Don't miss the event of the year.

Don't miss the event of the year. Don't miss the 2007 ACTE ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education (formerly American Vocational Association)ACTE Association of Corporate Travel ExecutivesACTE Approvals Committee for Terminal EquipmentACTE Anodal Closure Tetanus Annual Convention and Career TechExpo in Las Vegas Las Vegas(läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada. Taking place December 13-15, this eventpromises to be an exciting networking and professional developmentopportunity. There's still time to take advantage of the advancedConvention registration rate. Visit www.acteonline.org/ convention toregister for the Annual Convention and reserve your housing. Traveldiscounts and specials are also available. ACTE has lined up three exceptional general session speakers. Ruby ruby,precious stone, the transparent red variety of corundum, found chiefly in Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and classified among the most valuable of gems. The Myanmarese stones are blood red, the most valued tint being the "pigeon's blood. Payne is the opening general session speaker; Ray Simon, deputysecretary of education, will speak at Friday's general session; andErik Weihenmayer Erik Weihenmayer (born November 19, 1968) is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind Faith. is the closing general session speaker. Read more aboutthese speakers in the ad in this issue of Techniques or online at www.acteonline.org/convention. ACTE has teamed up with a number of content experts to bring youthe best career and technical information. This year's partnersare: * ACTER--The Association for Career and Technical EducationResearch will once again be holding its annual CTE (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion) The difference between the way two materials expand when heat is applied. This is very critical when chips are mounted to printed circuit boards, because the silicon chip expands at a different rate than the plastic board. Research andProfessional Development Conference in conjunction with ACTE. To learnmore, go to www.acteonline.org/convention/acter.cfm. * High Schools That Work--Two days full of sessions from HSTW HSTW High Schools That Work willbe available to all attendees. * MarkED--This national organization will be creating the strand Strand,street in London, England, roughly parallel with the Thames River, running from the Temple to Trafalgar Square. It is a street of law courts, hotels, theaters, and office buildings and is the main artery between the City and the West End. 1. for ACTE's Marketing Division. * National Academy Foundation--NAF is developing a dedicated strandon career academies that will address the concept from many angles. * National Association of Agricultural Educators--NAEE is managinga comprehensive program for ACTE's Agricultural Division. * National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety,Corrections and Security--This pre-Convention conference will focus onthe career cluster and offer as many as 30 sessions. To learn more go towww.acteonline.org/convention/partnership.cfm. * NOCTI--Dedicated pre-Convention conference on assessment as wellas some general programming for ACTE. To learn more go towww.acteonline. org/convention/nocti.cfm. * Project Lead the Way A half dozen sessions sponsored by PLTW PLTW Project Lead the Way willbe offered in Las Vegas. For a complete list of accepted sessions and to learn more,continue to visit the Annual Convention Web page at www.acteonline.org/convention for the latest Annual Convention news and programupdates. See you in Vegas!