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Hurry! The ITEA grant and Scholarship Deadline is for perfect early-spring weather, and housing at the ITEA
December 1 hotels (coheadquarters Hilton and Westin as well as the
Omni and Holiday Inn) offer terrific conference rates. The
Are you interested in applying for an ITEA scholarship or
Hilton will be the host hotel for sessions for CS, TECA, and
grant? The December 1st application deadline is just around
CTTE, while the sessions for TECC and all EbD™ workshops
the corner. Whether you are an undergraduate student,
will be held at the Westin. Both hotels are directly across
graduate student, or technology education classroom
the street from the convention center, and Charlotte is truly
teacher, you will want to check out the scholarships and
a walking city, offering much to do in the downtown area
grants that ITEA has to offer (www.iteaconnect.org/
including dozens of restaurants within a four-block walk.
Awards/awards.htm). Applications must be postmarked
by December 1, 2009. Absolutely no applications will be Amidst a growing cityscape, Charlotte delivers cultural
accepted after the deadline. This deadline also applies attractions and distractions, dining and nightlife for every
to applications for the Program Excellence and Teacher style, and a Southern ambiance all its own. Charlotte
Excellence awards, which must be submitted by ITEA’s is within a day’s drive for those on the east coast, and
Affiliate Representatives. Affiliate Representative contact Charlotte Douglas International Airport connects the
information can be found at www.iteaconnect.org/ Carolinas to the world with more daily flights per capita
Resources/affiliatereps.htm. than any other airport in the nation. And it’s close to
downtown—just six miles north or a ten-minute drive to
Start your (green) Engines! the city center. A hub for US Airways, Charlotte is one of
Where will your colleagues be in just four short months? the most accessible conference destinations in the U.S.,
In Charlotte, participating in Green Technology: STEM offering nonstop service to over 120 destinations worldwide
Solutions for 21st Century Citizens. This important topic is via more than 600 daily flights. And there is so much to
the conference theme for the ITEA 2010 Conference, and see and do. Bring your spouse and/or family, to enjoy such
for three to four days you’ll be immer