! Everyone is invited for socializing, dancing, a photo booth for some fun souvenir pics, and a fantastic time. Enjoy snacks and a cash bar, along with the awesome music stylings of DJ Skittles. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/icedjrequest to submit your playlist favorites on the music menu! The fun starts at 8:00 PM in Salon V. Come to the party wearing brightly colored clothing...the brighter the better! Bring your serape and sombrero or come dressed as a mariachi - use your imagination! We will be having costume contests, so start digging around your closet now! 4) Poster Sessions, Student Showcase, UDL Playground: On Thursday and Friday, Posters will be set up in the Marsalis Rooms. On Thursday, The Student Showcase will be in the Mega Center Lobby area. The Universal Design Learning (UDL) Playground will be on “Bourbon Street” near the New Orleans Ballroom. 5) PLN Plaza: The Personal Learning Network (PLN) Plaza will be located In the Exhibit Hall this year. This space will feature App Slams, PLAYDATE make-and-take sessions, spotlight speaker and keynote roundtable discussions, an ICE your badge station and a photo booth! Come visit to connect with colleagues new and old and collaborate in new learning. 6) Social Media: Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter using the hashtag “#ice14” and be sure to follow @ice_il for all the latest updates. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ICE.Illinois, subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/iceil or on Google+ https://plus.google.com/109582364890070348293/about Closing Session: ICE Conference 2014 will conclude with a closing session on Friday, February 28 at 3:30 PM in the Salon rooms at Pheasant Run. We will announce the winners of the grand prize raffle drawings at this meeting. You must be present to win these prizes, so plan to be there! We will also hold the annual ICE meeting at this time and members will have the opportunity to vote for candidates for the 2014-2015 ICE Executive Board. Hotel Information: We encourage all conference attendees to stay at the Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois. We have negotiated special rates for people who attend the conference, so when you make your reservation, be sure to mention that you are attending ICE Conference 2014 to get the special rates. Check the ICE Conference website for details. Questions: If you have any questions or concerns regarding ICE Conference 2014, please visit us on the web (www.iceberg.org), leave a message at 800-311-3871, or e-mail us (
[email protected]). Be sure to check the website periodically for the latest up-to-date conference information. We’re looking forward to seeing you at ICE Conference 2014!