E-learning Conferences Worldwide
Posted by Celia Walter | 6 Jan, 2010Upcoming events in internet-based education, educational technology and related fields
IADIS International Conference e-Society 2010 Porto, Portugal 18 - 21 March 2010
Posted by Celia Walter | 22 Dec, 2009The IADIS e-Society 2010 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. This conference covers both the technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are eSociety and Digital Divide, eBusiness / eCommerce, eLearning, New Media and E-Society, Digital Services in ESociety, eGovernment /eGovernance, eHealth, Information Systems, and Information Management. These broad areas are divided into more detailed areas. Keynote Speaker (confirmed): Christina Preston, MirandaNet Founder, UK
Submit your paper here (2nd call: submissions until 8 January 2010)
How People Are Using Twitter During Conferences
Posted by Celia Walter | 28 May, 2009The Wired Campus points to a new study titled How People Are Using Twitter During Conferences presented at this year’s EduMedia Conference in Salzburg, Austria. The paper surveys academics at five recent conferences to determine the usefulness of Twitter as a communication “back channel” at these events.
“Microblogging at conferences seems to be an additional way of discussing presented topics and exchanging additional information. It is not limited to the face-to-face audience or the location of the conference. Microblogging rather allows virtually anyone to actively participate in the thematic debates. Our research shows that several conference speakers and attendees are using Twitter for various purposes. Communicating and sharing resources seem to be one of the most interesting and relevant ways in which one microblogs.”
From iLibrarian blog
From Celia:
Net Prophet 2009, a conference held recently in Cape Town - Over 400 delegates, 1400 odd Tweets and 9 killer presentations.
People from all walks of business came from near and far to hear the wisdom of our local Net Prophets - some even making the journey from as far as Joburg and Durban just to be part of the event! Those who attended were treated to a series of world-class presentations, unearthing a wealth of knowledge, insight and vision of what the future webscape looks like in the South African context.
The astonishing turnout, passion and general buzz before and after the event is certainly evidence of that the ‘Silicon Cape’ is indeed alive and well.
Special thanks to our sponsors, Innovation Fund, RSAWEB and White Wall Web for making this event possible.
World events calendar
Posted by Celia Walter | 3 May, 2009
World events calendar
This useful world events calendar is maintained by American think tank, the Council of Foreign Relations. It provides free access to a calendar of recent and forthcoming events (conferences, summits, diplomatic meetings) involving politicians and world leaders from approximately 2003 onwards. Future postings are also offered. Titles and brief listings of events are offered only. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.cfr.org/media/world_events_calendar.html
This useful world events calendar is maintained by American think tank, the Council of Foreign Relations. It provides free access to a calendar of recent and forthcoming events (conferences, summits, diplomatic meetings) involving politicians and world leaders from approximately 2003 onwards. Future postings are also offered. Titles and brief listings of events are offered only. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.cfr.org/media/world_events_calendar.html
MInd: The Meetings Index, a free listing of conferences, meetings, congresses and academic symposia
Posted by Celia Walter | 30 Apr, 2009
MInd: The Meetings Index
MInd: The Meetings Index is a free listing of conferences, meetings, congresses and academic symposia maintained by InterDok. It can be used to quickly locate future events in science/technology; medical/life sciences; pollution control/ecology and the social sciences/humanities. The social sciences category includes materials on politics, economics, sociology and law, among many other subjects. The majority of the events are located in North America, although there is some more limited coverage of other areas of the world. Each entry has a description of the event, contact details and links to the official website (where available). There is also an archive of past events dating back to approximately 2003. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.interdok.com/mind/index.cfm
MInd: The Meetings Index is a free listing of conferences, meetings, congresses and academic symposia maintained by InterDok. It can be used to quickly locate future events in science/technology; medical/life sciences; pollution control/ecology and the social sciences/humanities. The social sciences category includes materials on politics, economics, sociology and law, among many other subjects. The majority of the events are located in North America, although there is some more limited coverage of other areas of the world. Each entry has a description of the event, contact details and links to the official website (where available). There is also an archive of past events dating back to approximately 2003. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.interdok.com/mind/index.cfm