Date: June 18, 2026

Registration Deadline: June 4, 2026

Time: 9:00am-2:30pm CT

Location: Portage High School Field House, Portage, IN

Member Price: Free

Non-Member Price: Free

Description: 

Join us at our 1st Annual Summer Tech Cookout, a free event organized for tech staff from area schools.  Meet Thursday, June 18th from 9:00am – 2:30pm CT at Portage High School Field House, Portage, IN, where where we will join area schools for a day filled with friendly competition, networking, and a cookout! Prizes….did we mention prizes?  Please be sure all your teammates register as well!

Agenda:

• 8:30 – 9:00 Check-In & Coffee/Donuts
• 9:00 – 9:30 Team Building Activity
• 9:30 – 12:00 Events & Vendor Fair
• 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & Vendor Fair
• 1:00 – 2:00 Event Finals
• 2:00 – 2:30 – Event winners, prize drawing & wrap-up

Audience:

We welcome any school tech staff in Indiana.

                                                                                                    Event Cancellation Policy

• Registrants who notify NIESC of their cancellation on or before the registration deadline date will not be required to pay the registration fee.
• Registrants who cancel after the registration deadline but one week before the workshop date or call to cancel on the day of the workshop, will pay 50% of the registration fee.
• Registrants who neglect to call or notify NIESC of their cancellation will be responsible for paying the full registration fee.
• On official school corporation weather-related cancellation days, registrants will not be required to pay registration fees.
• Registrants attending a free event who do not cancel within the week before the event will be charged a no-show fee of $25.