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16 Oct, 2007

EDUCAUSE 2007 – Blogger Meetup?

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Blogging| EDUCAUSE2007

So yesterday I got a call from my boss and was asked if I wanted to go to EDUCAUSE next week in Seattle. Hmmm… let me think about it for a second… One of the biggest, if not the biggest educational conferences in the nation … connecting with people like me (obsessed instructional technologists)… Four days in Seattle (a place I have yet to visit)… Um… YES!

That leads me to my next question, I now have around 200 people who read this blog… or are at least subscribed to it. Are any of you going to be at the conference? I am assuming most of you are fellow bloggers in my RSS reader… is there going to be a meet-up similar to the one in Atlanta over the summer (I couldn’t go… we just had a baby). I REALLY hope so. It would be great to meet some of you!

I get in on Tuesday midday and leave Friday morning. If no official meet-up is planned… anyone want to get together and discuss instructional technology? I always have something to say about education and one or all of the following: Google, mobile devices, haptic technology, social networking, and now a days even virtual worlds… And most of all I would love hearing from you!

Leave a comment here or contact me directly at jeffvand at gmail dot com. Hope to see some of you soon!!

3 Responses to "EDUCAUSE 2007 – Blogger Meetup?"

1 | Neil Hokanson

October 17th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Jeff:

Have fun in Seattle! I am in Nashville at the T L Conference right now. I wish I could meet up with the famous Jeff V. I read the article in eSchool News on the value of the iPhone in schools and enjoyed your quotes. Who knew I would know someone famous!!! Good for you! Keep in touch, and share what you learn at Educause!

NH

2 | Michael Berman

October 20th, 2007 at 10:35 pm

Hi Jeff -

I hadn’t read your blog before but I found it searching for the EDUCAUSE2007 tag. The EDUCAUSE conference always has “Birds of a Feature” sessions – here’s the details for this year:

Impromptu BOFS, which allow small groups to talk about areas of particular professional interest, will be held Wednesday and Thursday, from 4:55 to 6:10 p.m. Attendees may schedule on-site meetings using the BOF bulletin board located near the conference registration desk. Attendees should check the same bulletin board in the conference registration area after 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday for that day’s topics and room locations.

So post a BOF for bloggers and if I can I will drop by and say hello! In any case, I plan to be blogging while I’m there and I’ll be watching to see what you have to say.

Michael

October 25th, 2007 at 6:06 pm

Darn it, I missed you guys. Hope there is a slight chance we may bump into each other at tonight’s reception.

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