Educational Publishing Summit: Schedule

(Last updated 5/16/08)

The Summit provides sessions on topics essential to publishers as well as numerous networking opportunities; the schedule below is an overview of the four-day event. Click on the session titles or speaker names to view more information.

Summit Housing Update
The AEP room block at the JW Marriott is sold out. Please check the list of alternate hotels for availability.
Please note: If you need to cancel your hotel room at the JW Marriott, please contact Laura Rotter at 856-241-7772 so that she can give the room to another attendee.

Cancellation Policy

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

All Day Activities

Registration Desk Open 11:00 am- 6:00 pm
Exhibit Hall setup 12:00– 5:30 pm

7:15 am - 12 noon

Capitol Hill Event
Sponsored by: NSSEA

12:00 - 3:00 pm

Digital Bootcamp 101

Speakers
Moderator: Kevin Davies, TecKnoQuest Inc.
Damon Crumb, New Territories Inc.
Matt Keller, Capstone Press
Roger Rosen, Rosen Publishing Group
Steve Stone, Davis Publications Inc.

Demonstration Lab Participants
Alok Mahaptra, Digital Media Initiatives
Paul Thompson, Dolphin Computer Access
Lori Barber, Mark Logic Corporation
Amandeep Singh, Q2A Media
Tricia Roth, ReadHowYouWant
Mukul Bapat, Repro India, Ltd.

Tune Up Your Website

Michael Gold, West Gold Editorial
Susan West, West Gold Editorial

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Break
Sponsored by: Publishing Solutions Group

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Speed Networking

Moderator: Ellen Bialo, Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

All Day Activities	Registration Desk: 7:00 am-6:00 pm Exhibit Hall/ Internet Lounge: 9:00 am-7:00 pm Custom Critiques: Linda Winter, Winter Group • Christopher Ziemnicki, MDR Networking Lounge sponsored by: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Teacher Created Materials
7:30 - 8:45 am	Out of the Box Breakfast A Congress on the Future of Content in Education Sponsored by: Follett Digital Resources
9:00 - 10:15 am	Opening Keynote The Death of Common Sense in the Classroom Jim Grant, Staff Development for Education Sponsored by: QED
10:15 - 10:45 am	Break Sponsored by: Pearson Education
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	General Session The Roadmap to the Digital Future Social Networking: Dick Casabonne, Casabonne Associates Inc. Educational Gaming: Scott Traylor, 360KID Platform Coordination: Scott Kirkpatrick, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology Visual Indexing: Michael Ross, Encyclopaedia Britannica Sponsored by: MMS Education
12:30 - 1:45 pm	2008 Weekly Reader Student Publishing Awards Luncheon Sponsored by: Weekly Reader
	Business of Publishing	Editorial	Sales and Marketing	Technology
2:00 – 3:15 pm	School Purchasing in a Virtual World Richard Gay, Baltimore County Public Schools Charles Halpin, R.R. Bowker Andy Weissberg, R.R. Bowker	Edu-Trends Jim Grant, Staff Development for Education	Break Through the Marketing Clutter Ginny Hutt, MMS Education Susan Meell, MMS Education Kelly Stewart, MMS Education	Education to Go: 24-Hour Content Rachelle Cracchiolo, Teacher Created Materials Bill Evans, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
3:15 pm-3:45 pm	Break Sponsored by: Zaner-Bloser
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Pricing 2.0 Martin Knott, Moodlerooms Joe McDonough, HotChalk, Inc. Mark Tullis, Learning.com Lee Wilson, Headway Strategies	Product Development in a Digital Marketplace Moderator: Marlene Woo-Lun, Linworth Publishing Anthony G. Fisher, Brown Publishing Network Phyllis Hsiao Hillwig, Words & Numbers Kim Kleeman, Shakespeare Squared/UpGrade Education	Eavesdrop On The Experts Series - Session 1: Solutions and Strategies for Supplemental Materials Marketers in Today's Challenging Time of Change Moderator: Kevin Casey, The Exceptional Company Emily Garner, Quality Education Data Steve Gatland, Market Data Retrieval Joan Whitney, MCH	Innovative Digital Distribution Moderator: Mark Stevens, NEA Member Benefits Sidney Burrus, Connexions, Rice University John Richards, Consulting Services for Education
5:30 pm- 7:00 pm	2008 Exhibitors' Reception and Action Auction Sponsored by: Shakespeare Squared

Friday , June 6, 2008

All Day Activities	Registration Desk: 7:00 am-6:00 pm Exhibit Hall/ Internet Lounge: 9:00 am-2:00 pm Custom Critiques: Linda Winter, Winter Group • Christopher Ziemnicki, MDR Networking Lounge sponsored by: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Teacher Created Materials
7:30 - 8:45 am	AEP Annual Meeting & Breakfast
8:45 - 10:30 am	The AEP Great American Education Forum Featuring Senior Education Advisors to the 2008 Presidential Candidates Jeanne Century, University of Chicago's Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education (CEMSE) (Senator Obama) Lisa Graham Keegan, The Keegan Company (Senator McCain) Moderator: Frank Catalano, Pearson Dr. Sara Davis, USA TODAY Neal Goff, Weekly Reader Publishing Group Margery Mayer, Scholastic Inc. Joel Packer, NEA Bernice Stafford, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) Co-sponsored by ED in '08 and presented by Transcontinental Printing
10:30 - 11:00 am	Break Sponsored by: Teachers’ Pet Publications, Inc
	Business of Publishing	Editorial	Sales and Marketing	Technology
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Surviving Mergers and Acquisitions Moderator: Robin Warner, The van Tulleken Company Kathy Hurley, Pearson Wendy LaDuke, 1105 Media	Teacher Login Moderator: Randy Wilhelm, Thinkronize, Inc. Janet Rhodes Lathan, Archbishop Carroll, Washington, DC Kathleen M. Sheehy, 2008 Teacher of the Year – Washington DC April Todd, 2008 Teacher of the Year – Maryland	Internet Marketing in the 21st Century Annie Galvin Teich, The Teich Group	Digital Strategies Moderator: Michael Ross, Encyclopedia Britannica Rick Hunt, SharedBook Inc. Steve Potash, OverDrive, Inc. Sol Rosenberg, Value Chain International, Ltd.
12:30 - 1:45 pm	2008 Beacon Award Luncheon Sponsored by: QED Luncheon speaker: Andrés Henríquez, Carnegie Corporation
2:00 – 3:15 pm	NIMAS Moving Forward Chris von See, TechAdapt, Inc. Joy Zabala, Ed. D., ATP, AIM Consortium Ruth Ziolkowski, Don Johnston	Search Engine Optimization Paula Maylahn, Industry Consultant Chris Palma, Google Book Search	International Sales—Marketing U.S. Educational Materials in the Middle East Charlene Gaynor, The Association of Educational Publishers Namir Hanna, Rearden Educational Seth Russo, Scholastic Inc.	Jumping on the Digital Bandwagon- Where's the ROI? Karen Coe, Key Curriculum Press Dan Ginsburg, SchoolNet Michael Jay, Educational Systemics, Inc.
3:30 – 4:30 pm	Closing Keynote The Education Transformation Joe Caruso, Author, The Power of Losing Control Co-Sponsored by: netTrekker/Thinkronize
6:00 – 10:30 pm	2008 Awards Banquet Reception and Banquet Entertainment provided by: Texas Instruments