New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association

Conference Resources
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Graduate Credit Opportunity
Framingham State College, Framingham,
Massachusetts, offers one graduate-level
credit to teachers attending the
New Orleans conference. To earn credit,
the applicant must attend sessions,
workshops, and/or presentations during
the conference. The credit requires
a written assignment and application in
addition to an NSTA transcript documenting
attendance (see Session Evaluations
and Tracking Professional Development
on page 25). A minimum of 12
hours of attendance is required. Visit the
Framingham State College website at
www.framingham.edu/nsta for details and
to pick up a registration form.
NSTA Exhibits
NSTA exhibits are an essential feature of every NSTA conference.
These exhibits give you an opportunity to examine and learn about
a wide variety of up-to-date teaching materials. Here you will find
the latest textbooks, computer hardware and software, laboratory
equipment, industry-supported educational materials, summer opportunities,
and many other exhibits that are designed to enhance
your knowledge and teaching skills.
Registration badges are required for admission to the exhibits.
For a complete list of exhibitors and contact information, see Volume
4. A foldout map of the Exhibit Hall floor plan is available at Program
Pickup.
Exhibit Hall Hours. Located in Exhibit Hall B1 at the New Orleans
Morial Convention Center, exhibits will be open for viewing
during the following hours:
Thursday, March 19 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Friday, March 20 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, March 21 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Ribbon Cutting. An opening ceremony is scheduled on Thursday
at 10:00 AM at the NSTA exhibits entrance, Exhibit Hall B1,
Convention Center.
Leads Retrieval. NSTA exhibitors use leads retrieval, a paperless
tracking system, to receive quicker, more accurate information
about conference attendees who have visited their booth. With the
leads retrieval system, an exhibitor scans your badge as you visit the
booth. This allows exhibitors to send information to you while the
conference is still fresh in your mind.
Guidelines for Industry Representatives. A person or company
who wishes to attend NSTA conferences to conduct business
can register as an industry representative. Such business includes
market research; determining new trends in the marketplace; interacting
with manufacturers, dealers, and distributors; canvassing the
exhibit hall for new items for a product catalog; and holding sales or
business meetings. Publishers, editors, and authors also fall under
this category.
A business representative who attends NSTA conferences by any
means other than through exhibiting will be registered as an Industry
Representative at a fee of $1,500 for the national conference. The fee
is applicable to each person in attendance. In addition to a registration
lapel badge, industry representatives will also have access to hotel
rooms in the conference housing block.