Past Conference Highlights: 2008 |2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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The ICE conference is Indiana's premier educational technology conference for K-12 teachers, administrators, and school technology leaders and is the fifth largest conference of it's kind in the nation. The conference has grown in attendance from 16 people at the first conference in 1980, to approximately 1300 at the ICE 2008 conference including participants and exhibitors. Approximately 37% of the 2008 participants attended ICE for the first time; 36% had attended previously; and 26% have been attending annually. ICE continually works to provide the quality conference that participants have come to expect. Planning for ICE 2009 began even before the 2008 conference ended, and planning for ICE 2010 has also already begun.
The keynote speaker for ICE 2008 was David Pogue. David, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correcspondent for CBS News. With 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 30 titles. David and his wife, Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His Web site is www.davidpogue.com. David presented two spotlight sessions in addition to his keynote address which brought rave reviews for all who attended. His book signing in the Exhibit Hall afterwards was a rousing success!
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Back by popular demand was keynote speaker, Debbie Silver, Ed.D., truly a "teacher's teacher!" Debbie's keynote address "The Art and Heart of Teaching" was enthusiatically received. She is one of the most popular keynoters and in-service presenters in the United States. Audiences everywhere respond to Debbie's sense of humor and sensitivity to remind them of how important teachers are in the lives of childre. Through research-based theory, poignant stories, and hilarious characterizations, she connects with the souls of all who are involved in education. Debbie also presented two workshops and three different spotlight sessions. Spotlight speakers included Bernie Dodge, Ph.D., Leslie Fisher, and Annette Lamb, Ph.D., who all offered workshops and several concurrent sessions Mark Heinig, Rensselaer Central Middle School, received the 2007 Teacher of the Year award and Debbie Mattson, St,. Pius X Catholic School, received the 2007 Technology Education Advocate of the Year award prior to the Keynote address. Thursday evening's opening reception, held at The Westin Hotel Ballroom, was a fun evening with eInstruction remotes provided by CIM used by the attendees to play ICE Trivia for great prizes. There were a total of 89 full-day and half-day workshops offered on Wednesday and Thursday and 93 spotlight and concurrent sessions on Friday. There were over 120 exhibitor booths representing 93 companies in the busy exhibit hall. The total attendance was approximately 1,500 including participants and exhibitors. 2007 Concurrent Sessions Schedule in .pdf format |
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ICE 2006: The World on Your Desktop Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 25–28, 2006 |
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The keynote speaker was Doug Johnson who has been the Director of Media and Technology for the Mankato Public Schools since 1991 and has served as an adjunct faculty member of Minnesota State University, Mankato, since 1990. His teaching experience includes work in grades K-12 in schools both here and in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of four books: The Indispensable Librarian , The Indispensable Teacher's Guide to Computer Skills , Teaching Right from Wrong in the Digital Age and Machines are the Easy Part; People are the Hard Part. His regular columns appear in Library Media Connection, Leading & Learning, and The School Administrator magazines, and his articles have appeared in more than forty books and periodicals. Doug has conducted workshops and given presentations for more than 130 organizations throughout the United States as well as in Malaysia, Kenya, Thailand, Germany, Qatar, Canada, the UAE, and Australia and has held a variety of leadership positions in state and national organizations, including ISTE and AASL. Doug's keynote address, "Whadda I Need That I Ain't Got? Courage IS a Technology Skill" and his spotlight session, "Technoparenting: Using technology to strengthen the home and school connection" were very well received. Friday at ICE 2006 featured more than 100 concurrent sessions by Indiana educators sharing their technology success stories, exhibitors demonstrating new technologies, and nationally recognized technology leaders presenting seven spotlight sessions. Of the 1700 participants in 2006, 600 attended ICE for the first time; 700 had attended previously; and more than 400 have been attending annually. ICE continually works to provide the quality conference that participants have come to expect.
