GAZeL Summit 2008 - Sponsor and Exhibitor Info

Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

A Great Business Opportunity

Here is a great business opportunity for you that will also help deploy eLearning and Collaboration Technologies throughout Arizona. We are inviting you to be a Sponsor for the Arizona eLearning and Collaboration Technology Summit 2008.

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Your sponsorship provides your organization an exhibit table in the Expo and features your company on our web site, at the event, and on event promotional and collateral material. With our event web site, over 10,000 e-mails linked to the site, promotion by our partner organizations, newsletter and newspaper articles, and statewide outreach, your company name will get strong promotion in front of thousands of eLearning practioners throughout the state. With your sponsor table in the tech expo and the Tech Council After5 reception, and an expected attendance of more than 200 people, this event gives you an excellent opportunity to showcase your innovations to a roomful of people in the market for eLearning and related technologies and services. Many more will also participate in the Arizona Technology Council After5 Reception, Showcase and Networking event.

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Depending upon your level of sponsorship we will:

• Display your company name or logo on the Summit Web Site, with a link to your web site

• Provide you an exhibit table to “show-your-stuff” throughout the day in the Tech Expo, and at the Tech Council After5 Reception, Showcase and Networking event

• Include your logo on the in the Summit program, and on signage and table tents

• Acknowledge your sponsorship at the breakfast, the lunch, the reception

• Include your company name in all e-mail announcements and other collateral material

Sponsor and Exhibitor Options (Click Link):

• Platinum Sponsor - $3,500 (limited to 2 organizations)

• Gold Sponsor - $2,000 (limited to 4 organizations)

• Silver Sponsor - $1,000 (limited to 6 companies or organizations)

• Exhibitors - $500

• Exhibitors - $250 (Arizona Small Businesses and Non-profits)

• Bag Sponsor -$500 - (2)

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Platinum Sponsor - $3,500 (limited to 2 organizations) Your logo, with link to your web site, featured prominently on the home page, and all pages, of the event website Your company name and/or logo prominent in all electronic and print promotional materials and press releases, including your company name, with link to your web site, prominently displayed in more than 10,000 e-mail announcements You will have the option of sponsoring the Opening Plenary Session or the Lunch. The Moderator will acknowledge your sponsorship at beginning of the plenary session and the lunch, and your representative will be invited to the podium to provide a brief welcome and company introduction at your sponsored event (Plenary or Lunch). Event sponsorship choice will be on a first come-first-served basis Your logo prominently displayed on the Summit banners displayed on the head table and in the exhibit area Your company banner displayed above podium throughout the day Your logo on cover, and full page ad or company description, in event program Your company name and logo prominently displayed on all table tents and directional signs Special acknowledgement at the Arizona Tech Council After5 Showcase/Networking even Six complimentary registrations Two skirted exhibit tables, with chairs, in a premier exhibition position Free electrical and wireless Internet connections included First right of refusal for Platinum Sponsor for next GAZeL event Sign-up Now

Gold Sponsor - $2,000 (limited to 4 companies or organizations) Moderator acknowledgement of your sponsorship at beginning of plenary session and lunch Your logo prominently displayed on the Summit banners displayed on the head table and in the exhibit area Your logo, with link to your web site, featured prominently on all pages of the event website (except home page) Your company name and/or logo prominent in all electronic and print promotional materials and press releases, including your company name, with link to your web site, prominently displayed in more than 10,000 e-mail announcements Your corporate logo on cover, and half page company description or ad, in event program Your company name and logo prominently displayed on all table tents and directional signs Company name and logo prominently displayed all on table tents and room signs Four complimentary registrations Free electrical and wireless Internet connections included Skirted exhibit table, with chairs, in a premier exhibition position Special acknowledgement at the Arizona Tech Council After5 Showcase/Networking event First right of refusal for Gold Sponsor for the next GAZEL event Sign-up Now

