2008 NMC Summer Conference

The 2008 NMC Summer Conference will be held June 11-14 in Princeton, New Jersey. Our host this year is Princeton University, New Media Center.


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2008 NMC Summer Conference

The 2008 NMC Summer Conference will be held June 11-14 in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted by Princeton University, New Media Center.

About the Conference

The NMC Summer Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, attracting an audience of highly skilled professionals who are very knowledgeable about and interested in the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, learning, and creative expression.

NMC conference attendees are often early adopters and represent the most innovative and creative areas on their campuses. Of the attendees from colleges, universities, research centers, museums and other learning institutions, about 30% of attendees are IT executives or senior managers, with titles such as CTO, CIO, Director of Academic Computing, or other Director-level posts; about 15% are mid-level IT managers; and about 15% are faculty. The remainder of the academic audience, about 40% of attendees, are generally specialists in specific technologies, such as digital video, web design, streaming, animation, or graphics.

 

Princeton NMC Conference web site

 

Princeton University and the New Media Center

Princeton University simultaneously strives to be one of the leading research universities and the most outstanding undergraduate college in the world. As a research university, it seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding, and in the education of graduate students. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources -- in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff -- that help them achieve at the highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.

Through the scholarship and teaching of its faculty, and the many contributions to society of its alumni, Princeton seeks to fulfill its informal motto: “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations."

The New Media Center (NMC) provides a multimedia laboratory for the Princeton academic community to access cutting edge digital media technologies and receive instruction in their use. As a part of OIT Academic Services, The New Media Center has been a focal point for online and offline multimedia content creation at Princeton since 1994.

Promotional Video

Check out the video the Princeton Conference Task Force Unit unveiled at the close of the 2007 NMC Summer Conference:

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Also available for download as QuickTime [16.9 Mb] and Windows Media [15.8Mb] formats.

Past NMC Summer Conferences

Registration and Fees

Registration includes entrance to all conference activities as well as to all receptions and meal events. Registrations received on or before Friday, May 16 qualify for the Early Registration rate. Registration will open in early-April.

All attendees, including presenters, must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. Please note that student registration rates are only available to full-time students.

Conference Program

2008 NMC Summer Conference - Final Program

Download the complete 2008 NMC Summer Conference Program here!

2008 NMC Summer Conference Program

The 2008 NMC Summer Conference offers attendees an extensive range of sessions and activities from which to choose, including keynote addresses from three outstanding speakers - Diana Oblinger, President, EDUCAUSE, Henry Jenkins, the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities and Wole Soboyejo, Director of the U.S./Africa Materials Institute, and the Director of the Undergraduate Research Program at The Princeton Institute of Science and Technology Materials; the annual Center of Excellence Awards; Five Minutes of Fame; Poster Sessions judged by peers; Preconference Workshops; and more than 80 informative sessions highlighting the innovative work of colleagues from around the world.

Immersive Studio Workshop

A special two-day extended-length Immersive Studio Workshop will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10 - 11 on Digital Stories from Comics to Film: A Hands-on Production Workshop by Ruben Puentedura, Hippasus. This workshop will provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth and participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Immersive Studio Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees.

Preconference Workshops

This year the Preconfernce workshops hold seven great sessions to chose from! These extended-length workshops provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Preconference Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. All preconference sessions will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

Breakout Sessions

the 2008 NMC Summer Conference offers 79 breakout sessions which are 75 minute presentations in a dedicated room. Time is allowed for a 15 - 20 minute question and answer period at the end of a breakout session. Sessions include presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on labs. View the program at-a-glance to see the many sessions that will be offered.

Conference Tracks

This year's program focuses on four key tracks:

Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards

The Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards ceremony will be held in a general session on Friday, June 13, 2008. The session begins by recognizing the extraordinary contributions of NMC member institutions with the Center of Excellence Awards and continues by celebrating the achievements of eleven NMC member campuses in the fast-paced Five Minutes of Fame showcase. In this trademark NMC event, presenters have only five minutes to tell their remarkable stories -- and if they run out of time, a gong will signal that their Five Minutes of Fame are up! This unusual session is fast, fun, and a great overview of some of the outstanding work taking place on NMC member campuses.

