Welcome to the NECC Planner! Time at NECC flies by fast—a personal planner is a powerful tool to help you get the most out of the conference. By figuring out your individual schedule ahead of time, you can use every moment onsite to best advantage.

Need help onsite? Visit the "Dr. is In" stations in the Convention Center for help and to print out your planner.

Planner Login

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Hint:	Using your Registration e-mail allows the planner to be prepopulated with events you've already registered for.

Building Your Planner

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You can create or add to your planner in several ways:   Want to get the Big Picture? Browse through the Web site; when you see an event that interests you, click on the "Add to Planner" icon: . You'll find the icon most often on the Program Search results pages.   Have an idea what you're looking for? Browse by event type: Sessions & Workshops (choose from a list of specific categories) ISTE Membership Events (SIG & Affiliate events, etc.) Social Events Tours You can add exhibitors to your planner, too! Current Exhibitor Listing Interactive Floor Plan   Looking for something specific? Try the Program Search where you can search by category, day/time, theme/strand, title, presenter name, keyword, NETS, and more.   Got an open spot in your schedule and wonder what's available? Search by time slot below; results include all conference-sponsored public events: educational, social, and business. Events are sorted by start time, so all-day events will show up in the morning searches: Friday Morning Friday Afternoon Friday Evening Saturday Morning Saturday Afternoon Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sunday Afternoon Sunday Evening Monday Morning Monday Afternoon Monday Evening Tuesday Morning Tuesday Afternoon Tuesday Evening Wednesday Morning Wednesday Afternoon Wednesday Evening Group Planner [top] The group planner function allows you to share planner items with members of your group. You can be a group leader, creating a group and inviting others to become members. Or you might be invited to join a group created by another. All members of the group may then view the items that have been shared. See Tips on using the Group Planner below for more details.   Want to create a group? First create your personal planner using the Planner Login above. From the planner itself, choose the Group Planner link in the Toolbox at the left. You'll be prompted to "Create or Edit your Planner Group." Note: you'll need to know the e-mail addresses that are being used by the people you're inviting in order for your planners to sync. It's a good idea to e-mail the folks you've invited to let them know that they should create their own planners and/or check the Group Planner link in the Toolbox to accept (or reject!) your invitation. Use the Planner Home link on the Toolbox to return to your individual planner. Now when you add an item to your planner, you have the option of sharing it with your group. Whenever you want to see the status of your invitations, or want to add or remove members to your group, just click on the Group Planner link in the Toolbox.   Want to accept or reject an invitation to a Group? First create your personal planner using the Planner Login above. From the planner itself, choose the Group Planner link in the Toolbox at the left. You'll see the Group Invitation Page showing the group(s) you've been invited to, with links to accept or reject the invitation. Note: You can be a member of only one group. You cannot create your own group if you are already a member of another group. You always have the option of removing yourself from a group, or accepting an invitation later if you change your mind.   Tips on using the Group Planner On your planner home page, in the upper right corner, you have a drop-down list with three choices on viewing your planner: Personal Planner—shows only items added by you personally Group Planner—shows only items that have been shared by the group Combined Planner—shows both personal and shared items You do not have the option of removing items that have been shared by other members of your group. Choose the Personal Planner view if you don't want to see shared items. Your group will need to agree upon what it means when an item is shared. Are you are simply informing your group about an event ("Hey, I'm going to this cool session, you might want to check it out, too!")? Or does your sharing an item mean that you expect your group members to attend as well ("I'm going to this business meeting and I expect to see you there.")? If you have placed an event in your personal planner and then a member of your group shares the same item, it will appear as a shared item in the Group or Combined Planner view. When you choose the Personal Planner view, the event will show up as your individual event. Printing Your Planner [top] Be sure to print your planner after mid-May, when room locations are added to the Program Search and Planner. Otherwise, you won't know where to go once you're onsite in San Antonio. Visit the "Dr. is In" stations in the Convention Center to print out your planner. Keeping Up with Changes [top] Because your planner is synched to NECC's online registration, any changes to your registration after June 18 (when online registration closes) will not be automatically reflected in your planner. You'll need to make those changes yourself using the self-scheduling tool. The conference database (including location and day/time) will be kept up to date until June 25, when conference staff moves onsite. By this time changes should be minimal, but be sure to check signage in front of session rooms for any last-minute cancellations or room changes. HINT: The planner will alert you to conflicts if you schedule two events at the same time. However, you'll still be able to schedule two events. We suggest you go ahead and schedule a first choice and an alternate session; that way, if the first one is cancelled or turns out not to be what you expected, you've already got an alternate preselected. Question about the Planner? [top] Send an e-mail to ; put "Planner Question" in the subject line of your e-mail.