Call for Proposals

Urbana, IL | June 11 & 12, 2024

Call for Proposals

Share your knowledge and experience with your peers!

Technology leaders, IT support staff, administrators, and other individuals with IT experience in an educational environment are encouraged to submit a session proposal for SummIT . Proposals will be evaluated based upon the criteria below.

Proposal submission is now closed. Acceptance notifications and scheduling updates will be shared with selected presenters in late April and early May.

Format and General Information

Learning Objectives

To help bring the content to life and make it actionable for attendees, please clearly define how your session will support attendees in implementing and applying the knowledge learned during your session.

In your proposal submission, please finish the following sentence: “By attending this session, attendees will be able to….”

Session Title

10 Word Maximum.

Session Formats

Presentation (50 Minutes)
Demo / Hands-On Activity (50 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (50 Minutes)

Target Audiences

CTO / Technology Leaders
Network Engineers & IT Support Staff
District and Building Administrators

Session Description

350 Word Maximum

Benefits

Selected presenters will receive complementary attendance at this year’s event.

Session Topics

Share your strategies, resources, and experiences with these session subjects

Accessibility (Websites, videos, digital documents)
Microsoft (Licensing, O365, EndPoint Management, InTune, etc.)
AR/VR (Aero, CoSpaces, Oculus, Vive, Immersive, etc.)
Network Management & Monitoring
Certifications (Google, Microsoft, Security+, Cisco, etc.)
Office 365 Administration

Classroom Management Systems (Blocksi, GoGuardian, LightSpeed, LanSchool Air, etc.)
Physical Security (Cameras, Doors, Genetec, etc.)
Cloud Hosting (AWS) Printing (Papercut, Copiers, Manged Services, etc.)
Connectivity (ICN, Hotspots, etc.)
Remote Access (RDP, Teamviewer, ISL Online, Chrome Remote Desktop, etc.)

Crisis Apps Servers (Group Policy, Active Directory, Licensing, etc.)
Cybersecurity (Backups, Firewalls, Incident Response, Tabletop Exercises etc.)
Streaming (YouTube, Facebook, NFHS Network)
Data Management (SOPPA, scripting, etc.)
Switches (HP, Cisco, Command Line/GUI, etc.)
Tech Ticket Platforms (Spiceworks, Freshdesk, IncidentIQ, etc.)

Device Management (Google Workspace, Apple, JAMF, Mosyle, InTune, etc.)
Technology Planning / Strategic Planning
Email (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, Gaggle, Office 365, Bark, GoGuardian Beacon, etc.)
User Management
Esports (Starting a Team, Equipment, Coaching, etc.)

Virtual Desktops (Parallels, AWS Workspaces, etc.)
Funding & Budgeting (E-Rate, etc.)
Virtualization (VMWare, HyperV, Scale, etc.)
Google (Licensing, Investigation Tools, User Management, etc.)
Website Hosting (WordPress, Google Sites, SchoolBlocks, etc.)
Google Admin Console Wireless (Ruckus, Extreme Networks, Meraki, etc.)

Instructional Technology for Students
Information Systems

Share your Knowledge with Peers

Proposal submission is now closed. 

Acceptance notifications and scheduling updates will be shared with selected presenters in late April and early May.