American Institutes for Research New Research on Technology Innovators Conference

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For IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 19, 2008

Contact: Becky Powell
(202)403-6843

Larry McQuillan
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Technology Innovators Conference Thriving in a Global Marketplace
November 20─21 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. – The American Institutes for Research’s (AIR) National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) is hosting the 2008 Technology Innovators Conference on November 20 and 21, 2008 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will explore the latest international technology trends and challenges, focusing on how to use technology to educate tomorrow’s leaders.

Participants will discuss current technology issues and solutions with internationally renowned leaders from academia, the special education community, foundations, industry, and the media. Participants will also have the opportunity to “test drive” technology innovations such as instructional and assistive technology tools for students with special needs.

When: Conference begins on Thursday, November 20, and concludes on Friday, November 21.

Where: The Madison Hotel
1177 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Participants include:

• Alan Brightman, Senior Policy Director, Special Communities, Yahoo!, Inc.
• Kevin Bushweller, Executive Editor, Education Week’s Digital Directions
• Leslie Conery, Deputy CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor, Learning Technologies, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Gregg Downey, Editor and Publisher, eSchool News
• Charles Fadel, Global Lead, Education, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Gordon Freedman, Vice President, Education Strategy, Blackboard, Inc.
• Larry Goldberg, Director of Media Access, WGBH, National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
• Larry Grossman, Co-chair, Digital Promise
• Noel Gunther, Vice President, WETA-TV-FM
• John Horrigan, Associate Director for Research, Pew Internet and American Life Project
• Barbara Kurshan, Executive Director, Curriki
• Chinwe Onyekere, Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Secretary Thomas E. Perez, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
• Annuska Perkins, Senior Accessibility Program Manager, Microsoft Corp.
• Alex Quinn, Executive Director, Games for Change
• T.V. Raman, Research Scientist, Google Research, Google, Inc.
• Steve Seleznow, Deputy Director, U.S. Programs, Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Robert Sinclair, Director of Accessibility, Microsoft Corp.
• Jim Stovall, Co-founder & President, Narrative Television Network
• Mary Ann Wolf, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)
• Yong Zhao, Founding Director, Center for Teaching and Technology and Director of the U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence

About the National Center for Technology Innovation

The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), established in 2001, advances learning opportunities for all students, with a special focus on students with disabilities, by fostering technology innovation. NCTI offers technical assistance to facilitate growth and sustainability of learning and assistive technologies. The Center is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education and is located at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC.

About AIR

Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is an independent, nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.

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