Megaconference Jr.

All over the world, October 2005 - The new date for Megaconference Jr. 2006 has been set for May 18, and planning committees need your help to make this year's event even more of a success than the first two. In 2006 there will also be several smaller Megaconference Jr. Mini-Forums that will give students the opportunity to actively participate in additional interactive sessions prior to the main Megaconference Jr. event. Volunteers are needed to develop the Mini-Forums as well.

Elementary and secondary (K-12) teachers and students from around the world are needed now to work on the three planning committees listed below. Participation in a committee will provide the opportunity to engage in regular virtual communications with international team members towards organizing and completing committee goals.

Technical Committee:

Develop and disseminate technical participation requirements,
Determine possible number of participating sites per timeframe and types of connections,
Assemble and distribute technical troubleshooting guidelines,
Coordinate video streaming and archiving of the event,
Coordinate network testing and troubleshooting,
Conduct technical tests with registered sites around the world,
Coordinate chat room(s) for technical support.

To join the Technical Committee, please contact: Sue Rutkofske.

Program Committee:

Define event schedule format and structure,
Solicit, schedule and oversee event presentations and activities,
Oversee the nature and form of event content,
Create request for presentation proposals,
Manage program/content related issues and questions,
Communicate with presenters and activity leaders,
Manage VJs and VJ schedule and script,
Develop and coordinate curriculum/lesson plans,
Coordinate Megaconference Jr. cafes and "open" discussion times.

To join the Program Committee, please contact: Kim Breuninger.

Due to the many responsibilities of the Program Committee, please specify one or two specific areas you would like to help with: Proposals, activities, chat rooms, VJ's, script writing, curriculum/lesson plans, mini-forums, cafe's & entertainment, etc.

Communications Committee:

Develop planning event timetable and schedule,
Create event promotional materials,
Manage event outreach and insure adequate knowledge of event and participation,
Create and maintain documentation of planning efforts,
Manage registration and communications with participants,
Define and manage event parameters, ie, maximum number of participants, etiquette protocols, etc.,
Develop/maintain event website and other electronic communications,
Create, maintain and update event website and investigate multi-lingual capabilities,
Solicit and obtain corporate sponsorship.

To join the Communications Committee, please contact: Jennifer MacDougall.

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