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> From the PROACTe News Service, serving the Education and Training
Technologies
> community
> (http://www.proacte.com/latestnews/news.asp)
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> A full list of related events is also available from the News page.
> New Titles:
>
> 1. European Commission goes to World Education Market
> 2. Towards the e-Commission
> 3. eEurope Benchmarking Report: disparities between Member States
> 4. Learning Citizen Cluster Node launches newsletter
> 5. A series of INFORM workshops on digital content
> 6. eSchola 2002
> 7. eLearning Awards 2002
> 8. Feeling European at eSchola
> 9. Insight Europe Brief
> 10. Italy jumps Europe's North-South Divide
> 11. Sweds surfing the Web
> 12. Irish universities promote science
> 13. Norway: promoting equal opportunities in ICTs
> 14. A study on European websites and e-commerce
> 15. Technology also for older people
> 16. Macedonian books go electronic
> 17. ILO report: Learning and training for work in the knowledge
society
> 18. A guide for the new-to-technology educator
> 19. Technology as a tool to teach
> 20. Once upon a time there was the book.
> 21. A place for 21st century learning
> 22. Wearable computers for learning
> 23. News on the MET - Master of Educational Technology programme
> 24. Online IT Masters in China
> 25. Deaf teenagers introduced to the Web
> 26. Linking Arab scientific community
> 27. Online training for journalists in Kazakhstan
> 28. Afro@digital documentary
> 29. The UPCASE project: ICTs in associations and social enterprises
> 30. Recycling PCs for African schools
> 31. African local governments step into the Information Society
> 32. Morocco's CATT-PILOTE teacher training project
> 33. ICTs as a tool to fight poverty
>
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> 34. The Interactive Electronic Publishing Workshop on FP6
> 23 April 2002
> Universitat Pompeu Fabra, "Estació de França" building, Barcelona
>
> 35. International Conference on Education: changing times and changing
needs
> 8-10 May 2002
> Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus
>
> 36. ICNEE 2002: 4th International Conference on New Educational
Environments
> 8-11 May 2002
> Lugano, Switzerland
>
> 37. Mapping Tomorrow: A Reality Check for the Archives
> 13-17 May 2002
> Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
>
> 38. Online Learning Asia Conference and Expo
> 14-16 May 2002
> Singapore
>
> 39. NGfL Connecting Communities 2002
> 14 May 2002
> Lauder College, Dunfermline
>
> 40. CADUI 2002: 4th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design
of
> User Interfaces
> 15-17 May 2002
> Valenciennes, France
>
> 41. Education Technology Summit
> 16-17 May 2002
> Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY
>
> 42. International seminar on ICTs and women in engineering
> 16-17 May 2002
> Oulu, Finland
>
> 43. MIT eLearning Symposium
> 18 May 2002
> MIT Tang Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
>
> 44. Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2002)
> 20-22 May 2002
> Cancun, Mexico
>
> 45. TCC 2002: Hybrid Dreams - The Next Leap for Internet-Mediated
Learning
> 21-23 May 2002
> Online
>
> 46. eLearning London
> 28-29 May 2002
> Wembley Conference and Exhibition Centre, London
>
> 47. ICT and e-business skills in Europe
> 30-31 May 2002
> Brussels, Belgium
>
> 48. eLearn Expo Vienna
> 20-21 June 2002
> Austria Centre, Vienna
>
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> 1. European Commission goes to World Education Market
>
> The World Education Market (WEM) this year will take place 21 -24 May 2002
in
> Lisbon, Portugal. As one of the leading international events for education
> decision-makers, the Directorate-General Information Society and Education
and
> Culture will both be there along with representatives from over 60
countries.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27046
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> 2. Towards the e-Commission
>
> The overall objective of the e-Europe Portal Project is to provide an
> integrated platform and exclusive entry point for a complete range of
> information and services on the Commission's policies and activities
> related to
> the Information Society, without the need to know the organisational
> complexity
> behind the scene.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27034
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> 3. eEurope Benchmarking Report: disparities between Member States
>
> The eEurope Benchmarking Report
> (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/cnc/2002/com2002_0062en01.pdf) put in
> evidence the high disparities between Member States in IT progress. The
Report
> shows considerable differences between countries in almost every item
> analysed.
> Not amazingly, there is a group of e-advanced countries ranking high in
almost
> all indicators, while the less IT advanced States rank poorly in many
aspects.
> A conclusion of the Report is that "many Member States are too far behind
> leading EU Member States in Internet penetration and use. More efforts are
> needed to close the gap."
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27013
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> 4. Learning Citizen Cluster Node launches newsletter
>
> The Learning Citizen Cluster Node project supports the dissemination of
> knowledge and results of Learning Citizen projects. It also promotes
> co-operation amongst projects, improve validation activities, and
contributes
> to raising the quality of the work. Alongside its website it has just
> published
> the first edition of its newsletter.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27045
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> 5. A series of INFORM workshops on digital content
>
> The INFORM project in Key Action III also runs workshops on digital
content.
> Three are scheduled for the next six months and each will focus strongly
on
> digital content in FP6 and provide an opportunity to discuss projects and
RTD
> directions with the Commission staff and with other researchers.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27009
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> 6. eSchola 2002
>
> eSchola 2002 takes place from 8 April to 9 May 2002 as an online
celebration
> highlighting practice and innovative use of information and communication
> technology (ICT) in schools. Teachers and pupils are invited to meet
online,
> share experience and build new friendships for the future.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=26998
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> 7. eLearning Awards 2002
>
> European Schoolnet announces the eLearning Awards 2002, for using new
> technologies in an innovative way in the classroom or to develop a school.
