Schedule and Program

We'll continue to update these conference highlights as we develop the final conference schedule. Feel free to email auc@angellearning.com with questions as you plan your AUC ’09 travels.

Wednesday, May 13th

AUC ’09 officially begins today with a Welcome Reception and toast to the ANGEL community beginning at 5:30p.m. Central. You can gain even more value from your AUC ’09 adventure by taking advantage of optional opportunities to learn and contribute before the official conference start.

• Strengthen Your ANGEL Skills: Attend Pre-Conference Training
• Eleven different 4-hour hands-on workshops
• Morning (8:00am – 12:00pm) and afternoon (1:00pm – 5:00pm) sessions
• Computers provided
• Taught by expert ANGEL trainers

• Build Community: Get to Know Others in Your Region
• 4:00pm – 5:30pm
• Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, West, and K12
• Visit the ANGEL Learning website for more information on ANGEL User Groups
• Enjoy: Toast the ANGEL Community at the AUC ‘09 Kick-Off Welcome Reception 
• 5:30pm – 7:00pm
• Thanks to AUC ’09 Conference Sponsors for hosting the reception
• Enjoy More: Join Groups of ANGEL Community Members for Dinner
• Organized dine-arounds with ANGEL Community and Team members. We'll release details on restaurants and how to RVSP on April 27th, 2009.

Thursday, May 14th & Friday, May 15th

From breakfast Thursday morning through the 3:30pm close of the last conference session on Friday, AUC ’09 is jam-packed with general sessions, breakout sessions, and (new this year) Pathfinder Sessions designed to help every conference attendee Reach New Heights with ANGEL.

• Participate by Sharing
• Join Thursday’s Birds of a Feather breakfast Roundtables
• Present your solutions at Poster Sessions during breakfast Friday
• Learn Together: Pathfinder Session
  • This special Plenary Session will focus on important educational trends and how you can address them with ANGEL products.
• Learn from Your Colleagues: Community Member Breakout Presentations for All Types of ANGEL Users
• Thursday and Friday At-a-Glance
• HE Teaching & Learning
• K12 Teaching & Learning
• Instructional Design (new this year)
• Systems & Technology
• Hands-on How-To Sessions (new this year) - Register
• Support & Training
• ANGEL Outside the Classroom (new this year)
• Learn from the ANGEL Team

• Learn from ANGEL Partners

• Contribute Input: ANGEL Community Feedback Session

• Enjoy: Community Recognition Reception at House of Blues Chicago
• Skyscrapers aren’t Chicago’s only claim to fame. Our House of Blues fun begins Thursday evening at 6:00pm.
• Win an ANGEL Impact Award recognizing the heights you’ve reached with ANGEL. Have you entered?
• Enjoy More: Join Groups of ANGEL Community Members for Dinner and (if you’re up to it) a Night on the Town
• Organized dine-arounds with ANGEL Community and Team members. We'll release details on restaurants and how to RVSP on April 27th, 2009.