Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category

Higher Ed Experts: 3 new professional development series – a total of 11 webinars – are open for registration

July 18th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve been working on these 3 new webinar series for a while now, and I hope you’ll find these 3 programs (11 webinars in total) by Higher Ed Experts interesting and useful for you, your team and your institution: Lights, Camera, Action – How to Add Online Videos to Your Marketing Mix September 11, 12, […]

EduWeb 2007: Meet the (guest) bloggers!

July 17th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

I’m a very lucky blogger. Last week, I asked if a few of you would blog some of the sessions they plan to attend at EduWeb in Baltimore next week (starting Sunday, actually) and I’m happy to report that 6 fine higher ed professionals have answered my call. So, let me introduce this year’s EduWeb […]

Calling all good souls going to EduWeb on July22-24: Guest blog the conference for collegewebeditor.com!

July 11th, 2007 Karine Joly 1 Comment

Are you going to the 2007 EduWeb Conference in Baltimore on July 22-24? Well, you’re lucky, because you’ll get a chance to listen to Mike Dame, director of web communications at Virginia Tech, presenting a shorter version of the webinar he presented for Higher Ed Experts: From the Inside Out — Lessons Learned in Web […]

Planning to launch a blogging initiative to boost your admissions outreach program? Register for Admissions Blogging 360 by Wednesday July 11, 8PM ET

July 9th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve now reviewed the presentation files of the 3 presenters (Nancy Prater from Ball State University, Ben Jones from MIT and Sam Jackson from the Sam Jackson College Experience) scheduled for Admissions Blogging 360, the next 3-webinar series I put together for Higher Ed Experts. And, let me tell you that this really looks like […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Crisis Communication 2.0 Week Webinar Series is On

June 26th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Just a quick post to let everybody know that Joe Hice, Associate VP for Marketing and Public Relations at The University of Florida gave a great presentation today to kick off “Crisis Communication 2.0 Week,” the first webinar series offered by Higher Ed Experts. Close to a hundred people were in attendance as several participants […]

VCCS Conference: How to make your marketing messages and ad campaigns stick

June 6th, 2007 Karine Joly 4 Comments

I’ve been invited to present at Virginia’s Community College Institutional Advancement and PR Peer Group Conference in Staunton, VA. I’m scheduled to present a 2-hour session tomorrow morning, but I came a day early to attend the keynote address by Dan Heath, co-author of the best selling book Made to Stickwho also blogs and seems […]

HighEdWebDev 2007: Got an idea for a presentation? There’s still time to submit a proposal before the new deadline of June 12

June 5th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

A day after the initial deadline of May 31st, Doug Tschopp, the conference program chair of HighEdWebDev, announced the decision to extend the deadline to June 12. As I explained in my previous post, it’s very simple to submit a presentation proposal for this great conference to be held on October 14-17 in Rochester, NY. […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Register for the free inaugural webinar about YouTube videos before 1PM ET today

June 1st, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

There are just a few hours left to register for “How to go viral with your videos on YouTube: What makes a YouTube success?” – the free inaugural webinar offered by Higher Ed Experts to its registered members (463 at the time of this writing). HEE membership is open to professionals and executives working in […]

HighEdWebDev: Today is the last day to send your proposal to get a chance to present at this great conference

May 31st, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

This is a quick reminder as I’ve already mentioned the call for proposal of this conference on several occasions. If you have a good idea for a presentation, don’t be shy, after reading the requirements, just go to the online form and submit your proposal to present at HighEdWebDev in Rochester, October 14-17. This year, […]

Missed the SecondLife Best Practices in Education Conference on May 25?

May 28th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

I don’t know if any of you got a chance to pop up in Second Life last Friday as I suggested in my last post. I did (and I have a snapshot to prove it ;-). I spent about an hour listening to the presentation by the IBM folks after walking through the poster sessions. […]

Get your Second Life Avatar ready to attend Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference in-world this Friday May 25!

May 24th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

Sorry for the short notice, but I completely missed the boat on this unique, exciting and FREE event happening in Second Life tomorrow: Second Life Best Practices in Education. Whether you have an SL avatar or not (if you don’t, you can sign up – it’s free), this is a great opportunity to get up-to-speed […]

What to expect for the 2007 EduWeb Conference in Baltimore, MD

May 24th, 2007 Karine Joly 4 Comments

The 2007 EduWeb Conference will take place July 22-24 in Baltimore, MD. Today Friday is the last day to register and save a $100 on the conference fee. A few weeks ago, Shelley Wetzel, the EduWeb conference founder and director, accepted to answer a few questions about this year’s conference (as she did in 2006 […]

“Portal 2007 – up and running” at Gettysburg College on June 5-8, 2007: an affordable conference about web portals and CMS’s

May 19th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

After my post about a $0 conference for admissions folks, Gettysburg College’s Portal 2007 Conference looks like another option for higher ed professionals – working in web and IT departments, this time – interested in attending an affordable conference to learn a couple of things and network with their peers. The conference will take place […]

Anybody wants to attend a free conference about Web 2.0 in Nashville, TN on June 26 and 27?

May 18th, 2007 Karine Joly 4 Comments

It’s not exactly Christmas in June, but an offer worth considering, especially if your conference budget is gone but not your travel budget. What’s the catch? You have to be working in an Admissions office and the conference is organized by a consulting firm. Kristin Dodge Narjes (who works at this firm, James Tower, and […]

Update about higher ed conferences and events: Higher Ed Experts Webinars, EduComm, EduWeb and HighEdWebDev

May 13th, 2007 Karine Joly No Comments

With the end of the semester (as well as most commencement ceremonies) behind us, things should finally start to slow down a bit for people working in universities and colleges. There’s no better time for you to think about professional development opportunities. So, here is the selection I’ve put together for you: “How to go […]

Join Higher Ed Experts to access free info and resources, network online with your peers in other institutions and get a great deal on professional development webinars

April 23rd, 2007 Karine Joly 1 Comment

I was supposed to make this announcement last Tuesday. As you can understand, given the tragedy that struck Virginia Tech, I decided to postpone. I’m launching a new website, Higher Ed Experts, to provide professional development and social networking online opportunities to higher ed professionals working in Web, marketing, PR and admissions. Higher Ed Experts […]