Silver Sponsor - $1,000 (limited to 6 companies or organizations) Company name in all electronic and print promotional materials and press releases, including your company name included in more than 10,000 e-mail announcements Company name and logo with link to your web site featured on all pages of the event website (except home page) Corporate logo and brief descriptive paragraph (s) in the event program Three complimentary registrations Skirted exhibit table, with chairs, in Exhibition area Free electrical and wireless Internet connections included Silver Sponsors co-sponsor breaks (with other Silver sponsors only) - Premier company signage placement in break area during breaks Skirted exhibit table and chairs in Exhibition area First right of refusal for Silver Sponsor at next GAZEL event Sign-up Now Exhibitor - $500.00 (unlimited -Businesses, Government, Universities and Community Colleges) Exhibitor acknowledgement on program Company name included on all pages of the event website (except home page) Two complimentary registrations Skirted exhibit table with chairs in Exhibition area Free Wireless Internet connection included Optional electrical service ($55 additional charge) Exhibitor acknowledgement on program Company name included on the event website with link Sign-up Now Exhibitor - $250.00 (Arizona Small Business, Nonprofits and K-12) Benefits same as $500 exhibitor but restricted to Arizona Small Businesses, nonprofit organizations and K-12 Schools Sign-up Now Bag Sponsor - $500 Your corporate name/logo on event bags Recognition in program Sign-up Now

Why You Should Attend?

Why eLearning and Collaboration Are Important

Changing The Way We Educate, Communicate and Conduct Business

The trend in computing and communications is clear - conferencing, collaboration, social networking and eLearning technologies are the next wave. These technologies are enabling new global relationships and new models for learning that are dramatically changing the way we educate, communicate and conduct business in the Global Economy. eLearning and collaboration  technologies can save money, enable 21st Century Schools, support economic development, train a 21st century workforce, and enable Arizona businesses to be internationally competitive with new tools for global business development, customer relations,  collaboration and communication. Organizations are adopting eLearning and collaboration technologies for employees, customers, investors and more.

For example, these technologies will:

• enable virtual meetings with clients, boards, associations and "industry clusters" that will reduce travel, save time and money and increase meeting participation

• enhance communication, decision making, teamwork and strategic partnerships

• expedite product development, sales and customer support

• enable online learning, new K-18 learning opportunities, school-to-work relationships and workforce development programs

• support telemedicine, telecommuting, Computer Aided Design and more

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What is eLearning?

eLearning is the use of digital media such as the Internet, CDs, Cable TV and streaming media to facilitate education, training, lifelong learning, collaboration and online meetings. eLearning includes Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, simulations, games, audio, video and web conferencing, and more.

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eLearning Transforms Education

eLearning is transforming education from K-12 to lifelong learning. Traditional classroom learning is no longer engaging students in the digital age. Schools, colleges and universities will have to change to keep the attention of students. There is clear evidence that eLearning can: transform education, increase student academic performance; provide individualized curriculum and self paced learning, enhance the quality of the learning process, increase student interest and reduce dropout rates, provide students with essential skills to further their education and to participate in society and the workplace of the 21st century. The conference will develop the vision, policies and strategies to support K-12 schools, colleges and universities to effectively adopt technology and eLearning in the classroom that will transform education and facilitate teaching and learning.

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eLearning for Workforce and Business Development

eLearning is also becoming a cost effective standard for corporate training, professional development, and lifelong learning. eLearning and collaboration technologies also provide new business development and customer relations tools for sales and marketing presentations, customer and investor relations, technical support and product training, collaboration, project management, and online meetings. The conference will develop the vision, policies and strategies to promote and support the adoption of eLearning and collaboration technologies in business, government and nonprofit organizations for workforce development, business development, collaboration and online meetings.

