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Arlene Kidwell: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Kristin Foldvik: Special Libraries Association Donella Evoniuk: International Society for Technology in Education
     

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators 
NASPA
Event Overview
Conference focused on providing educational opportunities to address community challenges and rectify social injustices. Keynote speakers included former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna E. Shalala and environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Featured three days of pre-conference workshops, a NASPA Foundation Silent Auction and a special gathering at the National Constitution Center.
Meeting By the Numbers
 
Notable Achievements
Attendance: 5,300
Total Square Footage: 260,000
Exhibit Space (sq.ft.): 150,000
Meeting Rooms: 12
Number of Hotel Rooms: 9,318
* First time large-scale conference held simultaneously as the Philadelphia International Flower Show.
* Third highest-attended convention in NASPA history.
     

Special Libraries Association 
NASPA
Event Overview
The largest information and knowledge management exposition in North America and the most significant gathering of content and technology providers in the world featured 222 organizations this year. Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author Thomas Friedman was a keynote speaker. The nearby National Constitution Center offered a venue for the conference's Awards and Leadership Reception.

Meeting By the Numbers
 
Notable Achievements
Attendance: 4,200
Total Square Footage: 200,000
Exhibit Space (sq.ft.): 100,000
Meeting Rooms: 15
Number of Hotel Rooms: 8,360 (projected)
* Philadelphia attendance represented a 24 percent increase over the 2010 convention in New Orleans.
* General sessions and most popular workshops were offered as virtual conferences for the first time.
 

International Society for Technology in Education 

Event Overview
The world's leading educational technology event and a major platform for the collaboration of students, technology education professionals and corporate representatives. Attendees chose from more than 700 sessions, including hands-on labs, poster presentations, themed lounges and playgrounds. Many also opted to meet at Independence Hall for a walking tour of Philadelphia.
Meeting By the Numbers
 
Notable Achievements
Attendance: 17,850
Total Square Footage: 562,960
Exhibit Space (sq.ft.): 424,000
Meeting Rooms: 132
Number of Hotel Rooms: 25,795
* Used highest Internet bandwidth of any convention held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
* ISTE's first scheduled flash mob.
* Returning to Philadelphia in 2015, 2019 and 2023.

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