The New England Board of Higher Education held its 9th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner on Friday, March 11, at the Long Wharf Marriott in Boston. But the conversation continued beyond the dinner, thanks to a variety of social media.

To track our social media coverage, check out the links below:

• NEBHE’s Twitter page.
• NEBHE's staff: Check out Christine's, Shoshana's and Matt's Twitters for their live coverage during the event.
• #NEBHEawards hashtag (real-time conversation before, during and after the awards).
• NEBHE’s FlickR account—has been updated with photos from the event. See if you spot yourself!

Even some award winners got involved in our social media conversation! Check out what Dennis Littky had to say shortly after receiving his Excellence Award:

Are you not quite sure what a "live feed" of the events means? Check out the photo of the #NEBHEawards Twitter time line below:

The Excellence Awards was a huge success. In fact, people are still talking about it:

And the conversation continues! Tell us your thoughts on Twitter using the #NEBHEawards hashtag.

NEBHE will hold its 9th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner on Friday, March 11,  at 6:30 p.m., at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston.

Join NEBHE and hundreds of New England's business, education, government and nonprofit leaders to celebrate the best in New England higher education!

Awardees will include:

• The Hon. Patrick J. Leahy, U.S. Senator, Vermont
• Terrence MacTaggart, Former Chancellor, University of Maine System
• Eastern Connecticut State University & Quinebaug Valley Community College Dual Enrollment Program
• Kimon Zachos, Trustee, Southern New Hampshire University
• The Hon. Denise Merrill, Connecticut Secretary of State, former State Representative
• The Bernard Osher Foundation
• The Hon. Steven C. Panagiotakos, former Massachusetts Senator
• NHHEAF's Center for College Planning
• Dennis Littky & Big Picture Learning
• Vermont Dual Enrollment Program

For more on the awards dinner, click here.

Join the conversation on Twitter before, during and after the event using the #NEBHEawards hash tag.