Poster Sessions

For the third time, the NMC will feature Poster Sessions. This year there will be 21 poster presentations that offer an opportunity to showcase a campus or museum project. For the second time at the Poster Session event this year, all posters will be judged by a group of your peers, with the winners being announced during the Poster Session event held on Thursday, June 12.

Interactives

This year, for the first time, the NMC Summer Conference will include Interactives: eleven new sessions designed to showcase online materials, including software, tools, research, and more. The Interactives will be held during the Evening at Princeton event to be held Thursday, June 12. The session will provide attendees with an opportunity to meet the developers of some very creative applications, interact with the tools, and ask questions as projects are demonstrated. Don't miss this extraordinary showcase of some of the best work being done by your peers today.

Keynote Presenters

Diana OblingerOpening Keynote Presentation
Diana Oblinger
CEO & President, EDUCAUSE

Diana Oblinger is the President and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. The current membership comprises over 2,200 colleges, universities, and education organizations, including 200 corporations. Previously, Oblinger served as EDUCAUSE vice president responsible for the association’s teaching and learning activities and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Adult and Higher Education at North Carolina State University.

Prior to joining EDUCAUSE, Oblinger held positions in academia and business: Vice President for Information Resources and the Chief Information Officer for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system, Executive Director of Higher Education for Microsoft , and IBM Director of the Institute for Academic Technology. She was on the faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia and at Michigan State University and an associate dean at the University of Missouri.

Oblinger serves on a variety of boards including the National Science Foundation ’s Advisory Committee on Cyberinfrastructure and chairs the National Visiting Committee for NSF’s National Science Digital Library project. Dr. Oblinger has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Employment, Safety, and Training and the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Technology.

A frequent keynote speaker, Oblinger is also the co-author the award winning What Business Wants from Higher Education. She is co-editor of seven books: The Learning Revolution , The Future Compatible Campus, Renewing Administration, E is for Everything, Best Practices in Student Services, Educating the Net Generation, and Learning Spaces . She is the author or co-author of dozens of monographs and articles on higher education and technology.

Dr. Oblinger has received several awards for teaching, research and distinguished service. She holds three degrees from Iowa State University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi.

Closing Keynote Presentation
Henry Jenkins
Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities

Henry Jenkins is the Co-Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities. He is the author and/or editor of twelve books on various aspects of media and popular culture, including Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, Fans, Bloggers and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture, The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of Popular Culture, Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture, Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture, and From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games.

Jenkins writes regularly about media and cultural change at his blog, henryjenkins.org. He is one of the principal investigators for The Education Arcade, a consortium of educators and business leaders working to promote the educational use of computer and video games and of the Knight Center for Future Civic Media, a joint effort with the MIT Media Lab to use new media to enhance how people live in local communities. He is one of the principle investigators for GAMBIT, a lab focused on promoting experimentation through game design, and of Project nml, a MacArthur Foundation funded project that develops curricular materials focused on promoting the social skills and cultural competencies needed to become a full participant in the new media era.

Jenkins has a MA in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and a PhD in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Thursday Noontime Keynote Presentation

Bill Frakes
Staff Photographer
Sports Illustrated

Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer based in Florida. He has worked in more than 100 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients. His advertising clients include Apple . Nike , CocaCola , Champion , Isleworth , Stryker , IBM , Nikon , Kodak , and Reebok . Editorially his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. Bill won the coveted Newspaper Photographer of the Year award in the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition. He was a member of the Miami Herald staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Hurricane Andrew . He has also been honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for reporting on the disadvantaged and by the Overseas Press club for distinguished foreign reporting. He was awarded the Gold Medal by World Press Photo. He has received hundreds of national and international awards for his work.

 

Friday Noontime Keynote Presentation

Winston Soboyejo
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University

Winston (Wole) Soboyejo was educated at King's College London, and The University of Cambridge before coming to the United States in 1988 to become a research scientist at The McDonnell Douglas Research Labs in St. Louis , MO. In 1992, he worked briefly as a Principal Research Engineer at the Edison Welding Institute before joining the engineering faculty of The Ohio State University in Columbus , OH . From 1997 to 1998, he was a Visiting Professor in the departments of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering at MIT. In 1999 he was appointed as a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University.