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Arizona's $2 Billion Industry

Arizona, home to many of the world's leading eLearning companies, is a leader in the eLearning industry. eLearning contributes over $2 billion annually to the state's economy. Arizona companies develop and provide a broad spectrum of technologies and services from content and learning management systems to online education and training programs, simulations, web casting, web conferencing, consulting, eLearning research, and more. The Summit will develop vision, policies and strategies to support Arizona eLearning enterprises in creating advanced eLearning technologies and services and increasing their share of revenues in the growing global eLearning market.

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Research

Research in the development of new eLearning technologies or learning styles is critical to the delivery of effective eLearning initiatives. The Summit will solicit research interests and needs from statewide researchers and users of research, and explore ways that Arizona can support AZ eLearning research and build linkages between universities, corporations, K-12, etc. We want to find out who is doing what and find ways to help others communicate with researchers who have relevant eLearning research.

Attendee Registration

Attendee and Sponsor Registration and Payments

Please Register - Attendees and Sponsors

Please register for all the events you will be attending. From the Register Now link below :

• Register to attend the Summit

• Register for the Arizona Technology Council After5 Reception and Showcase

• Sign-up, pay sponsor/exhibitor fees, and register your company representatives. See the complimentary option for the registrations included with your sponsorship.

Registration Fees

• $95.00 includes program, materials and meals and the ATC After5 Reception

• $10.00 for Arizona Technology Council After5 Reception, Showcase and
  Networking Event only - For those not attending the Summit. Open to the public.

Sponsor Fees and Complimentary Registrations

As a sponsor/exhibitor you are entitled to the following complimentary registrations.

• Platinum $3500.00 sponsors - six complimentary registrations

• Gold $2000.00 sponsors- four complimentary registration

• Silver $1000.00 sponsors- three complimentary registrations

• Exhibitor $500.00 sponsors- two complimentary registrations

• Exhibitor $250.00 sponsors- one complimentary registrations

• Bag Sponsors - receive two complimentary registrations

Sponsors, please register everyone in your organization that will be attending. If you have additional representatives, please have them register and pay online or by check. We can bill you for additional people if you prefer. See link below to register and pay.

Payment Options

You may pay for your registration or sponsorship fees online by PayPal, or by mailed check. A PayPal account is not required. Please go to the registration page (see link below), select your registration fee or level of sponsorship, and indicate your preferred method of payment. The system will send you a confirmation that you may use as an Invoice. If you require an additional Invoice, please let us know.

Payment Options.

• PayPal for Credit Cards and eChecks - PayPal Account Not Required (Accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and echeck) - Additional credit card fees will be automatically added to your card

• Checks payable to GAZEL

Bobbie Kraver
GAZEL
225 West Orchid Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85021

Please note that no-shows will be billed if cancellation is not received by February 10

Program

On February 20, 2008, GAZeL will host the Arizona eLearning and Collaboration Summit. Links for the Program / Schedule, Keynotes, Workshops, Showcase, and  After5 Reception appear below.

