2008 NMC Directors' Meeting

The 2008 NMC Directors' Meeting will be held in Austin, Texas on March 12 - 13, 2008. The meeting will include a NMC Business Meeting and focused discussions.

Business Meeting
In this segment of the meeting, NMC members will discuss the recent Directors' annual survey; review NMC Services that include Virtual Worlds and Pachyderm; discuss NMC Initiatives; discuss the future of NMC meetings; and provide a preview of the coming year.

2008 Horizon Report
The 2008 Horizon Report, the fifth in the series, was released in January at the ELI Annual Meeting. This year's report included a discussion of the trends and concepts that have shaped the content of Horizon Reports over the years. In this conversation, we will take a look at those conceptual threads, as well as continue the discussion begun at ELI that will inform the 2008 Call to Scholarship.

NMC Global Outreach
The NMC is looking for ways to expand the membership and the reach of its activities globally. The 2007 Horizon Report was released in Spanish and Catalan and distributed broadly through Spanish-speaking educational channels; the 2008 Report will be translated and released in both languages in the next few months as well. NMC staff and Board of Directors have been working closely with institutions in Australia, and plan another visit there this summer to discuss an Australian version of the Horizon Report. The NMC website will soon include an option to display content in Spanish. In this discussion, NMC staff will invite the Directors to consider ways to enlarge the global community of the NMC, take the work of the NMC and its members to a wider audience, and collaborate with others around the world.

Reception at the NMC Headquarters with the NMC Board of Directors
The NMC Headquarters moved to a new office in November 2007 and invite the NMC Directors to a reception at the new office with the NMC Board of Directors. Transportation will be provided.

Tours at the University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin's Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment invite NMC Directors to tour campus IT facilities and check out innovative programs and projects being developed in various colleges ranging from 2D & 3D graphics, virtual worlds and simulations, audio/video, interactive media, and more. Tour date is Wednesday, March 12, 2008 between 10:00am-4:00pm. Tour agenda, project descriptions and more details will be posted soon. For questions please contact Coco Kishi <coco@uts.cc.utexas.edu>

The meeting agenda is as follows:

Registration and Fees

Registration will open on February 1. Regular registration will close on February 29, and late registration will begin on March 1.