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"Wow! Where do I begin? Loved the topics — loved the speakers — loved the presentations — loved the environment!."
Director of Academic Computing

“Fascinating presentations! I loved the variety of means available to pursue the discussions they catalyzed - in the Happy Hour conversations, discussion forums, private meetings etc. The technical support and personal welcome extended from the organizers was absolutely fantastic.”
Web Designer

“I appreciate the opportunity to learn what others are doing in such a flexible format. I would not have been able to attend this conference if it were not online. Being able to pop in and out of activities as time permitted during my normal workload was great. The presentations have been stellar! .”
Faculty Support Specialist

"This was my first NMC Online Conference and it far exceeded my expectations. I have never experienced this level of creativity, quality, innovation and passion at any higher education conference. Thank you!"
Instructional Technologist

"First, no superlative is quite good enough to tell you how valuable this experience was on numerous levels! Content, process, new media, communication, community — I'm amazed at how much energy and information I got from this meeting. As a F2F-aholic, I did not expect that."
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NMC Series of Online Conferences

NMC Online Conference on Social Computing
November 16-19, 2004 -- via the Internet

About the Conference

The NMC Series of Online Conferences is a new form of meetings based on social computing concepts and delivered entirely online through a collaboration with NMC partners iCohere and Macromedia. The unique environment allows the NMC to explore emerging topics with participants attending from their home or office as their schedules permit, yet still interacting and participating in significant ways.

Registration for this event is underway. Click here to register now.

If you are interested in this online event, but cannot participate, and would like to be informed about future online events, please click here to stay informed.

So What is Social Computing?

Social computing is the application of technology as a mediator of social interaction and collaboration, and could have significant application for teaching and learning, especially at a distance. What makes Social Computing interesting as an approach is that these technology-enabled interactions are based on a set of intuitive strategies that foster high-quality and efficient communication. A variety of simple but easily accessible tools make these interactions possible over a wide variety of modalities. The result is more effective knowledge generation, knowledge sharing, collaboration, learning, and collective decision-making, and is especially applicable to distributed learning, research, and work settings.

Conference Theme & Tracks

The theme of the Online Conference on Social Computing will be the application of Social Computing constructs, tools, and theory to educational contexts, specifically within higher education. The program will include sessions within the following tracks:

The Basics: Understanding Social Computing
Knowledge Webs
Tools & Techniques to Support Collaboration
Successful Projects & Real-life Examples
Social Computing Trends & Issues

Keynote Speakers


	Judy Rodgers, Professor Weatherhead School of Business Case Western Reserve University "Engaging in a World Inquiry into Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Social Computing in the Service of a Better World"
	Diana Oblinger, Vice President Educause "Digital Natives, Collaboration, and Social Computing as Collaboration"
	Soren Kaplan, Co-Founder iCohere "Collaboration, Communication, Community: The 3 Cornerstones of Social Computing"

In addition to these three keynote sessions,the conference also includes 7 featured sessions on topics such as hybrid learning, achieving fairness, social computing applied to the sciences, tools and techniques, as well as four outstanding case studies.

Click here to see the entire Program at a Glance.

Conference Format

The conference will feature 30-minute online breakout sessions, each with a "live/interactive" component, a "presentation-on-demand" component, and a vibrant threaded discussion that will expand on and illuminate the topic. Attendees will find and also help to build a rich knowledge web that will be accessible online for 60 days after the event.

Designed for both synchronous and asynchronous participants, the event will be conducted entirely online using an innovative conferencing environment provided by NMC distinguished partner iCohere. Attendees of NMC's online meetings enjoy a wide range of features commonly associated with their traditional face-to-face conferences, including interactive sessions from engaging presenters, "hallway" conversations, exhibitions, chats with exhibitors, chances to ask presenters questions, and more.

Technical Requirements

The conference is designed to be very easy to access. Minimum technical requirements are an Internet connection (at least 56K recommended), a current web browser, and Macromedia’s free Flash plug-in.

Windows users have the options of either Internet Explorer version 5 or later, Netscape Navigator version 6.2 or later, or Firefox. Mac users can use Safari, Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later, or Mozilla.

Registration Fees

NMC Member Registration	$125
Non-Member Early Registration (on or before November 1, 2004)	$149
NMC Member Late Registration (after November 1, 2004)	$149
Non-Member Late Registration (after November 1, 2004)	$195

Travel & Lodging Info

No need! As the conference will be held entirely online, travel costs and time spent traveling are zero! You can plan to attend from your home or office, at the time of your choosing -- the conference will be available 24 hours per day while in session.

We hope you can join us for this one-of-a-kind event! For questions or for additional information, please contact the NMC offices at 512 445-4200 or via email at info @nmc.org.