The following conferences may be of interest to the readers of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education. Recommendations for conferences to be listed in future issues may be sent to: burmeist@nova.edu
23rd ICDE World Conference on Distance Education. June 7-10, 2009. Maastricht, The Netherlands
“The ICDE 23rd World conference will experience a real global dynamic interaction. The ICDE is excited to hold this conference in partnership with the 2009 Annual EADTU conference to ensure that their members and partners gain truly international insight in a number of very complex areas. ICDE, as the principal organiser of the World Conferences on Open Learning and Distance Education, has always cooperated with major regional educational associations to ensure that their members' considerable knowledge is shared with their colleagues globally.” http://icde.org/
elearn2009. June 8-11, 2009. Port of Spain, Trinidad
“This conference comes ten years after the Educational Technology conference held by The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine in March 1999. The 1999 conference sought to introduce educational technology to the campus community, as well as local and regional teachers and educational administrators. Since 1999, there have been many technological innovations that are now a critical part of teaching and learning. In the interest of professional growth and discovery, it is important to reflect and evaluate where we are now in terms of using technologies to enhance teaching and learning. The 2009 conference, therefore, provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on the creative use of eLearning in development.” http://elearn2009.com/
Sloan-C International Symposium: Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning 2009. June 17-19, 2009. San Francisco, CA
This conference “is designed to bring together individuals interested in the technological aspects of online learning. Experts, intermediate users and novices are welcome to participate in Symposium activities that will include face-to-face and virtual components. Symposium tracks highlight and demonstrate research, application and best practices of important emerging technological tools related to social networking, assessment, open educational resources, new media and support services. This conference, which will provide the latest information on emerging technology applications for online learning, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning who hail from a variety of work sectors, including higher education, continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations.” http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/
Distance Learning Administration 2009. June 21-23, 2009. St. Simons Island, Georgia
“This conference specifically addresses the needs of those who plan, manage, and support distance education activities. The conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level on topics related to: managing growth in distance education; training & support for distance instructors; support for distance students; budget and cost-benefit of distance education; marketing distance courses and programs; evaluation of distance courses and programs; distance learning ethics and copyright issues; organizational issues in distance education; and striving for excellence. There will be two types of workshops: paper sessions and FishBowl Dialog Sessions.” http://www.westga.edu/~distance/dla
Ed-Media 2009. June 22-23, 2009. Honolulu, Hawaii
“ED-MEDIA—World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. This annual conference serves as a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education. ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.” http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/Honolulu/
NECC 2009. June 28-July 1, 2009. Washington, DC
“The NECC Program features a vast array of professional learning and collaborative networking opportunities. Registration for NECC provides you with access to nearly 600 sessions and informal learning environments, exciting keynote presentations, admission to one of the largest exhibit halls in the world.” http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/
EDULEARN09, International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. July 6-8, 2009. Barcelona, Spain
“The main objective of the conference is to promote and disseminate the experiences in new technologies in education and e-learning in all educational fields and disciplines. EDULEARN09 will be a unique international forum for those who wish to present their projects and discuss the innovations and the latest innovations and results in the field of new technologies in education, e-learning and methodologies applied to education and research. this conference will be held at international level, counting with the participation of attendants from all parts and continents of the world.” http://www.iated.org/edulearn09/
9th Annual World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE). July 27-31, 2009. Florianopolis, Brazil
“Education and technology for a better world is the main theme for WCCE 2009. The conference will enlighten and explore different perspectives of this theme, covering all levels of formal education as well as informal learning arenas, societal aspects and challenges that are faced by developing countries. The first World Conference on Computers in Education organized under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing, was held in Amsterdam, in 1970. Since then, it was organized each 4 to 6 years in a different country. This is a conference with strong international participation and brings together professionals from all continents working in the field of education and information and communication technologies.” http://www.wcce2009.org/
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. August 4-7, 2009. Madison, Wisconsin
“The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning is recognized internationally for the quality and integrity of its program. Each year the conference provides an exchange of current resources, research, and best practices from around the world that are relevant to the design and delivery of distance education/training. Join nearly 1,000 participants from around the world representing organizations in higher education, PK-12 education, business and industry, the military, government, health care, and community agencies.” http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference
