2010 Conference
2010 Conference Information
The 2010 ICE Conference was held in February and was a great success. The information posted on this page is for informational purposes only and does not pertain to the upcoming 2011 Conference. Please watch this ICE web site for new information about the 2011 Conference as it is posted in the months ahead.
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Day & Date |
Event |
Fee |
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| Tuesday - February 23 Wednesday - February 24 |
Full-Day, Pre-Conference Workshop Registration | $150/Workshop |
| Tuesday - February 23 Wednesday - February 24 |
Full-Day, Pre-Conference Administrator Academy | $175/Academy |
| Wednesday - February 24 | ICE Conference Kick-Off Reception | Free to all paid conference registrants |
| Thursday & Friday, February 25 and 26 |
General Conference Day Registration (45-minute concurrent sessions throughout the day) | $110 per day |
| Thursday - February 25 | Keynote Luncheon | $160 for luncheon and general conference registration -or- $50 for luncheon registration only |
| Thursday & Friday, February 25 and 26 |
1/2-day workshops followed by 1/2-day at the general conference | $150 per day (Note: 1/2-day workshop registrants will not be able to register for the Thursday Keynote Luncheon due to time overlap.) |
Directions to Conference Center
Click here to get driving directions to the Conference Center.
Ning
The ICE Conference 2010 Ning site is an online community where you will find member profiles, discussion boards, photos from past conferences, and other conference information. Visit the ICE Conference Ning.
General Registration Information: ICE Conference 2010
Conference Fee Payment/ Payment Deadlines
ICE accepts payment via purchase order number or credit card. Conference fees must be paid prior to the conference. Credit cards will be charged for conference fees immediately. Only those registrants who have paid their registration fees by Wednesday, February 3, 2010 will receive their conference name badge and other credentials by mail. The name badge is the official "ticket" to conference sessions and events. Those who have not paid registration fees by February 3 should plan to pick up conference name badges and materials at a designated location upon arrival at the conference.
Please make checks out to "ICE" and mail conference fee payments to:
ICE Conference 2010
777 Army Trail Blvd.
Addison, IL 60101
Conference Fee Payment
Each registrant must complete the online registration form individually. If you secure your registration with a purchase order number, after you hit the "submit" button, you will be taken to an invoice page. Print that invoice and be certain to give a copy of the invoice to your business office to process and mail in payment. An invoice will not be mailed to you.
Group Payment Payment
Anyone wishing to attend the conference must register individually using this online registration system. Groups of people may share the same PO number to secure payment. For groups sharing a PO, simply collect the invoices from each individual sharing the same PO number. You may then submit one check to cover the conference expenses for that group of individuals.
Registration Deadline
Registration for most of the full-day and half-day workshops closed February 3 or when the sessions were filled to capacity. Registration for Tuesday and Wednesday Administrator Academy workshops and Thursday and Friday BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) workshops will remain open until February 10 or until the sessions are filled to capacity. Online registration for the Thursday and Friday general conference days will remain open through the conference on February 26, 2010.
Name Badge/Conference Materials Distribution
Like last year, conference name badges - your "ticket" to attend the conference - will be mailed only to those conference attendees whose registration fees have been PAID and RECEIVED in the ICE office by Wednesday, February 3, 2010. If you plan to secure payment with a purchase order number, it is your responsibility to print your own invoice at the end of the online registration process and submit it to your school for payment. Registrants who have not paid registration fees by February 3 or do not receive a name badge in the mail should plan to pick up conference namebadges/credentials .
Changes / Cancellation Policy
Please note that you will not be able to change or cancel any registrations in the system as of February 3, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Similarly, you will not be able to change or cancel any registrations submitted online after February 3, 2010.
If, after February 3, you find you cannot attend the conference sessions you registered for, you may send someone else in your place. If your namebadge is mailed to you, be sure to give your name badge to that replacement person, since your name badge is their “ticket” to enter the conference. When the replacement person arrives at the conference, he/she should go to the On-Site Registration counter and request an updated badge. If you have not received your name badge by mail, have your replacement person pick-up your namebadge upon arrival at the conference and request a replacement badge be made for him/her.
Note: If you need to change or cancel your registration prior to February 3, please send an e-mail to Allison Larsen, ICE Conference registration committee member, at ajlarsen@earthlink.net.