Keynotes

Morning Keynote eLearning and Collaboration in the Global Economy
	Bryan Williams CEO, Remote-Learner.net Remote-Learner.net (formerly Integrated Training Solutions) has been providing training, consulting and promotional multimedia projects for small and large organizations, advertising firms, governmental entities and school districts since 1982. His company has changed over the years as technology and the way in which training is delivered has changed. Organizational training companies are facing very exciting times, more so now than at any time since the end of the second world war when many people needed to be trained for civilian jobs. There are two major factors driving this incredible change; globalization and the Internet. As borders begin to dissolve and new powerful trading entities come into being (e.g. EU and Asian giants), language, skills and compliance trainings are in great demand. Today's adult learner is expected to reinvent him/herself every 18-24 months during the course of their lifespan, or risk moving downward in their standard of living. There are challanges in training the adult learner that are not faced by our teacher cousins in education. .
	John Whitaker Sr. Account Technology Specialist, Microsoft, Ed Solutions Group K-12 John Whitaker is a Senior Account Technology Specialist for Microsoft in the Education Solutions Group. John works with K-12 school districts in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. John’s Microsoft career began 7 years ago in Phoenix with Microsoft Consulting Services. During this time, he worked with corporations and educational entities developing software solutions. In his current role, John provides technology and product solutions for K-12 schools.
Lunch Keynote Web 2.0, Social Media and Social Networking, Policy and Strategy in Education and the Workplace
	Francine Hardaway - Moderator Partner, Stealthmode partners Francine Hardaway, Ph.D. is an experienced technology marketing strategist with special expertise in early stage company operations. Francine was an Entrepreneurial Fellow at the Berger Center of the Eller School of Business, University of Arizona. She has taught entrepreneurship at several Arizona colleges, is on the Advisory Board of the Medical Informatics Program at Arizona School of Health Sciences (part of the A.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine), and the board of the American Biofuels Council. . As a partner in Stealthmode Partners, she has helped package and secure funding for many early-stage technology companies. She has created positioning and marketing strategies for dozens of companies growth companies (from startup to IPO to maturity). Prior to co-founding Stealthmode Partners, Dr. Hardaway was Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Innovative Environmental Products, and Manager of Worldwide Press Relations at Intel's Computing Enhancement Group, where she planned the entrance of the intelligent I/O server chip into the OEM market and created the public relations plans for digital imaging, in-car computing, USB, and home networking. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Hardaway built the largest marketing/public relations firm in Phoenix, Arizona before leaving it to join Intel. . To join Francine's mailing list and receive insightful commentary from the front lines of business and life, please click here. Her blog is here. For her photostream, visit Flickr. .
	Matt Moran Consultant, Kreative Knowledge Matt Moran is a consultant, author, speaker, and songwriter. He has authored numerous articles and provided presentations on business, innovation, customer service versus policy education, technology, automation, and the passionate pursuit of life! His consulting has focused on business-value driven solutions for small, mid-sized, and fortune 500 clients. His writing includes the book, The IT Career Builder's Toolkit: Your Complete Guide To Building Your Technology Career In Any Economy (published by Cisco Press - a Prentice Hall/Pearson imprint), articles for print publications and online, and Notes From The Toolshed, hosted at IT Toolbox (not Matt's company) - a worldwide knowledge community. As a speaker, he incorporates humorous anecdotes and music with relevant and pragmatic next action messages. More at: http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/
	Lon Safko President and CEO of Lon S. Safko & Associates Lon Safko is an Author, Speaker, Consultant, Trainer, Entrepreneur and Innovator. He is an author of remarkable breadth, writing five innovative books. His books have shown corporations how to train managers to think creatively, detailed the secrets of launching a successful on-line business, offered advice to new home owners on reducing building costs, and related amazing stories about the serendipity of life. He is now using social media to write the definitive book series on Social Media, the first of which is "Social Media, How It Will Affect Your Company's Bottom Line". Lon also speaks about the importance of Social Media and the impact it will have on your business.   Lon Safko is a remarkably creative person. He is the creator of the "First Computer To Save A Human Life". That computer, along with more than 30,000 of Lon‘s papers, are in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. He has created numerous hardware and software solutions for the physically challenged, developed the archetypes for the Apple Newton & Microsoft's Bob Operating Systems. Has been recognized for his creativity with such prestigious awards as; The Westinghouse's Entrepreneur of the Year, Arizona Innovation Network's Entrepreneur of the Year, The Arizona Software Association's Entrepreneur of the Year, twice nominated for the Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, and The Public Relations Society of America's, Edward Bernays, Mark of Excellence Award, and nomination as a Fellow of the nation‘s Computer History Museum. Lon has also been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, PC Novice, and Popular Science Magazines just to name a few. He is the founder of eight successful companies, including Paper Models, Inc., which uses personalized, downloadable three-dimensional models in business advertising, promotions, and education, which is being considered as an acquisition by a major search engine company.   Lon is a professional speaker, wowing audiences nationwide with his insights into innovation, creativity, and becoming a successful entrepreneur in the global digital age. Said one executive of First American Title Insurance, "This is the best seminar I've been to in 25 years." Teledyne said Lon‘s seminars are "Informative and entertaining, packed with useful information." And the U.S. Postal Service called Lon's seminar "inspiring and motivational."   Lon also privately coaches Fortune 500 companies on harnessing Innovative Thinking to create higher productivity and profits. These on-site visits and personalized presentations help corporate, government, and non-profit executives improve their operations and performance by capturing the innovative potential now wasted or overlooked. As Lon says, "When you start to see your world in a different perspective, you see new ways to do everything!" Lon Safko sees the world in a new way every day.
	Dr. Brian Page Director. Strategic Education Relations, Apple Brian Page is a member of Apple's Strategic Educations Relations Group. His thirty-seven years as an educator have included teaching first, fourth, and sixth grades at the elementary level, teaching adult high school reading and literacy courses in secondary schools and pre-service college courses for prospective teachers at the university level. He has served a decade as a school principal, several years as an assistant superintendent in a large school district with responsibility for K-12 curriculum and instruction, taff development, special education, vocational education, library and media services, etc.   In 1987 Brian received a Doctor of Education Degree at Brigham Young University in Educational Leadership, specializing in education reform. He has authored articles on parenting, reading and literacy, and the use of technology in schools. In addition, Brian has developed new models of staff development, year-round schooling, and applications of computers to support instruction. Dr. Page joined Apple Computer Company in 1990 and today works and shares visions, research, and models with school districts, universities, and state education leaders. He also coordinates research projects in which Apple is invited to participate.

