About

What is the Conference?

eTech Ohio is pleased to present this annual, three-day event that includes:

• Daily keynote and featured speaker sessions
• Over 450 concurrent sessions
• Teacher and student displays
• Emerging and assistive technology areas
• An exhibit hall featuring 250 vendors
• New P-20 collaboration showcase sessions!

Each year winners and finalists are recognized for the Robert R. Cupp Legislative Award, Educator Awards, Ohio Public Broadcast Awards and Student Video Contest.

Over 6,000 people attend this Conference to share best practices in the field of educational technology.

The 11th Annual Educational Technology Conference will be held February 2-4, 2009 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Who should attend?

• Teachers of all grades and subject matters
• Technology coordinators and IT staff
• Principals and assistant principals
• Superintendents and assistant superintendents
• Librarians and media specialists
• Service providers and vendors
• Higher education faculty and staff

What is Hall Pass?

Hall Pass is eTech Ohio's user account that gives you access to a wealth of information and services. Hall Pass accounts are required for the following Conference activities:

• Submitting presentations
• Nominating colleagues
• Saving sessions to your schedule
• Generating certificates of attendance

In order to obtain a Hall Pass, please complete the 3-step application, including your personal information, selections of interest you wish to receive further information about and the organization with which you primarily affiliate.

Once you have completed the application, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to validate your account. Until your account has been validated, you will be unable to login to the eTech Ohio Hall Pass Suite.

NOTE: If you have an existing Hall Pass account, all information including your username/email address can be updated via the My Profile link once you have logged in. You do not need a new Hall Pass account.

Past Conferences

Information and statistics about previous conferences are available for your review from the menu to the right. Simply select the year you want to view.

Note: In some cases, the website for that year's Conference is still available. However, these sites are not maintained and features may not work.