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The Global Education ConferenceA Virtual Conference from Scratch

Steve Hargadon

Intro:

5 days, 24 hours/day36 time zones95+ partner organizations120+ educator advisors400+ sessions from 62 countries63 keynote speakers15,000+ participant log-insStaff: Me & Lucy!

Like feeding 5,000 people a day.

You just don't want to see the kitchen afterward!

Shoestrings and bubble gum

The History:

The idea (Lucy & CoSN)The goal: a game-changing eventElluminate approval, but no $ or supportInitial signups: 1400Global Education Conference or...Learning 2.0 track

Partners and Advisors:

Preparations: telephone brainstormsPartner agreement: free but publicize and provide keynote speakersPartner presentations pagesYou don't understand what a keynote is...Educator advisory committee: ideas vs. reality

Changing the Model:

Free to attendNo registrationAll recordings publicly availableCore commitment: inclusion Core commitment: simplicityUnbound by time and spaceSelf-scheduling (youcanbook.me)

Training and Support:

Speakers required to learn program (think about this)The wonderful vRoomsRecorded public training sessionsSpeakers each asked to moderate onceAmazing volunteer call Volunteer self-scheduling (youcanbook.me)

Website:

Weebly.com - $5/monthGoogle spreadsheetsPresentation submissions

Session pages

Partners and partner pages

Educator advisors

The magic of HTLM formulas

Elluminate:

Individual Elluminate rooms

Calendar and Time Zones:

Google CalendarThe time zone nightmareTime zone pagesYouCanBook.me

The Actual Event:

Obligatory panic: my ISPSteve, Lucy, and Julie sharing the 24 hoursSkype open channelFirst day: 22 hoursConference lounge for chat, volunteers, and helpThe half-hour drillClosing party

Success

2012November 12 - 17

GlobalEducationConference.comGlobalEdCon.com

Steve Hargadonsteve@hargadon.com