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CONTACT: Anne P. Wilson
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ACM1 Educators Day - March 10, San Jose John Gage of Sun Microsystems To Serve As Master of Ceremonies At Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Event San Jose, Calif., February 21, 2001 - The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest international educational and scientific society, today announced its FREE, one-day education conference that will examine the “big picture” technology issues facing K-12 and higher education, and tackle important questions surrounding what must happen to make technology-based learning a reality for ALL students. ACM1 Educators Day (Saturday, March 10), held in conjunction with the ACM1 Conference (March 12-14) and FREE Expo (March 10-13) at the San Jose Convention Center, will explore emerging models of technology-based math and science education that will better prepare students for the future. Breakout sessions will focus on areas including the digital divide and how to reach out to technologically underserved communities, including girls and minorities. "There are large workforce shortfalls in Information Technology predicted even though it is the world's largest industry always in need of new employees to fuel its growth. These shortfall statistics may in large part be due to the limited number of young women and minorities in the U.S. being turned on to technology at a young age," said John Gage, ACM1 master of ceremonies and chief scientist, Sun Microsystems. "This issue is just one of the many that teachers face today, and leaders from K-12, higher ed, government and industry will come together at ACM1 Educators Day to offer proven strategies that work towards implementing and encouraging technology usage in all classrooms." Joan Fenwick, ACM1 Education Chair and National Director, AT&T Learning Network, added, "ACM1 Educators Day brings together the future of science and the future of education in support of those who will benefit the most from both - the students of today." Educators Day Plenary Sessions & Speakers Along with Mr. Gage, Ms. Fenwick created a day filled with Plenary Sessions led by keynote speakers like:
Educators Day Information and Registration Educators Day will be held on Saturday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the San Jose Convention Center. Please contact Anne Wilson of the ACM at 212-626-0505 to register. For more information, visit http://www.acm.org/acm1 In conjunction with Educators Day, attendees are encouraged to visit the ACM1 Expo (March 10-13, San Jose Convention Center), open to the public and FREE of charge. The Expo is a hands-on exhibition featuring more than 70 displays of the latest research and development from leading companies, universities and organizations. Many of the exhibits are education-related. (Note: If you are a teacher interested in bringing your classroom, please see special instructions at http://www.acm.org/acm1/educators/index.html. About ACM: Founded in 1947, ACM is the largest international educational and scientific society in the IT and computing field, with over 80,000 members. ACM reaches out to the computing and IT community offering a broad range of programs and services including ACM's comprehensive Digital Library, the publication of more than 20+ journals and magazines, including its flagship title, Communications of the ACM. ACM is the originator of the Turing Award, considered the "Nobel Prize" in computing. * ACM1 Underwriters: Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft Research * ACM1 Sponsors: AT&T, Cadmus, AM+A|Paradux, Sheridan Printing, Technifex, Verity, ACM SIGARCH, ACM SIGCOMM, ACM SIGDA, ACM SIGMOD, ACM SIGSOFT, ACM SIGOPS, Sun Microsystems, Barco, Boeing, NEC Technologies and Pop!Tech. * ACM1 Media Sponsors: San Jose Mercury News and Bayarea.com Editor’s Note: If you are a member of the media and interested in registering for the ACM1 Educators Day, please contact Chris Morgan, ACM, 617-262-2044; cell: 617-388-7904; morgan@acm.org or Anne Wilson, 212-626-0505; annewilson@acm.org. |
