Does the education conference circuit influence procurement?

Remember this from February of 2008? 

eSN honors 2008 tech-savvy supes

Ten superintendents who are among the nation’s most successful in leading their schools into the 21st century were honored in a ceremony Feb. 15.

The occasion was eSchool News’ Eighth Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, sponsored by Promethean and eCollege. This year’s award winners were honored in Tampa, Fla., in a ceremony held during—but not affiliated with—the American Association of School Administrators’ 2008 National Conference on Education.

Here are this year’s winners: . . . Jerry Weast, Montgomery County Public Schools, Md.

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