"A Learning Odyssey"
February 23-26, 2010
Pheasant Run Conference Center, St. Charles, Illinois
Information about submitting applications for the 2011 ICE Conference will be posted on the main conference site in the weeks ahead. Please check back.
Dear Exhibitors
Welcome to the ICE Conference 2010! Last year was our most successful event yet with almost 3000 teachers and administrators attending. The Exhibit Hall sold out in early January. We received many favorable comments from our attendees about the help and information they received while visiting with the exhibitors. We invite you to join us again for the ICE Conference 2010.
Please follow each of the links listed below for information concerning the specifics of the conference.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by email or phone.
Sara Taylor
Exhibits Chairperson
Phone: 630.628.1088
Fax: 630.628.5388
E-mail: sartay@iceberg.org
The schedules for the general conference breakout sessions, special Spotlight presentations, and poster sessions have now been finalized. You may click the links below to view or download the Thursday and Friday schedule grids so that you can see what sessions are offered during each time slot each day.
Thursday "At-a-Glance" Conference Schedule
Friday "At-a-Glance" Conference Schedule
If you would like to look at the detailed program listings to read descriptions of the sessions as they will appear in the printed program book that will be distributed at the conference, just click the links below to view or download the files:
Thursday Detailed Program Listings
Friday Detailed Program Listings
Now that registration for the full-day and half day workshops has closed, the ICE program committee has completed the scheduling phase and has announced the room assignments for these sessions. If you have registered for full-day workshop on Tuesday or Wednesday or a half-day workshop on Thursday or Friday, you can view or download the list of room assignments by clicking on the link below:
Room Assignments: Full Day and Half-Day Workshops
Please note that the workshop rooms are located in several locations in both the Pheasant Run complex and directly across North Avenue at the Hilton Garden Inn and the Advanced Center for Training (ACT). There is convenient shuttle bus service between all workshop locations. Here is a brief guide to the abbreviations used in the workshop listings:
ACT: Advanced Center for Training (connected to the Hilton Garden Inn building)
Hilton: Hilton Garden Inn
PR-GH: Gallery Hall (located at the far west end of the Pheasant Run complex)
PR: Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center
Our workshop schedule is as follows:
- Pre-Conference Workshops are all day sessions offered Tuesday, February 23, and Wednesday, February 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Pheasant Run Resort and the ACT Center across the street. Registration for these workshops includes lunch. Pre-registration for Pre-Conference workshops is required.
- Half-day, hands-on workshops are offered Thursday, February 25, and Friday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration for these workshops does NOT include lunch. Pre-registration for these half-day, hands-on workshops is required. Some of these sessions are designated as BYOL ("Bring Your Own Laptop") sessions. Registration to the General Conference sessions before and after the half-day workshops is included.
If you would like to view complete descriptions of the workshops or other conference events, click this link or the image below to view or download the complete Pre-Conference book in PDF format.
Volunteers
Volunteer Benefits and Registration Instructions:
New Reimbursement Process for 2010!!
Apply to be a Volunteer
General Conference Registration fees will be discounted as follows:
Volunteers will be awarded a $75 reimbursement toward conference fees for each scheduled 2-3 hour block of time volunteered. General Conference registrations for Thursday, February 25, and Friday, February 26, are the only types of registration that qualify for reimbursement in return for volunteering at the conference. If you are scheduled and volunteer for two 2 hour shifts, you will receive a $75 reimbursement toward conference fees for the general conference on Thursday, February 25, AND $75 reimbursement toward conference fees for the general conference on Friday, February 26.
IMPORTANT: Registrations for pre-conference workshops on Tuesday, February 23, and Wednesday, February 24, and half-day workshops on Thursday, February 25, and Friday, February 26, do NOT qualify for discounts in return for volunteering. General Conference registrations ($110/day) are the only ones that qualify for the volunteer discount. If you register for a pre-conference or half-day workshop, you will be responsible for paying the entire $150 for that workshop, even if you volunteer at the conference.
Special Note: The volunteer reimbursement will be processed AFTER the conference and after you have fulfilled your volunteer obligation.
Volunteer Requirement:
In order to volunteer, you must be in good financial standing with ICE. Anyone owing money to ICE for past conference fees will not be allowed to volunteer for the conference.
How to Register as a Volunteer:
Begin by signing up to be a volunteer by clicking this link to fill out an online application form so that the volunteer committee is aware of your interest in being a part of the program for the 2010 conference.
