MUSEE Expo 2000 To Feature Sue, The World's Most Complete Tyrannasaurus Rex

New K-12 Technology Conference & Exhibition to Debut in Philadelphia in November 2000

PRNewswire
NEW YORK
Aug 16, 2000

CMP Media and. MUSEE (Museums & Universities Supporting Educational Enrichment, Inc.) announced today that MUSEE Expo, the new K-12 educational technology exhibition and conference (http://www.museeexpo.org/) for classroom and museum educators, will feature Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Jennifer Eagleton, manager of Educational Media, as MUSEE's keynote speaker on Sunday, November 5, 2000, will discuss how the Field Museum (http://www.fieldmuseum.org/) one of the pioneers in the world of electronic field trips, integrates hands-on learning, multi-media and innovative technology to bring Sue to students and communities around the world.

Sue was discovered by fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson in 1990 in the badlands of South Dakota. The Field Museum purchased Sue at public auction in 1997 with generous financial support from McDonald's Corporation, Walt Disney World Resort, and private individuals.

MUSEE Expo, which will be held November 5-7, 2000, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serves both classroom and museum educators who use technology in the learning process. This event is a unique collaboration between TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING magazine and MUSEE, a not-for-profit organization.

MUSEE's Conference program provides an important opportunity for K-12 educators to experience wonderful new possibilities for bringing the resources of museums, historic sites, aquariums, zoos, national parks and more, into their classrooms. And, it is a dynamic offering for museum educators to explore new challenges for extending the reach of their resources. The program, which consists of more than 150 individual sessions and workshops, will begin on Sunday, November 5 at 8:30 a.m. with a Keynote address, and run though, Tuesday, November 7.

MUSEE Expo will also feature more than 100 exhibitors showcasing the latest and cutting-edge educational technologies that are classroom-tested. Technologies expected to be on display include: desktop, mobile and hand-held computers, software and CD-ROM products, on-line educational content and video & teleconferencing equipment.

MUSEE Expo is sponsored by International Cultural Organization Network, Inc. (ICON) and MuseumNetwork.com and is produced by the same TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING professionals who manage SchoolTech Exposition & Conference in New York and Chicago (http://www.schooltechexpo.com/). Up to 3,000 K-12 educators are expected to attend MUSEE Expo, including technology coordinators and directors, principals, superintendents, curriculum directors, teachers and librarians from around the nation, plus museum curators, educators and administrators from among the 10,000 museums in the United States.

MUSEE Expo was created by MUSEE, a not-for-profit organization, to enhance the use of museums' educational resources, advance the use of technology in the classroom, and foster public/private partnerships. MUSEE works with cultural institutions around the world to provide services to museums, schools, and the general public. MUSEE also created a Web site (http://www.musee-online.org/) which is the world's most comprehensive museum Web site directory. It helps teachers and students gain a better understanding of resources museums have available.

Technology & Learning magazine is a national publication for teachers and school administrators. Published by CMP Media, Inc., San Francisco, it is the magazine educators turn to for information on integrating computer and related technologies into the classroom. Technology & Learning magazine has a circulation of more than 80,000. For more information, visit Technology & Learning's Web site, at http://www.techlearning.com/.

CMP Media Inc. is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.cmpnet.com/.

SOURCE: CMP Media, Inc.

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