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2006 Spotlight and Concurrent Session Schedule in .pdf format. |
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ICE 25 in 2005 Empowering Teaching & Learning Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 26–29, 2005 |
| Dr. Debbie Silver, keynote speaker, is an award-winning educator with 30 years experience as a classroom teacher, staff development instructor, and university professor. Her numerous recognitions include being named the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year. Dr. Silver has been an invited author for several educational journals and has given keynotes at state, national, and international conferences. She has been a featured teacher for the PBS Online Teacher Chat and has worked with educators in 46 states, Canada, and Europe. Drumming to the Beat of a Different Marcher: Finding the Rhythm for Teaching a Differentiated Classroom, Dr. Silver's first book, has been released by Incentive Publications, and a song she co-wrote with Monte Selby is featured on his new CD. She is married to Dr. Lawrence Silver, and they now live in Mississippi. Audiences everywhere respond to Debbie's sense of humor and sensitivity to remind them of how important teachers are in the lives of children. Through research-based theory, poignant stories, and hilarious characterizations she connects with the souls of all who are involved in education. Her keynote, "The Art and Heart of Teaching " was very well received. |
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| More than one hundred workshops were offered during the three-day conference. In addition to the workshops, more than one hundred concurrent sessions and eleven spotlight sessions were offered on Friday. | |
| The Thursday evening opening reception at The Westin Hotel Grand Ballroom celebrated the 25 Year Silver Anniversary of ICE. | |
| The annual 2005 Teacher of the Year award and the 2005 Technology Education Advocate award were among other highlights of the conference. | |
| The busy exhibitor and vendor area with 126 booths was available for conference participants with more than 300 representatives from 115 businesses. | |
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ICE 2004: No Technology Left Behind Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 29–31, 2004 |
| The keynote speaker was Hall Davidson, nationally known educator, author, lecturer and staff development leader. He is currently the Director of Educational Services at a California PBS station and Executive Director of a media consortium serving over 1,000,000 K-12 students via television in southern California. His keynote address, "A Brief History of What Makes It Into The Future" was very well attended. | |
| More than one hundred workshops were offered during the three-day conference. | |
| More than one hundred concurrent sessions and eight spotlight sessions were offered on Friday. | |
| The Thursday evening opening reception held at NCAA Hall of Champions. The busy exhibitor and vendor area with 157 booths was available for conference participants with over 400 representatives from 130 businesses. | |
| The 2004 Teacher of the Year award and the first annual Technology Education Advocate award were among other highlights of the conference. | |
| The busy exhibitor and vendor area held 157 booths for more than 400 representatives from 130 businesses. | |
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ICE 2003: Learning Without Boundaries Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 23–25, 2003 |
| The keynote speaker was Dr. David Thornburg, founder and Director of Global Operations of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development of Lake Barrington, Illinois. His keynote address, "Disruptive Technologies in Education" was timely and very well received. ICE 2003 Demographics: |
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| One hundred and five workshops were offered during the three-day conference. | |
| Approximately ninety 45-minute concurrent sessions along with ten spotlight sessions were offered during the day on Friday . | |
| The Thursday evening opening reception was held at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. | |
| The 2003 Teacher of the Year recognition was among other highlights of the conference. | |
| The exhibitor and vendor area featured 154 booths with more than 400 representatives from 125 businesses. | |
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ICE 2002: Changing the Landscape Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 24–26, 2002 |
| The keynote speaker was Dr. Annette Lamb, president of Lamb Learning Group of Livingston, Texas. Her keynote address was "Technology Landscapes: Adapting to Changing Learning Environments". as well as the 2002 Teacher of the Year recognition were among other events held at the conference. As usual, | |
| One hundred and thirty eight workshops were offered during the three-day conference. | |
| Seventy-five 45-minute concurrent sessions were offered on Thursday afternoon, more than one hundred 45-minute concurrent sessions and nine spotlight sessions were offered during the day on Friday. | |
| An exhibitor and vendor area with 159 booths was available for conference participants with 567 representatives from 126 businesses. | |
| The Thursday evening opening reception held at the Westin Hotel Grand Ballroom. | |
The conference attracted more than 2700 participants and vendors. Of the 2550 participants, 998 attended the ICE conference for the first time; 790 had attended previously; and 453 have been attending annually. |
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| ICE 2001: Sculpting the Future Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN January 11–13, 2001 |
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| The keynote speaker was Hall Davidson, Director of Educational Services, KOCE-TV, PBS in Orange County, California. and the as well as the 2001 Teacher of the Year recognition were among events held at the conference. As usual, an exhibitor and | |
| Participants attended approximately thirty 45-minute concurrent sessions on Thursday afternoon, almost one hundred 45-minute concurrent sessions along with 15 spotlight sessions Friday. | |
| The Thursday evening opening reception was held at the historic Indiana Roof Ballroom. | |
| The exhibitor area included 176 booths with 438 representatives from more than 130 businesses. | |
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