In addition, all volunteers must register online for the General Conference days on Thursday, February 25, and/or Friday, February 26, and and pay the full $110 conference fees up front. After the conference, if you have fulfilled your volunteering obligation, you will be reimbursed according to the guidelines outlines above.
Please register for the conference as follows:
- Step 1: Before beginning the registration process, be sure to have either a valid PO number or credit card number in front of you to cover conference fees. Once you have that payment information, begin the registration process online.
- Step 2: Complete the online registration form and select the day(s) of the conference you will be attending.
- Step 3: Complete the registration form, select your payment option, and type in either your PO or credit card information.
Note:
If you are registering with a credit card, your credit card will be charged the full conference fee balance immediately. In March, 2010, after you have fulfilled your volunteering obligation at the conference, your credit card will be credited with a conference fee reimbursement of $75, or a check will be mailed to you, relative to the time you volunteered at the conference. For example: If you register to attend Thursday and Friday general conference days (totaling $220) and volunteer one shift of 2-3 hours, your credit card will be reimbursed or a check will be mailed to you in the amount of $75.
If you are securing your registration with a purchase order, print your invoice for your records but do not submit this invoice to your business office for payment since the volunteer discount will not be applied to your registration account until AFTER you volunteer at the conference. After the conference, an adjusted invoice will be e-mailed to you in March and the $75 volunteer discount will be applied to your general conference registration account.
THANKS!
Thank you for following these directions to ensure you will receive a $75 reimbursement for the 2-3 hour shift you volunteer. You will also receive a one year ICE membership AND a cool t-shirt as a thank you in addition to the reimbursement. If you have any questions about this registration process, please email Allison Larsen, ICE Conference registration coordinator, at ajlarsen@earthlink.net.
Hotel Accommodations
If you are coming to the conference from out of the area, we recommend that you make reservations to stay at Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center--the same facility that we use for all of our conference events.
If you wish to book a room at special conference rates, click here to go to the reservation page that has been set up for people who want to book a room at the conference rate. Please note that the deadline for booking rooms at this rate is Tuesday, February 2, 2010.
Win an upgrade to a Whirlpool Suite! A new opportunity that we have added to the conference arrangements this year is the chance to win an upgrade to one of the outstanding Whirlpool Suites at Pheasant Run during the conference. To be eligible, just book your room before the deadline on February 2, 2010. We will draw three names from the list of people who have reserved rooms by that date and award each of them with a free upgrade.
Pheasant Run Information
Here is some information from the Pheasant Run web site:
Located at Chicago's doorstep and within easy reach of O'Hare International and Midway Airports, the resort is set on 250 beautiful rolling acres in historic St. Charles. With luxurious guest rooms, extensive meeting and conference facilities, exceptional entertainment and cuisine, two outstanding golf courses and a renowned spa, the resort is the perfect setting for a family vacation, weekend getaway, corporate retreat or exquisite wedding.
At Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, you can simply Do More.
Resort Features:
- Ideal location less than one hour from Chicago with easy access to O'Hare International (ORD) and Midway (MDW) Airports
- Beautiful 250 acre setting in historic St. Charles
- 473 luxurious guest rooms
- 33 spacious suites including penthouse, whirlpool, honeymoon and executive suites
- Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa
- 36 holes of championship golf including a resort course and Robert Trent Jones, Jr. links course at Prairie Landing, plus driving range and pro shop
- Two theaters featuring productions by Chicago's acclaimed Noble Fool Theatricals
- Zanies Comedy Club
- Several restaurants and lounges
- More than 100,000 square feet of meeting space including 45 meeting rooms, two expo centers, three distinct ballrooms, 320-seat tiered auditorium and state-of-the-art training center
- 3 pools including an indoor/outdoor pool plus whirlpool
- Fitness center
- WIFI high speed wireless Internet access in all guest and meeting rooms
Conference Ning and Wiki Sites
In conjunction with the conference information posted here on our web site, we also maintain two other social networking sites that we encourage you to use before, during, and after ICE Conference 2010.
ICE Conference Ning:This site currently has over 800 members and many more will join as the date of the conferendce draws closer. This Ning site is a great place to learn more about featured speakers, share ideas with other ICE members, and access a wide variety of photos and multimedia resources.
ICE Conference Wiki Site: Each year, we create a special wiki site to use as a repository for a variety of materials that conference presenters upload to share with others. The 2010 ICE Conference wiki is now up and running, and we will continue to add new information about featured speakers and other conference events in the weeks ahead.