This year’s CEN Annual Conference will be held on May 6^th and 7^th at the Connecticut Convention Center.   We welcome proposals for both 50-minute parallel sessions and poster sessions (for topics that may not require 50 minutes) on Day 2 of the conference where you can share your work, research, expertise or best practices with colleagues from across the state.  Presentations should fit into one or more of the following tracks:

• Advanced Networking & Systems
• Community Best Practices
• Cybersecurity
• Innovation in Education

If you are interested in presenting, we encourage you to submit your proposal to the 2026 CEN Conference Proposal site.  Session submissions are due by January 9, 2026 and we will notify people that submit proposals by the end of January.  If you have any questions or have an idea that you feel may fit and would like to discuss it further, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our CEN-EDAC committee co-chairs listed below:

• Cathie Drury, Director of Educational Technology, Coventry Public Schools (cdrury@coventryct.org)
• Karen Skudlarek, IT Accessibility Coordinator, University of Connecticut (karen.skudlarek@uconn.edu)

We look forward to reviewing your proposals and seeing you at the conference! If you are interested in attending either one or both days, please register at the CEN 2026 Annual Member Conference website.  Please feel free to forward this email to any colleagues who may be interested in presenting or attending.

Sincerely,

Cathie Drury & Karen Skudlarek

Co-Chairs, CEN Engagement & Development Advisory Council

Cathie Drury

Director of Educational Technology

Coventry Public Schools

1700 Main Street

Coventry, CT  06238

860-603-3385