Blackboard Kicks-Off Users Conference 2002: Springboard for Innovation.Business Editors/Hi-Tech & Education Writers Blackboard (1) See Blackboard Learning System. (2) The traditional classroom presentation board that is written on with chalk and erased with a felt pad. Although originally black, "white" boards and colored chalks are also used. Users Conference 2002 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 More than 1,200 e-Education professionals, representing hundreds of schools, colleges, universities and professional organizations from around the world are gathered this week in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. for the Blackboard Users Conference 2002: Springboard for Innovation. The Blackboard Users Conference is designed for all users of the Blackboard e-Education Suite, including the Blackboard Learning, Community Portal and Transaction Systems. "The Blackboard Users Conference is a global forum for sharing what is important to our clients and partners and what is new at Blackboard," said Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Pittinsky, Chairman and Co-Founder of Blackboard Inc. "The conference is meant to foster learning and networking, while strengthening the bonds of the entire Blackboard user community. It is also an opportunity to learn more about the Blackboard vision and strategic direction as well as the latest products and services." This year's conference theme, Springboard for Innovation, will focus on how Blackboard clients are using Blackboard products and services for innovation in teaching, learning, community and commerce. Sessions during the conference will include case studies, best practices, custom development successes, return on investment analysis and much more. In addition, the conference will have an exhibit hall to allow attendees to learn about Blackboard partners and Building Blocks members as well as participate in a variety of hands-on training opportunities. Keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. presentations at the Blackboard Users Conference 2002: Springboard for Innovation include: -- Mark Walsh - Chief Technology Officer of the Democratic National Committee -- Peter Jovanovich - Chief Executive Officer of Pearson Education -- Matthew Pittinsky - Chairman and Co-Founder of Blackboard Inc. Sponsors of the Blackboard Users Conference 2002: Springboard for Innovation include COMPAQ, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Pearson, Thomson Corporation, Brownstone brownstone, red to brown variety of sandstone. Its unusual color is caused in some instances by the presence of red iron oxide which acts as a cement, binding the sand grains together. , Centra Software, Inc. and Respondus, Inc. The Blackboard Users Conference 2002: Springboard for Innovation: March 18-21 - The Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center - 111 North 3rd Street - Phoenix, Arizona. About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc. was founded to transform the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the into a powerful environment for teaching and learning. The company offers a complete suite of enterprise software products and services that power a total "e-Education Infrastructure" for schools, colleges, universities and other education providers. Blackboard solutions deliver the promise of the Internet for online teaching and learning, campus communities, auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. services and integration of Web-enabled student services and back office systems. Blackboard's Learning, Community Portal and Transaction Systems are consistently ranked by industry analysts as the market share and client satisfaction leaders for thousands of academic institutions and a leading number of the Internet's most popular consumer education sites. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and staff across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. Please visit www.blackboard.com for more information. |
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