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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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March 5 - March 7, 2009

GeoTech 2009 offers a rich mix of activities spread across three days. On Thursday and Friday (March 5 – 6), there will be approximately fourteen hands-on, interactive, and cross-curricular workshops centered around social studies, humanities, language arts, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and geospatial technologies. All conference presenters are leaders in the effort to integrate technologies and critical thinking across the curriculum in the K-12 classroom. Check out the calendar of exciting GeoTech 2009 events and sign up today! This year, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson from the Hayden Planetarium of New York City, will provide an engaging, informative and exciting presentation on Thursday evening. This is a must attend event.


Thursday Night Speaker (March 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.)

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson Lecture: $20.00

Dawn WrightDr. deGrasse Tyson is a leading astrophysicist, the director of the venerable American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, a columnist for Natural History Magazine, the host of PBS’s NOVA Origins miniseries, star of the PBS series NOVA scienceNOW, and is a frequent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. He has written eight popular books with the latest, Death by Black Hole, becoming a New York Times best seller.

 


Thursday/Friday Preconference Workshops (March 5 - March 6, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Breakfast and lunch included


Saturday GeoTech Conference – (March 7, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Includes presentations, hands-on workshops, conference exhibits, giveaways, morning snack and lunch


Register for two days of technology workshops AND the March 7 GeoTech conference at a reduced rate

Registration: $50.00 per day or $125.00 for all three days


All events will be at Bishop Dunne Catholic School, 3900 Rugged Drive, Dallas TX 75224 For more information, contact Anita Palmer – anita@gisetc.com 214-533-8376

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