Call for Proposals 2012

“The call for proposals for T-BUG 2012 is now closed. Thank you to those who applied, we look forward to attending your sessions.”

 The T-BUG Conference Committee welcomes your proposals for the 2012 Annual Conference. The T-BUG conference is a great opportunity for Blackboard users to discover, discuss, learn, and share best practices in using the Blackboard, CE and Vista, and Angel learning management systems.

 This year’s conference will be held October 25-26, 2012 in Killeen, just north of Austin and southwest of Waco, hosted by the Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Our conference theme this year is "Collaborating for a Stellar Future”. The preconference workshops will take place on the afternoon of October 24, 2012 on the beautiful brand-new campus of A&M-Central Texas.

Invited Speakers: 

Thursday, October 25, 2012
Craig Chanoff
SVP, Blackboard Student Services

Kyle D. Bowen
Director of Informatics, Purdue University

Dr. Van L. Davis
Special Projects Director, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Friday, October 26, 2012
Dr. David Metcalf & Dr. Matt Gerber University of Central Florida

 In line with this year’s conference theme, please consider submitting proposals for breakout sessions that focus on using Blackboard to facilitate collaboration for innovation and change in the future of our institutions. We especially welcome technical presentations on Blackboard. Breakout sessions are 50 minutes long and include time for questions and answers. Presentations should be designed to encourage audience interaction. Breakout sessions are organized along these tracks:

Teaching and Learning                Support & Training             Management and Policies

PreK-12                                          System Administration

Proposal Submission Form or button below: http://bit.ly/t-bug2012

Deadline for proposal submission: September 10th, 2012

All presenters must register for the conference and pay the full registration fee ($250).
All accepted proposals will be eligible for a drawing for a Kindle Fire®.

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For questions, please contact Dr. Yakut Gazi, T-BUG 2012 Program Chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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