NCPN Conference 2010
     Virtual Trade Show

Please visit our 2010 NCPN Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall at the Sheraton Dallas.  Exhibits are open on Thursday, October 21, 9:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. and 3:45-6:00 p.m., and on Friday, October 22, 7:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.  Booth numbers are listed above each exhibitor name.

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American Education
7506 N. Broadway Extension, #505
Oklahoma City, OK  73116
405-840-6031
www.advancerlearning.com
American Education's A+dvancer College Readiness Online™, aligned to ACCUPLACER® and COMPASS ™, identifies and corrects deficiencies in pre- and college-level math, reading comprehension and sentence skills.

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Applied Technologies
PO Box 1419
Calhoun, GA 30703
800-334-4943
www.applied-technologies.com
Applied Technologies develops and markets educational equipment and hands-on courseware for engineering, health science, information technology, agriscience, and diverse career exploration. Visit our booth to see our new Green Technology and STEM related products.

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Army Recruiting
1307 Third Avenue, Building 1307
Fort Knox, KY  40121
502-626-0430
www.goarmy.com
The U.S. Army offers may educational opportunities and options for young adults to consider when planning for their future.  Go to www.goarmy.com.

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ASVAB Career Exploration Program
2834 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, IL 60064
847-688-3680, X7508
www.asvabprogram.com
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is a free program that assists students with career decisions.  Students explore career information matching their interests, abilities, and preferences.

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Career and Technical Education Consortium of States, Inc.
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA  30033
404-679-4501, 579
www.ctecs.org
Come to the CTECS booth to see what we're doing to address the standards and technical assessment aspects of Perkins IV.  In addition, we're highlighting our work-based learning management system, CTECS Connect, which is very useful for developing training plans for work based learning situations such as coop and internships as well as for special needs students as they prepare to transition from secondary to post-secondary and the workplace.

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Career Communications, Inc.
6701 West 64th Street, Suite 210
Overland, KS  66202
913-362-7788
www.carcom.com
Career Communications, Inc. is an educational resource development and publishing company whose award winning American Careers curriculum programs meet academic standards, Career Pathways, cluster knowledge and skills statements, comprehensive guidance and counseling goals, and contextual teaching and learning.  Designed to appeal to students and easy to implement, these programs incorporate research based teaching strategies.  Ask about our professional development workshops.

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Career Cruising
1867 Yonge Street, Suite 1002
Toronto, ON  M4S 1Y5
800-965-8541
www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is a user-friendly online career guidance system, including career assessment tools, comprehensive occupation and postsecondary information, portfolios and a course planner module that integrates with your student information system.

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Career Solutions Publishing
1199 Lancaster Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
979-260-0030
www.careersafeonline.com
The CareerSafe Online is the National Youth Safety Initiative that provides Federal OSHA training to students.

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CareerSafe Online
7607 Eastmark Drive
College Station, TX  77840
888-299-2784
www.careersolutions publishing.com
Career Solutions Publishing provides materials on Career and Academic Integration, Work Readiness, Workplace Ethics, and Personal Money Management. All products are site-licensed, easy-to-understand and realistic.

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CEV Multimedia
1020 SE Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79404
888-299-2784
www.cevmultimedia.com
CEV Multimedia offers curriculum to fit any Career Cluster model. Featuring the use of DVDs, PowerPoint® presentations and interactive lesson plans, our Multimedia Pathway Units provide a powerful teaching tool for all cluster areas.

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Chief Architect, Inc.
6500 N Mineral Drive
Coeur d' Alene, ID  83815
512-264-2075
www.chiefarchitect.com
Chief Architect was created in 1992 for the professional Home Design Software market:  Architects, Builders, Remodelers, Interior Designers and Drafters. Chief is the leading 3D home design software for the residential/ light commercial design and educational markets.

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Construction Challenge
1111 South Union Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
856-324-4685
www.constructionchallenge.com
Construction Challenge is an innovative career-education initiative designed to engage high school students with real world, hands-on experiences in the construction industry, while preparing students for entry into the 21st century construction workforce.

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CORD
601 Lake Air Dr.
Waco, TX  76710
254-772-8756
www.cord.org
The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD)—a national nonprofit organization—has been leading change in education for 30 years through contextually focused curriculum design, faculty development programs, and Tech Prep and Career Pathways leadership.  Visit with the CORD staff to learn more about our customized resources and technical assistance services for implementing career pathways/programs of study.

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CORD  Communications, Inc.
601 Lake Air Drive
Waco, TX 76710
254-776-1822
www.cordcommunications.com
CORD Communications- Your source for contextual teaching math and science!  Teach the way students learn best!