 

Preconference Workshops

Two kinds of special sessions - Immersive Studio Workshops and Preconference Workshops are included in the 2008 Summer Conference. These are special extended-length workshops and require pre-registration, special fees and a ticket for admittance.

Download this schedule with descriptions for the 2008 NMC Summer Conference Immersive Studio and Preconference Workshops here.

Register now!

Immersive Studio Workshop
Tuesday & Wednesday June 10-11; 8:30am - 4:00pm

Registration Fee: $495

  • Digital Stories from Comics to Film: A Hands-on Production Workshop
    Ruben Puentedura, Hippasus

Morning Preconference Workshops
Wednesday, June 11; 8:30am - 11:30am

Registration fee: $125

  • QuickTime: More Than Just a Mere Player
    Raymond Riley, Alma College
  • Storytelling With Still and Moving Images
    Apple Professional Training Staff
  • Virtual Worlds Beginners Workshop
    Heidi Trotta, Seton Hall University; Beth Ritter-Guth, Lehigh Carbon Community College

Afternoon Preconference Workshops
Wednesday, June 11; 1:00 - 4:00pm

Registration Fee: $125

  • Digital Photography: Making Better Pictures - Storytelling in a Click
    Don Henderson, Apple, Inc.; Phillip Long, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Final Cut Studio Tips and Tricks
    Apple Professional Training Staff
  • Project Wonderland
    Kevin Roebuck, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Jonathan Kaplan, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Jordan Slott, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • Teaching with Images: Tools and Resources
    Beth Harris, Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Virtual Worlds Advanced Preconference Workshop
    Christopher Holden, The New Media Consortium; Beth Sachtjen, The New Media Consortium

Hands-on Breakout Sessions

Hands-on sessions are a central focus of NMC conferences and attendees will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of new skills and software in these special sessions. Seating for hands-on sessions is limited and as in the past, admittance requires pre-registration and a ticket.

Please note, that you should register for the hands-on session tickets now! We have changed the structure of issuing tickets and the early bird gets the worm this year!

Download the schedule with descriptions and presenters for the 2008 NMC Summer Conference Hands-on Breakout Sessions here.

Register now!

Thursday, June 12, 10:15am - 11:30am

  • Fair Ripping: Media in the Classroom
  • Integrate Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium into Curriculum
  • Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

Thursday, June 12, 1:00pm - 2:15pm

  • An Introduction to Aperture 2.0
  • Dive into Digital Storytelling!
  • Enhance Teaching, Learning and Administrative Workflows with Adobe Acrobat

Thursday, June 12, 2:45pm - 4:00pm

  • Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium
  • I Remix, Therefore I Learn: Educational Applications of Online Video Editing
  • Publishing Mixed Media to the Web Using iWeb

Friday, June 13, 8:30am - 9:45am

  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom: The Complete Photography Workflow Solution for Digital Imaging
  • Rez High the Virtual Rooftops: Breathing Life into Literature Using Virtual Worlds and Web 2.0
  • Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

Friday, June 13, 10:15am - 11:30am

  • Adding Motion 3 Content to Final Cut Pro
  • Engage Learners Anytime with Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Connect™ and Captivate™
  • The Digital Lyceum Project: Integrating Backchannels into the Classroom and Live Event

Friday, June 13, 1:00pm - 2:15pm

  • Introduction to Maya 2008 Modeling and Animation
  • Podcast Creation in SoundTrack Pro and iWeb

Registration

Registration for the 2008 NMC Summer Conference is now open!

Please use our online form to submit your conference registration. To access the registration form, you must have or will need to create an account on the NMC web site. If you have an NMC web site account and have not already done so, log in now. Otherwise, you can create your own NMC account now that will allow you to submit your registration.

Please note that when registering, each individual attendee must login with their user name and password and register themselves. The registration system is tied to the individual membership records and group registrations are not allowed.

Be sure when logged in to edit your profile (via the My Account link on the left) so we have your correct mailing address, phone number, and contact information.

Once you are logged into your NMC web account...

Click Here to Register!

 

Registration and Fees

Registration includes entrance to all conference activities as well as to all receptions and meal events. Registrations received on or before Thursday, May 15 qualify for the Early Registration rate.

All attendees, including presenters, must register for the conference and pay the registration fee.

Please note that student registration rates are only available to full-time students and you will need to call the NMC office for prior approval.

