Student Workshops

The 2007 Great Plains Technology Conference was designed to encourage statewide student participation. A new and exciting opportunity was added to this year’s conference by utilizing the latest technology available. By partnering with EduTech, North Dakota ITD and NDSU we were able to deliver the conference content by using the Interactive Video Network (IVN) system and by streaming the sessions live over the World Wide Web.

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Student Agenda

Monday, October 8
Keynote Address
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan and Dr. Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
10:00 - 11:30am
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan/Student Discussion
Interactive discussion with students and Senator Dorgan
1:00 - 1:45pm
Emerging Workforce Roundtable Discussion
ITCND member panel address students about workforce needs
2:00 - 2:45pm
Tuesday, October 9
Keynote Address
Microsoft Surface Demonstration and Dr. Thomas Hunter, President and Laboratories Director, Sandia National Laboratory
8:30 - 10:15am
Apple Presentation
Podcasting
10:45 - 11:30am
Keynote Address
Fred Smith, President and CEO, FedEx
1:00 - 1:45pm
i-SAFE America Presentation
Internet safety/using social networking sites safely
2:00 - 2:45pm