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 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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Past NMC Summer Conferences

• The 2007 Summer Conference was hosted by Indiana University Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• The 2006 Summer Conference was hosted by the Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• The 2005 Summer Conference was hosted by the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• The 2004 Summer Conference was hosted by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• The 2003 Summer Conference was hosted by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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.