MORE THAN 17,600 ATTEND NECC 2008 IN SAN ANTONIO

More than 17,600 educators and exhibit personnel attended the 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), held in San Antonio, June 29 through July 2, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Convene, Connect, Transform, presented by the International Society for Technology in Education in cooperation with the Texas Computer Education Association, was attended by teachers, teacher educators, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and exhibitors from around the globe.

Conference highlights included:

• The largest educational technology event in the nation, spanning five and one half football fields, featured 1,340 booths and 479 companies displaying hardware, software, educational and technical publishing, and equipment/services emphasizing the use of technology by students and education professionals.

• 12,654 registered attendees

• 5,037 exhibit personnel

• 924 conference sessions and events with dozens of additional showcases, galleries, and poster sessions

• 577 international attendees from approximately 57 nations

• 115 workshops with more than 2,975 tickets sold

• 88 registered journalists from around the globe attended NECC, plus hundreds of dedicated bloggers

• A fully open wireless network for all participants to use during the conference.

ISTE will present next year's 30th annual NECC in Washington, DC June 28 through July 1, 2009. For more information about NECC 2008 and 2009, visit the Web site at www.iste.org/necc.

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