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
Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC). March 6-8, 2002. Orlando, FL: Orange County Convention Center.
“Since the first personal computers were introduced into schools over twenty years ago, educators have been exploring the connections between technology and curriculum. For the last twenty-one years, the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) has provided a venue where teachers, media specialists, principals, and district administrators come together, not only to review the latest technological trends but also to share successful curriculum integration practices and strategies. Each year over 12,000 attendees choose among hundreds of high-quality concurrent sessions, workshops, and vendor exhibits.”
Seventh Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Teaching, Learning, & Technology: The Connected Classroom. April 7-9, 2002. Murfreesboro, TN
Georgia Educational Technology Conference. April 9-12,2002, Savannah, GA: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
For over a decade, this conference has played a key role in helping educators at all levels increase their understanding of the role of technology in education. The GaETC brings together approximately 4,000 educators to share new ideas, to learn about the latest in educational technology, and to provide a forum for discussion among professionals concerned with education. The GaETC includes more than 200 concurrent sessions, nationally known speakers and presenters, conference workshops focusing on the latest in technological innovations and software, and over 250 commercial exhibits featuring state-of-the-art technology.
e-Learning Conference and Expo (formerly Telecon East). April8-11,2002 Washington, DC: Washington Convention Center.
24th International Conference on Software Engineering. May 19-25, 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ICSE 2002, the premier conference for software engineering, will present the latest inventions, achievements, and experiences in software engineering research and practice.
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC). June 17-19, 2002. San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Convention Center
“NECC is an annual forum to learn, exchange, and survey the leaps and bounds being made in the field of education technology. Through hands-on workshops, lecture-format and interactive "short" sessions discussions with key industry speakers, and the largest vendor exhibition of its kind, participants have the unique opportunity to discover and share what they need to develop the appropriate use of technology in their classrooms, districts, and universities.”
Collaborate! Conference & Expo 2002: Solutions & Strategies for Enterprise Collaboration. June 25-27,2002. Boston, MA: Sheraton Boston Hotel
“Enterprise Collaboration describes the convergence of groupware, hardware, software, voice, video, data, text and graphics delivered in real-time and non-real-time over the Internet and public and private networks in a content-rich, interactive and dynamic format. Enterprise collaboration greatly enhances the ability to execute mission critical enterprise applications such as training, e-learning, knowledge management, corporate meetings, conferencing, R&D, remote presentations, telecommuting, project management, sales & marketing, CRM, e-commerce and other critical business functions. Enterprise collaboration is revolutionizing interaction and knowledge transfer between professionals both within organizations and with customers, partners and the supply chain. For information on exhibiting, speaking or attending, call 800-854-3112 x452 or 714-513-8452.”
