SIIA Ed Tech Government Forum
Today's Policies . . . Tomorrow's Education Market

March 12-13, 2008 - Hall of States - Washington, DC

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SIIA Ed Tech Government Forum
SIIA members hear from national education leaders
SPONSORED BY
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

Why Should you Attend?
Discover what's new! Join your industry colleagues in learning to translate today's legislation into next year's opportunities --

  • Gain unique insights into the newest federal initiatives shaping your market and business
  • Identify new policy and business opportunities
  • Network with colleagues and national education and ed tech stakeholders
  • Advocate for technology and industry interests before national policy makers
This annual SIIA conference has become a staple to those company executives who recognize the importance of a personal, hands-on forum to translate federal funding, initiatives, programs and regulations into actionable market intelligence.

2008 Highlights:

  • Keynotes by Education Policy Leaders
  • Updates on Key Federal Policies by Leading Policy Makers, Including:
    • Federal Support for RtI (Response-to-Intervention) and Individualized Learning
    • High School Redesign and Opportunities
    • Impact of NCLB Testing & Accountability (Current and Future)
    • After School, Title I SES and Early Childhood Education Markets
  • 1:1 Business Connections with National Education Organizations
    & Federal R&D Grant Directors
  • Washington Launch of SIIA's Vision K-20
Who Should Attend:
  • Publishers & Developers of Educational Software, Content and Related Technologies
  • Education Industry Consultants & Service Providers
  • Executives with Responsibility for:
    • Sales & Marketing
    • Government Affairs & Policy
    • Strategy & Business Development
    • Product R&D/Evaluation
Contact: Mark Schneiderman at 202-789-4444.


SIIA 2008 Ed Tech Government Forum Steering Committee
We are grateful to the following SIIA member company executives for lending their thought-leadership, experience, and time to planning the SIIA ETGF conference agenda:

  • Rose Anello, Scholastic
  • Charles Blaschke, Education TURNKEY
  • Christopher Brown, Pearson
  • David Byer, Apple
  • Rebecca Campoverde, Kaplan
  • Lisa Brady-Gill, Texas Instruments
  • Gary Faulkner, Software Technology, Inc.
  • Rob Foshay, Texas Instruments
  • Bridget Foster, Key Curriculum Press
  • Kate Gilligan, TextHelp
  • Dana Jeffrey, PLATO Learning
  • Colleen Jenkins, SAS
  • Mary Murrin, Carnegie Learning
  • Carmi Paris, Spectrum K-12 School Solutions
  • Marilyn Quinsaat, Empirical Education
  • Farimah Schuerman, Academic Business Advisors, LLC
  • Larry Snowhite, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
  • Mark Tullis, Learning.com
You can also review information about 2007 SIIA Government Forum and previous Fly-Ins from 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.