FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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What
is the difference between a participant and a presenter?
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What is the benefit of being a presenter?
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I'm not ready to register as a presenter. Can I
come as a participant?
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I'd like to be a presenter, but I'm not sure
what to expect?
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May I present more than one topic?
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May I present my topic at more than one session?
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Do presenters need a sponsor?
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Do participants need a sponsor?
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Do adults/parents have to register and pay the
fee?
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Does the conference have a special needs lunch?
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the difference between a participant and a presenter?
Registered PARTICIPANTS are
those students/adults who are attending the full days
activities, including the opening speakers, the presenter
sessions, lunch, and the other conference activities. Registered
PRESENTERS are students that are able to do the same as
participants. In addition, they are scheduled to present to
others in one or more of the sessions during the day.
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What is the benefit of being a presenter?
Simply to share what you know about a various technology with
others, to get the experience of presenting in front of your
peers and to add this experience to your resume. We encourage
this by providing presenters with additional items, including a
conference bag, certificate and a chance at winning great
prizes. In the past the expensive prizes have been Mac
Computers, Compaq Tablet PC and X Boxes. This prize is only
available to presenters, so consider being a presenter.
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I'm not ready to register as a presenter. Can I just come as a
participant?
This is great. Just download the registration form and fill it out.
Submit it with payment via phone, fax or mail listed on the
form. You will receive a follow-up mailing with the final
schedule in the mail. On the 11th of February go to Heartland
Community College and check in at the Registered
Participants/Presenters table for your badge, t-shirt and bag of
information.
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I'd like to be a presenter, but I'm not sure what to expect.
What do I do?
We have presenters from all
grade levels doing presentations from PowerPoint projects from
school, to building Lego robotics, to making movies, and
building computers, electronics, security issues, using
software, handheld devices, even theater lighting with
technology. The topics are so many; we're expecting the students
to come up with great presentation ideas to make it valuable to
what other students would like to see. Use the same form to
register from the website, but fill in the presentation
information including your presentation title, a short
description, your email address, any equipment you would need or
would be bringing with you, as well as a brief description of
why others may find your presentation useful. Once we receive
it, we'll be in contact with you via email and give you further
information. Submit it with payment via phone, fax or mail
listed on the form.
We'll make sure you
have a classroom at Heartland to present in during one of the
four 25 minute sessions during the day. The final schedule will
be sent to you one week before the conference with your
presentation listed. You will be able to come into Heartland the
night before, February 10th , to set up your presentation if
needed. The presentation rooms at Heartland are like a typical
classroom, but with a built-in projection unit with a pc, vcr
and dvd player connected, should you need them. Technicians will
be on hand the night before and during the day to assist you
should you have problems. Go to your scheduled room during the
time of your presentation and a volunteer monitor will introduce
you to begin your 25 minute presentation to the attendees.
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May I present more than one topic?
Absolutely. We encourage you to share your technology knowledge
with your peers. With 5 sessions during the day you will still
have time to visit other presentations too.
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May I present my topic at more than one session?
Absolutely. We encourage you to
present your topic during more than one session. Don't worry,
we'll make sure you get plenty of time to see other
presentations too.
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Do
presenters need a sponsor?
We require that all presenters
have adult sponsors. Sponsors are important for helping the
children organize their presentations, for additional support
they might need during their presentation and for liability.
However, sponsors do not give the presentation! If you would
like to present and can’t find a sponsor please contact Beverly
Stevens at besteve@ilstu.edu.
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Do
participants need a sponsor?
No. We do highly recommend
sponsors for younger children and large groups of children
registering as participants, but it is not required. This helps
with security and emergencies.
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Do
adults/parents have to register and pay the fee?
For the safety of the children at this conference, we would like
all attendees to register.
Adults/parents must
register and pay the fee if they intend to attend all of the
days events, including all the conference activities with their
student/child, adult sessions and lunch. They will receive the
same badges and information that student participants will
receive, and may freely attend any sessions or activities. There
will be conference sessions designed just for parents during the
day while students are engaged in the conference events.
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Does the conference have a special needs lunch?
Yes. This year the conference
will be serving a variety of pizzas. If your dietary needs to
not allow you to eat pizza, please fill out the special needs
area on your registration form. During lunch at the conference
let a volunteer know you need a special lunch and they will
assist you.
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