GWETC 2000 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Applications to Present for the Governor's Wisconsin Educational Technology Conference (GWETC) 2000 are in the mail. The deadline for submission is March 17. Applications may be made for 1-Hour sessions, Workshops, Labs and Poster Sessions. GWETC 2000 will be held at the Dane County Expo Center and Sheraton
Hotel, October 10-12.

GWETC brings together faculty, staff and administrators from PK-12 schools, technical colleges, public and private higher education, state agencies and libraries, as well as training directors from business and industry and highlights the effective use of technology in education at all levels. Last year more than 2,600 attendees participated in the conference which included: more than 200 sessions, 24 workshops and labs, 25 poster sessions and 187 vendor booth areas, as well as 3 Keynote speakers. GWETC is cosponsored by the following Wisconsin organizations: the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Department of Public Instruction, the Educational Communications Board, TEACH Wisconsin, the Technical College System and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. For more information and an Application to Present
see: http://www.gwetc.org or call the Conference Manager at: 264-9724

TEACH WISCONSIN GRANTS have been announced for schools in Dane County. These schools will receive $1.7 million in TEACH grants to provide students with the technological tools they need to be successful in the 21st century. The program, which provides $35 million in grants for the state, allows schools to tailor programs to fit the district's individual technology needs. The money can be used for: hardware, software, Internet access charges, install networks and staff
development costs. Districts receiving funds are: Belleville, Cambridge, De Forest, Deerfield, Madison, Marshall, McFarland, Middleton-Cross Plains, Monona Grove, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee and Wisconsin Heights.