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DEPCO, LLC
P. O. Box 178
Pittsburg, KS  66762
620-231-0019
www.depcollc.com
DEPCO’s Interactive Career Labs allow students to identify, explore, and discover specific career areas that are compatible with individual capabilities and preferences.

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EdITS Publishing
PO Box 7234
San Diego, CA  92167
800-416-1666
www.edits.net
EdITS has been the leader in career guidance and instructional material for over 40 years. EdITS features both the COPSystem career assessments which relate interests, abilities and values to occupations and CERES, which integrates career education throughout the curriculum. We are in the process of beta testing our online version of the COPS Interest Inventory, the CAPS ability battery, and the COPES values survey. In addition to our career guidance material we have various measures of personality, self-concept and study attitudes.

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Energy Concepts, Inc.
404 Washington Blvd.
Mundelein, IL  60060
847-837-8191
www.eci-info.com
ECI will feature its complete line of Contextual training systems including "Principles of Technology", "Physics in Context," "Data Acquisition System," "Material Science Technology," "Principles of Engineering," and Applied Math.

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Go Venture by Media Spark
PO Box 975
Sydney, Nova Scotia   B1P 6J4
902-562-0042
www.goventure.net
Engage students, improve test scores, and increase enrollments with the award-winning Go Venture educational games and simulations.  Visit our booth for free trial CD and ideabook.

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Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
18604 West Creek Drive
Tinley Park, IL  60477
800-323-0440
www.g-w.com

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Grant Baldwin
1440 S. Eastland Ave.
Springfield, MO  65802
417-773-0989
www.grantbaldwin.com
Grant Baldwin speaks at career prep events for students nationwide. He is the author of "Reality Check," a resource to help students prepare for life after high school.

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Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation
1899 Preston White Dr.
Reston, VA  20191
703-264-7200
www.gaerf.org
The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation promotes a skilled workforce for the future of the graphic communications/printing industry through PrintED accreditation and other ititiatives

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High School 101
P O Box 1408
Conyers, GA  30012
706-342-9189
www.chadfoster.com
High School Transition, 21st Century Skills, Curriculum Resources and Professional Development Opportunities

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HITS—High Impact Training Solutions
4111 West Gore Blvd.
Lawton, OK  73505
580-248-0321
www.astcorp.com
High Impact Training Solutions (HITS) Institute provides a complete line of interactive computer and web based training products for educating and training public safety professionals.

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Institute for 21st Century Leadership
518-723-2064
www.21leader.com 
The Institute for 21st Century Leadership is a new leadership development initiative sponsored by the International Center for Leadership in Education, the Association for Career and Technical Education and the Successful Practices Network.  The Institute seeks to develop and support education leaders that embrace the realities of today's globally-competitive and technology-driven world, and have a deep understanding of and ability to act upon of the convergence of core academics, career and technical education and 21st century skills.

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KP Education Systems
3721 East Sunnyside Drive
Phoenix, AZ  85028
800-701-6323 X914
www.kpculinary.com
The Sous Chef plus the all-new Curriculum Suite from KP Systems is a computer-based multimedia textbook replacement & training resource for culinary arts/foods classes.

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Kuder, Inc.
302 Visions Parkway
Adel, IA  50003
800-314-8972
www.kuder.com
Kuder, Inc. provides proven, online solutions to navigate life’s career journey for all ages while facilitating collaboration between education, business, community, and state agencies.

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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Development
Louisville, KY 40292
877-372-2283
www.nrccte.org
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) is the primary agent for generating scientifically based knowledge, dissemination, professional development, and technical assistance to improve career and technical education (CTE) in the United States.

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NOCTI and The Whitener Group
500 N. Bronson Ave.
Big Rapids, MI  49307
800-334-6283 X220
www.nocti.org
Your complete assessment and program improvement system.

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NSF ATE Centers
http://atecenters.org
The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Centers ensure that our future technical workforce receives the education and tools necessary to excel professionally to meet the needs of our ever-growing high-tech industries. For more information visit http://atecenters.org.

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Oklahoma CIMC
1500 W. 7th
Stillwater, OK  74074
405-743-5590
www.okcimc.com
Competency-based instructional materials in all areas of CareerTech Education. Affordable end-of-program assessments that programs can use to meet Carl Perkins requirements for technical skills assessments.

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OP-TEC: National Center for Optics & Photonics Education
324B Kelly Drive
Waco, TX  76710
254-741-8338
www.op-tec.org
OP-TEC, an NSF/ATE Center, is working with secondary, postsecondary and industry partners to increase and sustain our nation's capacity to produce well-educated photonics technicians.

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Optics & Photonics Education Resources
324B Kelly Drive
Waco, TX  76710
254-741-8338
www.op-tec.org
Visit this booth for information on secondary and postsecondary optics and photonics education resources provided by optics and photonics-related educational and professional societies.

