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 * General Information:**
 * Attendees, Presenters and Exhibitors: Conference Registration will be available from 1pm on Thursday - **please be sure to check in at the Conference Desk 1** for Conference Program and other items (all are required to register)
 * **Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge (Diocese of Raleigh) will begin at 4pm** followed by the **Keynote Speaker - Monsignor Mauricio West (Diocese of Charlotte)** in the Imperial Ballroom
 * **During Mass and the Keynote Speech** **Exhibits will be closed** from 4pm-6pm, then reopen from 6-9pm
 * Attire: This is a professional conference and that fact should be reflected in your attire
 * Attendees and Silver and Gold level Presenter/Exhibitors: **Dinner will be provided on Thursday night** at 7pm
 * A **Continental Breakfast** will be available on the 3rd Floor Guilford Prefunction area/Exhibitor area on Friday morning from 7:30-8:30am
 * The morning **Opening Prayer Service celebrated by Bishop Peter Jugis** **(Diocese of Charlotte)** will be held Friday at 8:45am in the Imperial Ballroom
 * Friday's schedule includes a short break (a great time to visit the Exhibitors!) but **the conference ends before lunch at 1:15**
 * Your name badge will indicate the 3 session presentations you will attend (**attendance is expected at the session on your name badge**)
 * **CEUs will be available** for participation in this conference. Please complete the Conference Session Log which will be included in the conference program. This completed Conference Session Log should be submitted to your principal in order to receive credit.
 * **Presentations in the Cedar rooms are on the 2nd Floor/ Mezzanine Level** - most easily accessed by the stairs, but also served by an elevator (consult the map in your Conference Program for location)
 * **Conference Raffle** -Vendors will be giving away raffle tickets to attendees who give them time to discuss their product and the company they represent. These will be given out at the discretion of the vendor and are not intended to be given to attendees who stop by a booth for the sole purpose of collecting a ticket.
 * **Wireless is available** - login and password is case sensitive: **Login: SEP2012 Password: 2012SEP **
 * Use the Conference Website after the conference is over to **download session presentations and materials** from sessions you attended or those you missed!


 * Presenter Information: **
 * There will be optional **Presenter Meeting** for presenters on Thursday at 2:30pm - Place to be determined (will be provided at the Conference Registration Desk #1)
 * Presentation rooms will be outfitted with a projector, video cable, set of small speakers, power strip and extension cords. These projectors are on loan from Charlotte Catholic teachers - please take good care of them as the teachers will need them back in their classrooms to teach on Monday. (Thank you CCHS!)
 * Please leave these in the room in good order for the next presenter.
 * Presenters in Session 1 need to pick up a basket containing the projector, etc. on Thursday to be used in the presentation room. Please lock it in the hotel room, bring it down and set it up in presentation room on Friday morning. (If presenter is not an overnight hotel guest please let us know and we will arrange an alternative method of getting the projector to the room.)
 * After the session leave the projector set up for the next presenter. After the 3rd Session Charlotte Catholic teachers will retrieve their projectors from the session rooms.
 * Presentations are 1 hour with 15 minute take down/set up time in between Session 1 and 2. Please don't let your session run over time as the next presenter will need time to set up - it's helpful to designate someone up front to give you a "5-minute warning" that the session time is ending
 * Each presenter is encouraged to designate a person to introduce her/his presentation (give a short introduction of the presenter and topic) if desired
 * Some technical support will be available but Presenters should plan to be able to hook their computer up with a projector or have someone designated to help set their computer up. Be sure to bring your computer power cable.
 * Free Internet access is planned to be available but it would be a good idea to download what you need to your computer's hard drive in the event Internet access is slow or unavailable.
 * Each presenter is encouraged to upload all presentation materials, hand outs, resource lists, etc. to the presentation page provided (linked off the "Presenter Bios and Presentation Materials) - prior to the conference if possible.
 * Know that we truly appreciate all the effort and time it took to prepare your presentation.


 * Exhibitor Information: **
 * Exhibitors are encouraged to provide a **door prize** to be given away in a general conference-wide "raffle-type" method (Exhibitors will be provided with raffle tickets to give out to attendees at their discretion. Please contact Amanda Rivers-Lucey at ahrivers-lucey@stmarkcatholic.net to arrange.
 * All Exhibitors should register at the Conference Registration Desk 1 to receive information about setup, presentations, etc. upon arrival.
 * Exhibitor setup begins Thursday, September 27th at 8am, Exhibitors may beging expecting attendees at 1pm. The Exhibit will be required to shut down from 4-6pm (Thursday) - for Mass and the Keynote speaker. Exhibits can reopen from 6pm-9pm.
 * Table size is 30" x 8'
 * Electricity, Power Strips, Telephone and wired Internet are available for a fee from the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel/Koury Convention Center - you must fill out this form and send it in to the hotel/convention center prior to the event
 * Wireless is available for guests: The login and password are case sensitive Login Name: SEP2012 Password: 2012SEP
 * Advertisement space is available in the Conference Program for a fee - advertisements are in black/white, copy must be provided by the vendor by September 11, 2012, in PDF or jpeg format, [[file:2012nccatholicschoolsconference/Advertisement Form.pdf|click here for the Advertising Form]]
 * Silver and Gold Level Exhibitors: Assigned seating for dinner at 7pm will be indicated on your Conference name tag
 * Silver and Gold Level Exhibitors: Please upload Presenter Bio, Summary and Presentation Materials to this wiki at your Session (see link on left "Presenter Bios and Presentation Materials")
 * Silver and Gold Level Exhibitors: Read the notes to Presenters above if you are also leading a presentation.
 * Silver and Gold Level Exhibitors: Please send Conference Program advertisement materials to: Jacqui Durrett, jdurrett@htcms.net
 * Silver and Gold Level Exhibitors: Please send any "Conference Tote Give-aways" - that you would like to have included in each attendee's bag (to arrive by Thursday, September 20th to): Dr. Janice Ritter, CSO, Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203