ISA Annual Convention 2010 Blog

Online Registration Closing

This is a reminder that online registration for the New Orleans convention is closing today at 5 PM MST. We will offer On-Site Registration in New Orleans from Feb. 16 - 20, 2010.

Onsite Registration

Convention registration will take place at the Hilton Riverside, First Level (street level), at the entrance to the Grand Ballroom.  Participants who are not registered may register and pre-registered participants may pick up their name badges and programs during the following registration hours:

• Tuesday, February 16        11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Wednesday, February 17   8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Thursday, February 18        8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Friday, February 19              8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday, February 20         8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

On-Site Registration Rates: Feb. 16 - 20, 2010

• ISA Member: $170
• Non-Member: $220
• Student Member: $110
• Student Non-Member: $135

As always, we encourage participants to take advantage of ISA's generous pre-registration period (started in April '09) and late-registration periods to register online in advance of the convention. This allows you to get a cheaper rate and saves you the time and frustration of standing in a long line to pay on-site.

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Follow ISA2010 on Twitter

Are you a fan of Twitter? Now you can follow the ISA annual convention on Twitter (hashtag: #ISA2010): You can follow "tweets" about the conference and follow comments by participants and program chairs on Twitter. If you tweet, please use the official conference hashtag #ISA2010. We're also feeding the Twitter stream on the main conference website. Click here to view #isa2010 Twitter feed or glance over to the right sidebar panel to see the live Twitter feed.

Powerpoint & Adobe Presentations

ISA is making a big change for our 2010 convention, it's one that many of you have requested. Our members have told us that they are unhappy with having to make transparencies for use on overhead projectors and would much rather present their research using PowerPoint and other digital media formats. Starting in 2010 ISA will provide an LCD projector, screen and a netbook with a USB port in each panel room. We will no longer provide overhead projectors.

ONLY the the following presentation formats are supported at the ISA convention.  Please follow these instructions to use ISA’s audio visual equipment.  Each panel room will have an LCD projector, screen and ACER personal computing netbook with a USB port.  PowerPoint 2007 and Adobe Reader are the only software components installed and available to presenters. Please follow these guidelines:

1. Save your presentation on a USB Flash drive.  Bring the flash drive to the convention.  DO NOT BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO THE PANEL ROOM – you will use computers and LCD projectors installed by ISA’s audio visual supplier.  Do not disconnect ISA’s laptop computers – this will cause the LCD projector to reset and you will have to call for technical support help!
2. To start your presentation, locate the USB port on the personal computing netbook.  The netbook will be located on a standing podium near the LCD projector, or on a cocktail table near the Head Table.  Insert the flash drive into the USB port.
3. Double-click on the FLASHDRIVE shortcut on the netbook desktop.
4. Find your file and double-click on it to open.
5. Keep the flashdrive plugged in during your presentation.
6. When presentation is completed, close all windows and remove your flashdrive.
7. DO NOT UNPLUG OR TURN OFF LAPTOP OR LCD PROJECTOR!

Registration Reminder

We are currently sending out registration reminders to convention participants. We ask all those who are on the program to register by October 15th in order to remain on the program. Should they fail to do so, they will be removed from the program and the Program Chair will begin to add others who have submitted worthy proposals and are on the waiting list. Therefore, we urge you to register as soon as possible but no later than October 15th if you wish to remain on the program. Please visit our registration website for more information. Thank you.

MyISA Access Restored

Some of you may have experienced difficulty accessing our MyISA system today. The University of Arizona suffered a campus wide network outage as noted on their system alert site:

At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23rd, a normally non-disruptive UPS maintenance procedure unexpectedly resulted in a campus wide network outage. Power was restored at 12:10 p.m.

Network services are currently being restored and we expect to be fully online no later than 4:00 p.m. today. As a result of this network outage, UA WebMail is experiencing residual problems, including trouble logging in.

Access to MyISA now appears to be fully restored. We are monitoring the situation and will keep you updated.

Audio-Visual Equipment

PANELISTS AND PRESENTERS:

For the 2010 convention, ISA is providing both laptop personal computers and LCD projectors in all panel rooms.  Software capabilities are LIMITED to Powerpoint reader and Adobe reader ONLY. The reader software can accommodate presentations created in Microsoft or Mac formats. 

Presenters will not be able to use their own laptop computers since the audio visual setups in the meeting rooms must not be changed in any way.  Presenters must bring their Powerpoint or Adobe presentations on a flash drive and insert the flash drive into the ISA netbook computer at the start of the presentation. 

Overhead projectors are not available.  Anyone desiring to utilize overhead projectors or other audio visual equipment must contact our audio visual supplier Presentation Services (PS-AV) and make arrangements directly with PS-AV. 

Detailed instructions for creating and saving your Powerpoint or Adobe presentations will be sent to all registered participants, and will be posted here, around the end of October.

WORKSHOP CHAIRS, BUSINESS MEETING AND RECEPTION ORGANIZERS:

For security reasons, laptop computers and LCD projectors will be removed from all meeting rooms immediately upon conclusion of each day’s panels.  Equipment will be secured during the lunch hour.  Workshop Chairs are responsible for the security of ISA equipment during breaks and lunch.  If AV equipment is needed for evening functions, please be sure to indicate this on the Meeting or Reception request forms found on the convention meetings & receptions home page. 

AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPLIER:

Presentation Services Audio Visual (PS-AV) is the official supplier for the ISA 2010 Convention at the Hilton Riverside Hotel and Loews New Orleans Hotel.  Telephone 504-592-8000 to order additional audio visual equipment not provided by ISA.

ISA CONTACT:

Please direct questions NOT COVERED in the above information to Jeanne White, ISA Director of Conventions.  Due to the large volume of inquiries, please allow 3-5 business days for a reply.

Paper Archive System Upgrade

The ISA Paper Archive sites hosted by the All Academic company will be unavailable on Thursday, May 28 from 5:30am to 9:30am PDT for system upgrades. Thank you for your patience.