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PAXTON/PATTERSON
7523 South Sayre Ave.
Chicago, IL  60638
800-323-8484
www.paxtonpatterson.com
Learning Systems for Health, STEM, & FACS which deliver 21st Century Skills.  Learn how our carefully crafted learning systems meet national and state standards to improve literacy, science and math.

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Pearson Career & Technology
Laura Cutone
501 Boylston Street - #900
Boston, MA 02116
1-866-326-4259
www.PearsonSchool.com/careertech
Visit our booth to see new titles in Computer Applications/Concepts, Business, Technical Trades, Health Science, Agriculture, Culinary Arts and more.

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Pitsco Education
PO Box 1708
Pittsburg, KS  66762
800-774-4552
www.pitscoeducation.com
Pitsco Education's standards-based K-12 curricula promote student success through multimedia instruction and hands-on acitivities in core science, technology, engineering, and math courses.

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Pocket Nurse
200 First Street
Ambridge, PA  15003
412-630-2950
www.pocketnurse.com
Pocket Nurse® is a nurse owned and operated company that has been selling medical supplies and equipment to healthcare educators and simulation labs nationwide since 1992. Pocket Nurse® has over 5,000 products to assist educators teach all aspects of a healthcare curriculum or to fully equip a clinical simulation lab. At Pocket Nurse®, exceeding the expectations of our customers is
our primary goal!

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SAVE Corporation
P. O. Box 278
Edgewater, FL 32132
800-888-6021
www.911simulators.com
SAVE Corporation is the provider of computer-based Emergency Dispatcher & Emergency Medical Dispatcher training simulators for Public Safety Training Programs. SAVE also provides the Phone Coach system for communication skill building programs.

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Shannon Pickard International
PO Box 631251
Nacogdoches, TX  75963
877-574-8054
www.shannonpickard.com
Shannon Pickard - "America’s most requested young speaker" - Actor - Producer - Comedian - Author.  "The Choice is Yours".  Inspiring thousands with presentations and workshops - 200 events per year.

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STATco
4241 Wood Hi Road
Victoria, TX  77905
361-578-0389
www.dbstatco.com
The CATEMA System is an online records management and reporting system enabling Career and Technology programs to manage student registration for articulated credit, advanced technical, and dual credit courses.  The CATEMA System establishes a common link between secondary and post secondary education to maintain a "seamless transition" for student information.

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Stratasys Dimension 3D Printers
7665 Commerce Way
Eden Prairie, MN  55344
952-937-3000
www.stratasys.com
Stratasys manufactures additive fabrication systems using patented FDM® technology.  Its Dimension® 3D printers enable students to bring CAD files and design to life in durable plastic.

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Texas Association of Partners in Education
406 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX  78701
512-473-8377
www.tape.org
The mission of the Texas Association of Partners in Education is to provide leadership and expertise for schools, families, businesses and communities to build partnerships that enhance student success.

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The Pin Man - Oklahoma
PO Box 52528
Tulsa, OK 74152
918-587-2405
www.positivepins.com
The Pin Man® designs and manufactures:  lapel pins, key chains, coins, medals, paperweights, and over 10,000 imprintable products that enhance your logo or theme.  We provide awards for students, volunteers, staff and donors.  Contact us for USB drives, totes, lanyards, fund raising, mascots and recognition products.  Visit our website www.positivepins.com.

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Venture Publications, Inc.
2710 Longwood Dr.
Franklin, TN  37069
615-662-0236
www.venturepubs.com
Venture Publications, Inc. is the creator of customized career discovery magazines– On Track (6-9th grades) and Movin’ On (10-12th grades). Used by Tech Prep consortiums across the nation, they creatively present career pathways and the “post secondary education” message. FREE Teacher Guides with lesson plans make them perfect career curriculum!

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Vocational Research Institute
1845 Walnut Street, Suite 660
Philadelphia, PA  19103
800-874-5387
www.vri.org
VRI has been a leader in the fields of career assessment and development for nearly 50 years.  CareerScope® is a valid and reliable aptitude/interest assessment that objectively identifies the most relevant Career Clusters, Pathways, and Specialties for the evaluee.  We also offer CareerScope® Online, which delivers the assessment entirely via the internet. 

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World of Domani
11107 Dawson Springs Dr.
Richmond, TX  77406
832-222-2781
Domani is a manufacturer of sterling silver.

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XAP Corporation
3534 Hayden Ave.
Culver City, CA  90232
800-281-1168
www.XAP.com
XAP facilitates industry-leading ready-to-implement online Choices career exploration and planning solutions to improve student readiness, along with Guidance Central for 4-year plans/Perkins accountability.