We're glad you're coming to NECC! This conference is the world's largest and most comprehensive educational technology event. Its success over the past decades is partly a result of the tremendous media coverage we've enjoyed. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to facilitate your coverage of the conference.

Contact Information

 Through June 26, 2005, please contact NECC Media Relations representative, Pat Walsh, by calling 1.541.434.7021 or e-mailing .

 Beginning June 27, 2005, please direct your questions to staff and volunteers in the NECC Media Center, located in Room 304 (VIP) of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Media Center will be staffed the week of NECC as follows:

• Monday, 1–7 pm
• Tuesday, 8 am–6 pm
• Wednesday, 8 am–6 pm
• Thursday, 8 am–3 pm

Media Kit

• NECC 2005 Fact Sheet
• ISTE Fact Sheet (PDF)
• NECC 2005 news releases to date
• Workshops by theme/strand (PDF)
• Exhibitor Hot!50 (PDF)—Exhibitor Hot Products and Services

Attendee Bag

• Final Program
  (master schedule, keynote bios, Pennsylvania Convention Center map)
• Exhibit Guide
  (descriptive exhibitor list with booth numbers)

Media Center

• Monday, 1–7 pm
• Tuesday, 8 am–6 pm
• Wednesday, 8 am–6 pm
• Thursday, 8 am–3 pm

The following will be available in the Media Center:

• Print versions of the NECC 2005 media kit
• Media kits for NECC 2005 exhibitors and sponsors
• Hot! 50 descriptions (submitted by exhibitors highlighting their show focus)

The Media Center will be equipped with a number of workstations that the media is welcome to use for checking e-mail and for creating and filing stories. Feel free to bring in your own laptop as well.

However, Internet access in the Media Center and predominantly throughout the NECC conference center will be wireless. Therefore, your personal laptop must have an airport-compatible network card to access the wireless network and use the Internet

You'll Need Your NECC Badge & Press Ribbon

1. Obtain your Badge at the Registration Desk. Registration is open Sunday, June 26, from 7 am–6 pm, and Monday, June 27, from 7 am–7 pm.
2. Obtain your Press Ribbon at the Media Center (hours noted above). A Press Ribbon is required for entry to reserved media seating at the opening keynote, required to use the Media Center, and required to attend NECC events/presentations.