Guest registration includes tickets to the Wednesday Opening Reception and Corporate Partner Showcase and the Thursday Evening at Princeton events only. If your guest would like to attend the entire conference, they will need to register as an attendee and pay the full conference registration fee.

To receive discounted registration rates, please register no later than Thursday, May 15. Payments may be made by VISA, MasterCard, check or purchase order.

Cancellations and refunds will only be accepted until May 15. After May 15, no refunds will be issued. You may send a substitution in your place for a $25 fee. Notifications must be sent to nancy@nmc.org

 

 

Regular

Late

NMC Member $349 $399
Non-Member $699 $749
Student $249 $299
Princeton Host $249 $299
Guest $75 $100

 

Please send payments to:

New Media Consortium
6101 West Courtyard Drive
Bldg. One, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78730

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Nancy Reeves at nancy@nmc.org, or via phone at 512 445-4200.

Conference Photos

Enjoy the images of the 2008 NMC Summer Conference in the more than 950 photos taken by attendees who uploaded them to flickr and tagged as nmc2008:


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Tag This Conference!

Once again, we invite you to use Web 2.0 tools to link conference content online! When you post photos, movies, blog posts, and relevant web sites using a web tool that supports tagging, be sure to add the official conference tag: nmc2008 tag. That will make it easy share and find content using Flickr, Technorati, del.icio.us, SlideShare, and similar sites. If you are a twitter user, than follow us, and all of your conference tweets will be aggregated (and displayed on our TwitterCamp display)

To see what has been tagged so far see below or shared through other social networking tools, visit these links:

As another approach to aggregating conference content, see all of these sources presented in via a "Tumblog" at http://nmc.tumblr.com/ and our friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/nmc

