ISTE’s Crowd-Sourced Keynote
ISTE is mining its network of members, past conference attendees, and educational leaders choose a keynote speaker for the ISTE 2010 Conference.
This is the first “crowd-sourced” keynote project for ISTE. The goal is to identify what participants would like to learn from a keynote address.
The project also allows ISTE members to meet colleagues from around the world.
Log in to:
ISTE 2010 User Voice to nominate topics ISTE’s 2010 Conference in Denver.
Once nominations for topics have been collected, members can suggest (and vote) for their favorite presenters.
Timeline:
Phase 1 (October 15-November 15)
Topic input (submit ideas for keynote topics and vote on ideas)
Phase 2 (November 16-December 15)
Speaker nomination (submit ideas for keynote speakers in the top 5 topic categories and vote for speakers)
Late December
ISTE staff reviews top speaker nominations to ensure speakers are available and fit within budget. ISTE staff creates short list of top 5 names
Phase 3 (January 4-15)
Speaker Finalist Voting
February 2010
Offer made to top speaker, final announcement made
For rules, visit:
This should prove to be a great idea since only a fraction of ISTE’s participants bother to brave the crowds in the hallways and the long distances inside these convention centers to attend the keynote addresses.
So, we’ll wait and see if this keynote selection process bears fruit.
In the meantime, visit ISTE’s Blog at ISTE Connects for blog postings and updates.
Related Links:
ISTE Conference Portal | ISTE Promotional Blog | ISTE Conference Information
