Conference information

Mark your calendars now for the 2009 eMINTS Winter Conference. Revisit this site for more details as they become available.     February 4 - 6, 2009 Columbia, MO Courtyard by Marriott   Online registration opens in December.   Presenter information   Dates & times   Location - maps & directions   Costs   Registration Registration opens in December   Columbia hotel information   For more information, contact eMINTS National Center office at emints-info@emints.org or (573) 884-7202.

2009 eMINTS Winter Conference

Online registration opens in December

All educators interested in eMINTS topics are welcome to attend.

Dates & times

Pre-conference workshops
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009
1 - 4 p.m.

Winter Conference sessions
Thursday, Feb. 5 and/or Friday, Feb. 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Participants may choose to attend a pre-conference workshop only, pre-conference & one conference day, both conference days or all three days. The conference will not be canceled or rescheduled for inclement weather.

Location - maps & directions

Conference Site - Columbia Courtyard by Marriott

• Printable driving directions to Courtyard Marriott
• Request online driving directions from your location to Courtyard Marriott
• Columbia, MO (Google maps)
• Missouri road conditions (MO Department of Transportation, MoDOT)

Costs - payment & cancellation information

Pre-conference workshops - $75 per person (lunch on your own)
One day conference - $135 per person
Two days conference - $220 per person
One day & pre-conference - $200 per person
Two days & pre-conference - $275 per person

eMINTS provides lunch on conference days. Districts are responsible to pay for substitute teachers, mileage, meals (except for lunch on the day of the conference) and lodging expenses for educators to attend the conference. Districts will be invoiced for appropriate registration fees.

• One day (Thursday or Friday) conference registration fee is paid (as part of district's participation fee) for year 1 PD4ETS program participants and for year 2 teachers in the eMINTS comprehensive PD program from districts that pay participation fees for eMINTS professional development AND from districts that are grant-funded. Year 1 PD4ETS participants and year 2 comp PD teachers from these districts who elect to attend a pre-conference workshop or a second day of Winter Conference will be charged $75 for each additional day.
• All other conference attendees, including Year 2 teachers who are receiving professional development from PD4ETS participants or from eMINTS certified instructional specialists employed by their districts, will incur registration fees as detailed above. Districts will be invoiced for registration fees.

If you are uncertain whether you must pay a registration fee, please contact the eMINTS office at (573) 884-7202 before sending PO or credit card information.

Participants who cancel on or before Monday, January 19, 2009, will not be invoiced for the registration fee. After Jan. 19, invoices will be sent and payment required. No refunds are available for cancellations after Jan. 19, 2009.

Hotel accomodations

Ask for the eMINTS conference rate at the Courtyard by Marriott to receive the best room rate at the conference hotel.

View a list of other Columbia accommodations.

For more information, contact eMINTS National Center office at (573) 884-7202 or emints-info@emints.org.

Reviewed November 12, 2008.