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  • Henry Jenkins in RL/SL at NMC Summer Conference
    published on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:13:01 -0700
    A bit of time has gone by since the 2008 NMC Summer Conference at Princeton, but we wanted to make sure we jotted a few notes on the closing plenary by Henry Jenkins- an inspirational presentation on What Would Herman Melville Say to Soulja Boy?: Remix Culture and the New Media. This was not only taking place in a gorgeuos real world facility, Princeton’s Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, but was also live streamed to a remote audience gathered in the Second Life version of the same roo
  • 2008 NMC Summer Conference Keynote Audio Player
    published on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:58:10 -0700
    Here we have assembled in one media player the audio recordings from three of the keynote presentations at the 2008 Summer Conference.
  • Conference Photos
    published on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:04:03 -0700
    Enjoy the images of the 2008 NMC Summer Conference in the more than 950 photos taken by attendees who uploaded them to flickr and tagged as nmc2008: all photos...
  • Invitation to NMC 2009- Come to Monterey
    published on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:35:26 -0700
    As tradition, the closing of one NMC Summer conference ends with an invitation to the next! From the stage of Alexander Hall at Princeton, John Ittelson and Arlene Krebs from CSU Monterey Bay provided a video overview and glorious sunset embossed invitation to entice people to come west in 2009 for the next NMC Summer Conference. Get Flash to see this player.
  • Where Do We Go? - Lennon Bus Video
    published on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:31:10 -0700
    The John Lennon Bus was special feature at the 2008 NMC Summer Conference, where conference participants had opportunities to tour the bus and even get their own 15 minute session to record a sound loop. A special one day workship was made available for conference participants who signed up on our wiki; 7 participants were chosen to spend a full day experience where they recorded a song and created a video. At the closing session, everyone at the conference got to see the video Where do We Go
  • NMC@15
    published on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:56:12 -0700
    In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the NMC, we asked our members to share via flickr a collection of creative photos that somehow represented the number 15 and we also solicited their photos of NMC memories. Combining these with ones from the NMC's own vast archive, we commisioned this video that was shared at the opening of the conference. The soundtrack was from the performance of NMC members who participate in the Rock Hall Jam at the 2006 NMC summer Conference in Cleveland-- sit bac
  • Tigers and Teachers
    published on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:24:31 -0700
    Last week I went back to ‘ol Nassau and attended the annual New Media Consortium conference, held this year at my alma mater. The conference was very engaging, especially since I don’t think I have ever attended an event geared specifically towards the kind of work we do at CCNMTL. Typically, whether its developer, librarian, technorati, activist, or academically oriented, our work shares aspects with other attendees, but usually not a similar overarching mission. I was reminded how special ou
  • Week 12: Princeton NJ and NMC
    published on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:03:32 -0700
    Two girlfriends/co-workers and I just returned from the NMC Conference at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Here are some pics we took. Although we had a wonderful time, traveling when you're 12 weeks pregnant can be a little tricky (you just get hungry and tired frequently). Lucky for me, I had two trusty gals with me, one of which is 11 weeks pregnant. We got a little carried away with the camera... Being pregnant wasn't enough to stop us from trekking all the way to the east
  • NMC 2008 @ Princeton
    published on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:51:04 -0700
    Here is a link to my NMC presentation at Princeton: Rez High the Virtual Rooftops If you want to access the wiki, it is located here.
  • NMC Announces 2008 Center of Excellence Award Recipients
    published on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:11:43 -0700
    At the 2008 NMC Summer Conference , the NMC today announced recipients of the 2008 NMC Center of Excellence Award. The award, the highest honor bestowed by the NMC, recognizes demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in the application of technology to learning or creative expression. Symbolized by a specially struck medallion suspended in a translucent obelisk, the Center of Excellence Award has been designed purposefully to make it distinct from other award or recognition program
  • Made it to ‘Jersey’
    published on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:53:34 -0700
    Well finally made it to the wonderful state of New Jersey, Princeton to be exact. I plan to jot some notes about my experiences. So far so good with exception of the guy I sat by on my first flight out of Lincoln. I swear he forced his legs apart as wide as he could, nearly pushing me into the aisle the whole flight. Anyway, got through that one, delayed an hour in Chicago, got to Newark, waited in the transportation line for 45 minutes, missed first bus to Princeton, caught the second one…yipp
  • Joysey
    published on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:23:00 -0700
    I’ll be out of town for a while. For the most part I’ll be in Princeton, New Jersey for this conference, where I will talk about a paper I wrote with this guy for this journal, and hopefully jam on this bus. One thing about being in Princeton is, there’s no better place to suddenly collapse… perhaps in the middle of my presentation, as I’m answering a question. I’ll be rushed to Princeton Medical where my mysterious malady is investigated by the curmudgeonly Bertie Wooster, who used to be so
  • NMC Summer Conference
    published on Wed, 21 May 2008 14:23:50 -0700
    I'm attending the NMC Summer Conference for the second year in a row; this time around, the conference is at Princeton University. As a baseball fan, that's crazy close to Yankee Stadium which will be closing at the end of this year, after 85 years in operation. So, I checked . . . if the Yankees were playing in town. NOPE. They're ironically playing in my hometown while I'm in NJ/NY.if they have Tours available on Saturday. YES BUT, all of the advance individual tickets are sold out via Ticketm
  • Tag This Conference!
    published on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:10:00 -0700
    Once again, we invite you to use Web 2.0 tools to link conference content online! When you post photos, movies, blog posts, and relevant web sites using a web tool that supports tagging, be sure to add the official conference tag: nmc2008 tag. That will make it easy share and find content using Flickr, Technorati, del.icio.us, SlideShare, and similar sites. To see what has been tagged so far see below or, visit these links: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/nmc2008/ http://del.icio.us/tag/n

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NMC@15

The 2008 Summer conference marks the fifteenth anniversary for us! We are celebrating this in our Web 2.0 fashion, by asking you to contribute any photos or images of the number "15" to our NMC@15 group on flickr. To participate, simply join this group, upload your photos to your flickr account, and use the Send to Group button to share the photo.

Watch a slideshow at the collection:


and enjoy the video we created using these photos and others from the NMC archives:

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Geotag Yourself

Learn more about who is coming to the conference and find people with similar interests by adding yourself to the NMC 2008 Google Map.

When you visit the map, use the Edit Button to mark your geographic location and provide any other information you wish to share. Most importantly, add some words about what you hope to learn at this year's conference.


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Travel and Accomodations

Host Website

Visit the Princeton New Media Center's special host website for a "local's" list of things to do in Princeton, favorite resaturants, campus maps, local transportation and much more!

