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EventPartnershipProposalbetween

ConsortiumofCollegeandUniversityMediaCenters

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ExecutiveSummary

Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoproposethat________________________________________________ actasthe

hostschoolforthe___________FallConferencetobeheld_________________________________(date)forthe

ConsortiumofCollegeandUniversityMediaCenters(CCUMC).Tohostaneventsuchasthiswouldprovidean

opportunitytonotonlyshowofftheca

mpus,buttobenchmarknewtechnologyimpleme ntationwithotherinstitutions.

TheHoststaffwouldalsohaveanopportunitytointeractdirectlywithotherinstitutionrepresentativesthatperform

similarrolesduringthecampustour.TheonlyrequirementistheCCUMCconf

erencebeheldinOctoberthesecond,

third,orfourthweekofthemonth.Itisproposedthatthecampustour takeplaceonaSaturdayunlessfeasibleona

Friday.

ThefollowingdescribesthebackgroundofCCUMC,hostmembershipparticipationoverthepastthreeyears,abrief

eventdescrip

tion,therolesandresponsibilitiesfortheevent,andthehostcommunitygroupeventrequirements.

Background

TheCCUMCwebsite(http://www.ccumc.org/discover‐ccumc)describestheorganizationasthe

following:

TheConsortiumofCollegeandUniversityMediaCentersprovidessoundleadershipandaforumfor

informationexchange.ThemissionofCC UMCistoprovideleadershipandaforumforinformation

exchangetotheproviders ofmediacontent,academictechnology,andsupportforquality teachingand

learningatinstitutionsofhigheredu

cation.Specifically,CCUMCshall:

a. Advocatetheaccessibilityandeffectivenessofeducationalmedia,technology,andpedagogy.

Provideleadershipfortheeffectiveimplementationandmanagementofinstructional

technologyinhighereducation.

b. Fostercooperativeeffortsamongcollegesanduniversitiesandotherinstitutions,agencies,

foundations,andorganizationsinthesolutionofmutualproblems.

c. Gat

heranddissemi natei nformationabouteducational,professional,andopera tionalissues,

includingstatisticsimportanttotheprofession.

d. Developandprovideprogramsandservicesthatwillenablememberstomosteffectively

supportthemissionsoftheirinstitutions.

e. Provideprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesformembers.

f. Inspire,generate,andcoordinateresearchan

dscholarshipthatadvancesthemissionof

CCUMC.

Historically,CCUMChaspartneredwithaschooltoholdaconferenceforitsmemberstonetwork/benchmarkwithother

individualsathighereducationinstitutions,attendseminarstolearnabouttrendingtechnologies,andofferoneonone

reviewofequipmentwithmanufacturers.

EventDescription

Theconferenceconsistsofmee

tingsandseminarsstartingonaWednesdayandcontinuingthroughaSundayin

October.WednesdaythroughSundayactivitiesareconductedatahotelfacilitywithmeetingrooms.Typically

participantsloadintobusesandheadtothehostingschoolonSaturdayforanafternoonoftechnologytours*andan

organizationl

unch.TheSundayoftheconferenceis spentinmorningseminarsbackatthehotelandtypicallyconcludes

atnoon.

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Transportationfromthehoteltocampuswillmostlikelybebuses(numbertobedeterminedandpaidforbyCCUMC),

andwillrequiretemporaryparkingontheca

mpus.

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