Please note that due to some possible schedule conflicts, these keynote presenters are subject to change.

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Greater Arizona eLearning Association

In today’s tough business environment innovation and business development is the name of the game. The Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZeL) is an alliance between eLearning educators, practitioners and related businesses. GAZeL's purpose is to provide vision, share research, support learning initiatives, and gather resources for the utilization, implementation and expansion of eLearning in business, government, and education.

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Arizona eLearning Task Force

In 2006, the Arizona legislature created the ten year Arizona eLearning Task Force. The eleven member Task Force is appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and representatives from the Government Information Technology Agency and the Arizona Department of Education. (Staff support provided by the Arizona Department of Education ). To achieve its ten year mission to guide and support eLearning adoption in Arizona's K-12 education system the enabling legislation instructed the task force to:

• Examine eLearning programs in other states

• Analyze potential methods to implement eLearning programs in this state

• Develop innovative eLearning solutions

• Annually report to the legislature regarding eLearning programs and solutions

The Task Force was funded with $3 million to implement, with the Arizona Department of Education, a three-year eLearning middle school math pilot program at up to ten schools. The goal is for participating schools to achieve significant increases in student academic performance and improve motivational levels to pursue mathematics education.

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eSATS eLearning System For Arizona Teachers and Students

eSATS is a volunteer non-profit advocacy organization that was formed in 2003 to transform the Arizona K-12 education system from legacy education to eLearning. Their unique contribution is a statewide system design focused on teachers and students, and supported by teacher professional development and digital curriculum. The transformative unit is the eLearning centered school with mastery learning. The state will provide transformation funding, the broadband infrastructure, intellectual infrastructure digital curriculum extension service, professional development and education access system. eSATS' fondest wish is that Arizona will be the breakout state that triggers a national and global transformation to 21st century education implemented by eLearning.

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Arizona Technology Council

The Arizona Technology Council is the largest technology association in Arizona serving all tech sectors across the state. The Arizona Technology Council is a member-driven association. We represent the interests of technology companies, their support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona’s technology community. The Arizona Technology Council’s mission is to support our members and unify our partners to grow Arizona’s economy with technology and innovation at the core. We drive partnerships, policies and programs that advance the business climate for Arizona’s technology community.

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