Traveling to Princeton

Airlines
The closest and most conveniently accessed international airport is Newark Liberty International Airport. The Newark Liberty International Airport is located approximately 40 miles north of Princeton.The Philadelphia International Airport is located approximately 55 miles south of Princeton.

New Jersey Transit Authority
New Jersey Transit trains at the Newark Liberty International Airport and Princeton.
N.J. Transit offers a shuttle train, from the Newark Liberty International Airport to Princeton. Upon arrival at the Newark International Airport, follow directions to the AirTrain monorail. Once there you can purchase your ticket (cost approximately $8) for the train to Princeton. New Jersey Transit staff will be there to assist you, if needed. Take the train to Princeton Junction. From there you can take a cab to the conference hotels.

While there is another train, known locally as the "Dinky," between Princeton Junction and the campus (across from McCarter Theatre), I recommend not taking it as it will add approximately 30 minutes to your trip.

SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA regional rail at Philadelphia International Airport and Princeton.
Take the SEPTA R1 train from the airport to 30th Street. Transfer to the SEPTA R7 train from 30th Street to the Northesast Corridor line. Take the NJ Transit train to Princeton Junction. SEPTA staff will be on head to assist you, if needed.

Again, while there is another train, known locally as the "Dinky," between Princeton Junction and the campus (across from McCarter Theatre), I recommend not taking it as it will add approximately 30 minutes to your trip.

Other Train and Rail Systems
Amtrak also provides service from many states close to the state of New Jersey.

Hertz Rental Car
NMC has contracted with Hertz Rental Car to obtain conference rental pricing for attendees. Please see the attached Hertz Meeting Services brochure at this bottom of the website for rates and information on how to book your rental car. When booking your rental car, be sure to use the NMC conference code of CV# 045S0001.

Taxi and Limousine Service in Princeton
Please remember that Princeton is a small town and there are not a large number of taxis lined up waiting as we are used to in large metropolitan areas! I have called the local taxi service company to alert them that there will be high traffic at the train stations this week. But they also suggested that you do the following to ease your travel wait time.

If you are coming in from the train stations, you can either call the following number or go online in advance and make a reservation so they know to expect you.
800-481-8294
www.aaataxisvc.com

If you need tranporation further then the Princeton train stations, they suggest that you call the following number or go online in advance and make a reservation, again so they know to expect you.
800-245-0082
www.spectrumlimousine.com

Princeton Information Links

Lodging Information

Attendees at the 2008 NMC Summer Conference at Princeton University will stay at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Transportation will be provided for attendees from the hotel to campus for the conference, which are approximately one mile apart.

Hyatt Regency Hotel
102 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540-6293
609-987-1234
609-987-2584 fax
Hyatt Princeton Website

Please note that as of this time, the Hyatt Regency Hotel has rooms available except for Friday night! Call the Hyatt Regency Hotel for reservations if you do not need a Friday night stay. If you need a Friday night stay, please call the Hyatt Place Hotel, information is listed below!

Hyatt Place Princeton

3565 US Route 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609-720-0200
888-492-8847 toll free
609-720-0201 fax
Hyatt Place Website

As a conference overflow hotel, special room rates of $159 for single/double occupancy have been secured for meeting attendees at the 2008 NMC Summer Conference at the Hyatt Place Princeton. When making your hotel reservation please be sure to mention that you are with the "NMC" or "New Media Consortium" group to receive the special rates. To ensure the special rates and room availability, please make your hotel reservation as soon as possible.

The Hyatt Place Princeton is located across the street from the Hyatt Regency Hotel. NMC will provide charter bus transportation from the Hyatt Place Princeton to the Princeton Campus for the conference activities.

The Hyatt Place Princeton offers the following guest services:

 

Exhibition & Sponsorship

The NMC Summer Conference offers many opportunities for NMC partners to showcase their products and services that enhance programs and initiatives for teaching and leadership to a variety of colleges and universities. NMC partners are eligible to participate in the Corporate Partner Showcase as part of their membership. In addition, there are many sponsorship opportunities available for partners to participate in.

2008 NMC Corporate Partner Showcase

The Corporate Partner Showcase will be held in conjunction with the Opening Reception on Wednesday, June 11 from 6 - 8:30 pm. The fee for participation at the Corporate Partner Showcase as an exhibitor for the Summer Conference is dependent upon your level of membership. Please refer to the corporate partner benefits in order to determine your fees.

