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Wednesday, June 13; 5:00 - 6:00 pm
President's Ballroom

The Emerging Leaders Forum is the first of a series of new ideas designed to showcase young scholars and entrepreneurs from around the world whose work reflects the values and interests of the NMC.  In this inaugural session, meet six extraordinary people from countries as diverse as the US, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and the Philippines who are changing the world for the better every day.  Learn what drives their passions in fast-paced six-minute presentations that will enlighten and inspire you!

Ivicia Alpeza
Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions

Thursday, June 14; 9:00 - 10:15 am
Malcolm Brown, Lev Gonick, Sherry Lassiter, and Scott Sayre

New this year, the NMC Perspectives series highlights the ideas of trend-setting leaders within the NMC community.   Each of the Perspectives speakers brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to their work, and in fast-paced 18-minute talks, each will share a big idea with you and their passion around it.  In these two sessions, you will hear from four of these extraordinary leaders.  Their ideas are transformative and engaging — and sure to stretch you own thinking and perspectives!

Friday, June 15; 9:00 - 10:15 am
Helen Keegan, Keith Krueger, Vijay Kumar, and Ruben Puentedura

Hands-on sessions are a central focus of NMC conferences and attendees will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of new skills and software in these special sessions. Seating for hands-on sessions is limited and as in the past, admittance requires pre-registration and a ticket.

Please note that you should register for the hands-on session tickets now! We have changed the structure of issuing tickets and the early bird gets the worm again this year!

Click the links below for details and descriptions for the 2012 NMC Summer Conference Hands-on Breakout Lab Sessions.

Thursday, June 13

10:45 - 11:45 am
Integrating Maps into Web Pages using Google Fusion Tables and the Google Maps API
Daniel Sheenan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

Preconference Workshops are included in the 2012 Summer Conference program. These are special extended-length workshops and require pre-registration, special fees and a ticket for admittance.

Morning Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, June 12; 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration Fee: $125

Personalization : How Far Can (Should) We Go?
Jeff Borden, Pearson

Zen of Teaching
Antonio Vantaggiato, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Afternoon Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, June 12; 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Registration Fee: $125

Connected Collective Knowledge
Philip Desenne, Harvard University; Paolo Ciccarese, Harvard University; Martin Schreiner, Harvard University

The NMC Summer Conference offers many opportunities for NMC partners to showcase their products and services that enhance programs and initiatives for teaching and leadership to a variety of colleges and universities. NMC partners are eligible to participate in the Corporate Partner Showcase as part of their membership. In addition, there are many sponsorship opportunities available for partners to participate in.

2012 NMC Corporate Partner Showcase

The Corporate Partner Showcase will be held in conjunction with the Opening Reception on Tuesday, June 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. The fee for participation at the Corporate Partner Showcase as an exhibitor for the Summer Conference is dependent upon your level of membership. Please refer to the corporate partner benefits in order to determine your fees.

Please make note that there is a new schedule for the 2012 NMC Summer Conference this year.  The conference will now run from Tuesday through Friday (instead of Wednesday through Saturday, as it has in the past years).

Conference-at-a-Glance

View the conference schedule, sessions and descriptions.

2012 NMC Summer Conference Program

Onsite Conference Program

Conference-at-a-Glance

View the conference schedule, sessions and descriptions

The 2012 NMC Summer Conference has a new schedule this year!  The conference will begin on Tuesday, June 12 with the Preconference Workshops and Opening Reception and  close at 12 noon on Friday, June 15 with the NMC Fellows Award and closing session.

Guidelines for Submitting Your Proposal

• Proposal Submission. All proposals must be submitted through the online proposal system.  (Sorry, no exceptions.)  The main presenter and each co-presenter must have an account on the NMC website in order to complete the proposal.  Presenters who do not yet have an account should go to http://www.nmc.org/user/register and create an account before starting the proposal submission process.
• Session Title. If your proposal is accepted, the title of the presentation will affect whether or not people elect to attend. Please choose a title that accurately describes your presentation. Use no more than eight words. NMC standardizes on, as an example, 'The Use of Title Case for Session Titles' -- please capitalize major words.

Immersive Studio and Preconference Workshops

These extended-length workshops provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Immersive Studio workshops are generally 2 days in length, while the Preconference Workshops are 3 hours or 6 hours in length. Immersive Studio and Preconference Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. Immersive Studio Workshops will be held Monday/Tuesday, June 11-12 and Preconference Workshops will be held Tuesday, June 12.

Opening Keynote Presentation
Innovation in Open Networks
Joichi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab
 

The combination of Moore's law and the Internet has changed everything. Innovation happens on the edges in ecosystems where standards are developed in non-governmental bodies, where intellectual property can become more of a burden to agility than an asset and where planning can cost more than doing. This massive reduction of the cost of production, distribution and collaboration has created an explosion of innovation in consumer Internet and software through startups. Hardware and biotech are going through a similar transformation.