acec2010 - tech used to run a conference
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Donna Benjamin
http://cc.com.au/donna/bio
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What's ACEC?
● Australian Computers in Education Conference
● Held every two years● Last in Melbourne in 2000● http://www.acce.edu.au/item.asp?pid=1080
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Technology
What technologies were used to run a conference
about computers in education?
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The Web
● Communication● Research● Marketing● Call for papers● Schedule● Registration● Archive
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Plain old HTML
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MediaWiki
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CMS Evaluations
● MyReview● OCS● OpenConf● Expectnation● EventWax● Regonline● Indico
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Rough draft specification
● Review led to a short list of features● Technical● Paper submission and speaker
management● Registration and delegate management● Delegate experience● Marketing / Promotion● Supporting a Legacy● Volunteer Management
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Drupal
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From P.O.H to Drupal
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Conference Mgt System
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Social media
Use existing social media networks to connect and spread the word
● Twitter● Ning● Facebook● me.edu.au● etc
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● Set up acec2010 twitter account● Used it to communicate and build the
community● During the conference we trended as
the #1 hashtag in Australia
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Etherpad
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Google Docs...for feedback & evaluations
… for running sheets and sharing data
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Onsite – wifi
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Onsite – iMacs & MacBooks
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LG large LCD screens
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Twitter fountain
● http://www.twitterfountain.nl/
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Visible tweets
● http://visibletweets.com/
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Onsite – The iPod touch
Image: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/what-is/pocket-computer.html
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Onsite – iMovie