ACET 2006 Call for Participation Call for Participation Deadline: April 15, 2006 Please forward to a colleague http://www.texasacet.org/Conference.htm ********************************************************************** ACET 2006 Annual Conference Anytime, Anywhere Computing: Mobile & Secure October 18-21, 2006 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Submission Deadline: APRIL 15, 2006 Organized by the Association of Computer Educators of Texas Visit ACET's Web site for details: http://www.texasacet.org/. ACET and Tomball College welcome the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Educators of Texas for workshops (CPE credit available), sessions (CPE credit available), speakers, special events, and vendor exhibits that support our conference theme, "Anytime, Anywhere Computing: Mobile & Secure!" ACET's focus on offering education and training for high school, college and university faculty, staff, and administrators allows us to present an annual conference at an extremely low cost with professional development opportunities, training workshops, invited speakers, papers presenting current research, and other sessions that inform participants about cutting-edge technologies and current developments in the field. Our special focus for the 2006 conference will highlight the impact that portable, wireless technologies are having on educational settings and best practices for maintaining security in these environments! Submit your proposal today! PROGRAM ACTIVITIES *Keynote speakers *Best Practice Sessions *Papers *Demonstrations/Poster Sessions *Tutorials/Workshops (CPE Credit Available) *Vendors/Products/Services Showcases *Luncheons/Refreshments *Door prizes SUBMISSION INFORMATION: For Call for Presentations, connect to: http://www.texasacet.org/conferences/conf06/call.htm. For Presentation and AV Guidelines, see http://www.texasacet.org/conferences/conf06/submitguide.htm. TOPICS: Topic Strands for the 2006 ACET Annual Conference include but are not limited to: *Curriculum Issues *Digital Forensics *Emerging Technologies *Ethics and Legal Issues *Faculty Development *Gaming for Instruction *Multimedia and Graphics Programming *.NET Programming *Online Courses *Program Assessment *Security *Student Research *Teaching AP Courses in High School *Web Services *Wireless Networking *XML Development *Other Applicable Topics Please note: Reviewers may recommend and, therefore, accept your proposal under a different presentation category than originally submitted. We reserve that right in order to present a balanced representation of the conference topics. PRESENTATION CATEGORIES: ACET is proud to present quality sessions that highlight topics of interest to Computer Teachers of Texas. As usual, the conference will present quality best practices presentations, demonstration/poster sessions, corporate/vendor exhibits, and tutorials/workshops. We are proud to announce a new category for 2006: Paper presentations. Paper presentations will highlight reports of significant work or reviews of work relevant to conference topics. Papers accepted for presentation will be considered for publication in the ACET Journal of Computer Education and Research. See http://www.texasacet.org/conferences/conf06/call.htm for more information. REGISTRATION FEES: Registration will be available soon. Tentative conference registration fees (which include membership fee) and fees for other events are listed at http://www.texasacet.org/conferences/conf06/registration.htm. HOTEL & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: Special discounted hotel rates of $69 a night have been secured to ACET participants at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites Tomball. To receive this special rate, hotel reservations must be made by *********September 18, 2006********* and you must identify yourself as an ACET attendee! Only a limited block of rooms are available at this rate, so be sure to book early. To make your reservations, contact: LaQuinta Inn & Suites 14000 Medical Complex Drive Tomball, TX 77375 Phone: (281)516-0400 FAX: (281)516-0401 See http://www.texasacet.org/conferences/conf06/hotel_travel.htm for more information. DEADLINES: Submissions Due: April 15, 2006 Authors Notified: May 1, 2006 Paper Files Due: September 1, 2006 Author Confirmation Registration for Conference: September 1, 2006 Early Registration Ends: September 1, 2006 Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 18, 2006 Conference: October 18-21, 2006 QUESTIONS? If you have questions about ACET, please send an email to ACET at texas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Other Contact Information: ACET 5101 Avenue H, Ste. 18 PMB 217 Rosenberg, TX 77471 ======================================================== To Unsubscribe from this listserv, send an email with "unsubscribe" in the Subject to acetnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please do not reply to this email address. It is for sending only.