For companies that are not currently NMC Corporate Partners, you will need to join the NMC at a minimum of the Sustaining Partner level, and for which you will receive the membership benefits for the remainder of the year. See more information about NMC Corporate Partnership.

With participation in the 2008 NMC Corporate Partner Showcase you will:

2008 NMC Summer Conference Sponsorship

2008 NMC Summer Conference Sponsorship opportunities were available as follows and offered additional recognition for partner participation:

Wednesday Opening Reception & Corporate Partner Showcase - Sponsored by Adobe Systems & Apple Inc.
Includes: right to display signage or banner with company logo at the event; special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Thursday Evening at Princeton University - Sponsored by Princeton University
Includes: right to display signage or banner with company logo at the event; special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Box Lunch - Sponsored by Abaltat and Boom Toon
Includes: right to display signage or banner with company logo; special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Conference T-shirts - Sponsored by Adobe Systems
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference; funds will go to purchase high quality t-shirts with your logo and NMC logo.

Conference Tote Bags ($5,000)
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference; funds will go to purchase high quality tote bags with yours and NMC logo.

Center of Excellence Awards ($3,500)
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by CDWG, Microsoft and Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Includes: right to display signage or banner with company logo; special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Refreshment Breaks - Sponsored by HP and TekSystems
Includes: right to display signage or banner with company logo; special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference

Conference Badges/Laynards - Sponsored by UChannel
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference; funds will go to purchase high quality badge holders and lanyards with your logo.

Conference Computer Kiosks for Attendees - Sponsored by Dell Computer
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Videography and Conference Streaming - Sponsored by Sonic Foundry
Includes: special recognition in the conference program; special recognition on the conference website; special recognition at the conference.

Sponsorship is on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you are interested in participating as a sponsor, please call Nancy Reeves at (512) 445-4200 or email nancy@nmc.org.

Call for Proposals

2008 NMC Summer Conference Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for the 2008 NMC Summer Conference opened on January 7, and closed on February 1, 2008. The 2008 NMC Summer Conference is hosted by Princeton University, New Media Center in Princeton, New Jersey.

For complete information about the conference, including full details on travel and accomodations, look to the links to the left or go to the main conference information.

Conference Tracks

This year's program focuses on four key tracks:

Session Types

Session proposals are solicited in one of four types:

Submitting a Proposal

The call for proposals for conference sessions closed February 1, 2008. Thanks for your interest, we had well over 150 proposals submitted. Presenters will be notifed in late February.

Program

2008 NMC Summer Conference Program

The 2008 NMC Summer Conference offers attendees an extensive range of sessions and activities from which to choose, including keynote addresses from three outstanding speakers - Diana Oblinger, President, EDUCAUSE, Henry Jenkins, the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities and Wole Soboyejo, Director of the U.S./Africa Materials Institute, and the Director of the Undergraduate Research Program at The Princeton Institute of Science and Technology Materials; the annual Center of Excellence Awards; Five Minutes of Fame; Poster Sessions judged by peers; Preconference Workshops; and more than 80 informative sessions highlighting the innovative work of colleagues from around the world.

Immersive Studio Workshop

A special two-day extended-length Immersive Studio Workshop will provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Immersive Studio Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. The special two-day preconference workshop will be held Wednesday, June 10-11, 2008.

Preconference Workshops

These extended-length workshops provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Preconference Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. All preconference sessions will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions are 75 minute presentations in a dedicated room. Time is allowed for a 15 - 20 minute question and answer period at the end of a breakout session. Sessions include presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on labs.

Conference Tracks

This year's program focuses on four key tracks:

Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards

The Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards ceremony will be held in a general session on Friday, June 13, 2008. The session begins by recognizing the extraordinary contributions of NMC member institutions with the Center of Excellence Awards and continues by celebrating the achievements of NMC member campuses in the fast-paced Five Minutes of Fame showcase. In this trademark NMC event, presenters have only five minutes to tell their remarkable stories -- and if they run out of time, a gong will signal that their Five Minutes of Fame are up! This unusual session is fast, fun, and a great overview of some of the outstanding work taking place on NMC member campuses.

