EDUCAUSE 2012 Midwest Regional Conference

The 2012 EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference will be held March 26–28, 2012, in Chicago.

Adhering to the theme of “Measuring Our Present, Mapping Our Future, Moving Forward Together,” this year’s conference is focused on three fundamental questions facing each of us:

Where are we?
Where are we going?
How are we going to get there?

Our institutions are facing enormous challenges in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment.  Peter Drucker once noted, “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”  The 2012 EDUCAUSE 2012 Midwest Regional Conference will be a gathering of colleagues to teach, learn, and discuss how to create our own futures together.

Play an active part in a leading higher education IT conference by submitting a presentation proposal for the Midwest Regional Conference. Help create an innovative and informative program, make valuable contacts, and gain recognition for yourself and your institution’s achievements. The deadline for submissions is October 10.

Attending an EDUCAUSE regional conference is an opportunity to make new connections, engage with colleagues, and learn and reflect in an environment removed from the day-to-day pressures of your campus IT life. You will not only return to campus with new ideas, you will be rejuvenated and ready to tackle the next big thing. These valuable personal and professional experiences also directly benefit your institution through an infusion of fresh energy and ideas and validation of current effective practice.

But what about taking that next step? Could you be the person leading the discussion session or talking about a new project as part of a panel presentation? What makes the EDUCAUSE regional conferences so strong and so valuable is that attendees share experiences, ideas, and information with colleagues, and we all learn from each other. We urge you to share what you have learned and make the conference even stronger by submitting a proposal for a presentation.