Merit Member Conference: May 23-24, 2012Now celebrating its fourteenth year, the Merit Member Conference is a special opportunity for professional learning and interaction, designed specifically to meet the needs of Merit's Member organizations. The conference agenda is constructed to provide maximum interaction with your peers doing high-tech work in the Merit community.Register Now! Join us on May 23-24, 2012, at our new location, the Eagle Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti. Conference Agenda. Presentation Abstracts & Speaker Biographies. Conference Registrants. Thank you to this year's Program Committee. Featured SpeakersBrad WheelerVice President for Information Technology & CIO, Indiana University Jason Scott Internet historian, archivist and filmmaker, TEXTFILES.COM and Archive Team Photo: Rachel Lovinger Glenn Ricart Internet Entrepreneur & Innovator, Organizer at US Ignite Registration DetailsMember registration is $189.Non-Member registration is $229. Wednesday-only registration is $139. Thursday-only registration is $90. Registration for the conference will close at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 16. Bring a Colleague! Merit Members who register for the full conference have the limited-time opportunity to register a colleague to attend the conference at no extra charge. Click the Register link for more information. Register Now! Registration for the Merit Member Conference is open only to Merit Members, potential Members from higher education, K-12, libraries, health care and non-profits, and event sponsors. Others may attend the conference only through special arrangement. Please contact learning@merit.edu for more information. Sponsoring the ConferenceMerit Network is pleased to make available a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for the Merit Member Conference. This is an excellent way to reach the networking and computing decision-makers at Michigan's leading education, research, library, healthcare, governmental and non-profit organizations.Download the Sponsorship Booklet (PDF) Merit Member Conference SponsorsMerit Community Supporters: ADVA Optical Networks, Cisco Systems, Data Strategy, Juniper NetworksFeatured Sponsors: Amerinet, Cambridge Computer Supporting Sponsors: Meru Networks, TelNet Worldwide Hotel ReservationsA rate of $129/night is available to MMC attendees. Reserve by phone at 734-487-2000 or 1-800-228-9290 by Monday, April 30, 2012 and identify yourself as part of the Merit Member Conference group. Or visit www.annarbormarriott.com to register online. To receive the conference group rate you will need to expand "Special Rates & Awards" and under the Group code enter MMCMMCA.Eagle Crest Conference Center 1275 S Huron St Ypsilanti, Michigan Get Map and Directions. MMC ArchivesMerit Member Conference Archives |