Poster Sessions

For the third time, the NMC will feature Poster Sessions. A poster session presentation is an opportunity to showcase a campus or museum project. For the second time at the Poster Session event this year, all posters will be judged by a group of your peers, with the winners being announced during the Poster Session event held on Thursday, June 12. You may create your poster with any software that you like. The finished size of your poster should be 40" x 60".

Interactives

This year, for the first time, the NMC Summer Conference will include Interactives: a new session format designed to showcase online materials, including software, tools, research, and more. The Interactives, which will be held during the Thursday Evening at Princeton event, will provide attendees with an opportunity to meet the developers of some very creative applications, interact with the tools, and ask questions as projects are demonstrated. Don't miss this extraordinary showcase of some of the best work being done by your peers today.

Conference Tracks

This year, the program focused on four key tracks and are described below:

Best Practices

This track is an opportunity to highlight successful projects, practices, or responses to emerging challenges and issues. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Supporting the research mission
  • Podcasting and use of audio
  • Video production and delivery
  • Educational gaming
  • Examples of new scholarship
  • Supporting and working with faculty or curatorial staff
  • Addressing accessibility
  • Evaluating the impact of technology on teaching and learning
  • Integrating pedagogy and technology
  • Live performances and Internet2
  • Course management systems

all conference tracks

Digital Stories and New Approaches to Content

This track will explore digital storytelling and encourages sessions that cover the art and mechanics of digital storytelling and provides a showcase for the ways in which digital storytelling is impacting teaching and learning. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Teaching with digital stories
  • Community-based digital story projects
  • Integration of digital storytelling into curriculum
  • Collaborative storytelling projects
  • Best practices for teaching story telling methods
  • Approaches for teaching digital story production
  • Hardware and software for digital story creation
  • Web-based storytelling

all conference tracks

Applications of Emerging Technologies

This track features sessions that explore the newest technoloigies applied to learning, communication, and creative expression, especially ones featured in the Horizon Report. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • The potential of digital storytelling
  • Educational applications for mobile devices
  • New forms of scholarship and emerging forms of publication
  • Web 2.0 applications
  • Social networking and collaboration in higher education
  • Strategies for incorporating user-generated content in institutional media and Web sites
  • Context-aware environments and devices
  • Immersive learning experiences and spaces
  • New media applications for advancing global humanitarian efforts
  • New media applications delivered over high performance networks
  • Planning and delivery of new media applications for the health and life sciences

all conference tracks

Tools and Techniques

This track focuses on how to best use the latest software and tools for teaching and learning, including sneak peeks at the newest tools, tips and tricks for using old favorites. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • 3D and animation techniques
  • New media tools and applications
  • Video production and digital compositing
  • Open Source projects (e.g. Almagest, Sakai, Steve, Connexions, Pachyderm)
  • Web 2.0 applications
  • Mobile delivery of educational content
  • Demonstrations of new software from key NMC corporate partners
  • New techniques involving established software
  • 2D animation and motion graphics

all conference tracks

Session Types

Preconference Workshops

These extended-length workshops provides attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Preconference Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. All preconference sessions which will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions are 75 minute presentations in a dedicated room. Time should be allowed for a 15 - 20 minute question and answer period at the end of a breakout session. Sessions can include presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on labs. Topics for a breakout session should include any of the above mentioned Session Tracks.

Five Minutes of Fame

The NMC's signature event is back in its original format! Demo your project in five minutes 'cause when the gong sounds, your Five Minutes of Fame are up!

Technology blasts by fast and furious in this fun-filled and entertaining event. Short as it sounds, in five minutes you'll have time to talk about your project's significance; the choices you made in choosing the tools you used; challenges you faced in bringing it to fruition; and how it has been used and might be replicated and/or scaled -- but remember that the clock is ticking!

Projects can include web-based courseware or learning objects; techniques for creating, managing and distributing content; and other creative applications of new media. Faculty projects are especially encouraged. As many as 10 projects will be featured, so add yours to the mix!

Poster Sessions

For the third time, the NMC will feature Poster Sessions. A poster session presentation is an opportunity to showcase a campus or museum project. For the second time at the Poster Session event this year, all posters will be judged by a group of your peers, with the winners being announced during the Poster Session event held on Thursday, June 12. You may create your poster with any software that you like. The finished size of your poster should be 40" x 60".