> European Schoolnet eLearning Awards 2001 attracted almost 1000 entries,
and a
> total of 60,000 euro was awarded to schools for their innovative use of
> information and communications technology (ICT).
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=26999
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> 8. Feeling European at eSchola
>
> In @Europe teachers and pupils of all ages find open, easy collaborative
> projects for schools to work together for longer or shorter activities
that
> emphasise getting to know Europe and each other. It is the place to join a
> growing European community of schools and take part in their co-operative
> ideas. A list of these projects, tackling different curricular subjects or
> cross-curricular topics, can be found at the eSchola website.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27000
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> 9. Insight Europe Brief
>
> This first Insight Brief from Policy Analyst Anja Balanskat deals with
> Internet
> access and types of connectivity in schools across Europe. The data comes
from
> European Schoolnet's Insight country reports on Information and
Communications
> Technology (ICT) in education, focusing on five major aspects: Policy
> Priorities, ICT in Practice, Content and Services, Infrastructure and
Teacher
> Training. A set of 13 reports covering the UK, France, The Netherlands,
> Ireland, Belgium (French and Flemish Communities), Israel, Finland,
Sweden,
> Norway, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Italy shed light on the current
> situation in Europe.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27002
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> 10. Italy jumps Europe's North-South Divide
> Despite significant adoption of technology in Europe in the past six
months,
> Southern Europe is still struggling to catch up. According to the
Forrester
> Research report, even if Scandinavia and Switzerland are still ahead of
the
> game, Italy is bridging the gap with its second year of steady growth.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27003
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> 11. Sweds surfing the Web
>
> No fewer than 80% of Swedes aged 16-64 now have access to a computer at
home
> and 70% to the Internet, a survey from Statistic Sweden found. Two out of
> three
> use their computer every week and three out of five use the Internet at
> home or
> elsewhere. The study states that use of computers and the Internet
> continues to
> increase.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27004
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> 12. Irish universities promote science
>
> Ireland's Minister for Science, Technology and Commerce, Noel Treacy, has
> launched universityscience.ie, a website to encourage students to study
> science
> in Ireland. Due to a declining interest in schools and universities in
many
> areas of basic science, the deans and heads of science departments came
> together to develop the website under the banner "Irish Universities
Promoting
> Science."
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27022
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> 13. Norway: promoting equal opportunities in ICTs
>
> The ICT in Norwegian Education Plan for 2000-2003 provides a huge
financial
> investment, which will keep the country among the best providers of ICT
for
> learning in Europe. The goals have been defined in such a way as to make
clear
> that ICT is not something marginal that can be isolated from the
> development of
> the education system, but an integral component that can make a major
> contribution towards promoting equal opportunities for competence
> development.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27041
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> 14. A study on European websites and e-commerce
>
> A new study found that almost none of the websites of the world's 50
largest
> companies are ready to do e-business across Europe. The study by research
> group
> APCO claims that only half of the world's largest companies answered
e-mail
> requests for information on their European operations within one week and
that
> the majority of corporate websites belonging to the world's 50 largest
> corporations fail to communicate in any language other than English.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27025
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> 15. Technology also for older people
>
> Senior citizens in the UK left behind by the booming popularity of
computers
> and the Net could soon be getting help to catch up from Age Concern and
> Barclays Bank. The organisations are collaborating on a two-pronged plan
to
> take technology to the sections of society that typically eschew it.
Specially
> equipped buses and mobile teaching teams will be taking computers to
> pensioners
> in day care centres, residential homes and sheltered housing to give them
a
> taste of the technology.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27032
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> 16. Macedonian books go electronic
>
> Although still in its infancy, e-books in Macedonia have become much more
> sophisticated over the past five years. A few foreigners in Macedonia have
> chosen to make their own works available in e-book format. But there has
been
> little to show for the Macedonian language or Macedonian content e-books.
For
> the most part, the development of the e-book in Macedonia owes itself to
the
> pioneering efforts of a project called Blesok.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27021
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> 17. ILO report: Learning and training for work in the knowledge society
>
> The International Labour Organisation (ILO) published a report on
"Learning
> and
> training for work in the knowledge society". The report is available in
> English, French and Spanish and can be downloaded from
>
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/training/publ/index.htm.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27016
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> 18. A guide for the new-to-technology educator
>
> A guide is now available for the new-to-technology educator to electronic
> reference materials. There are many computer-based library and reference
> resources available on CD-ROMs, local-area networks, and the Internet. For
> many
> educators, they are an easily accessible and handy first step in
integrating
> technology into their curriculum. This page offers a landscape of today's
> options.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27019
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> 19. Technology as a tool to teach
>
> The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has published
a
> new resource, "National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers -
> Preparing Teachers to Use Technology." Teachers and teacher educators from
> across the United States collaborated to develop this tool, which includes
> nearly 400 pages of peer-reviewed lessons, models, strategies, and
> demonstrations of technology integration across grade levels and content
> areas.
>
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27020
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> 20. Once upon a time there was the book.
>
> Students are increasingly turning away from course books and looking to
the
> Internet for information, according to new research. 63% of 300 students
> questioned on campuses across England reported they would use information
from
> the Internet instead of buying books. 22% said they would rather use books
in
> electronic format.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27042
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> 21. A place for 21st century learning
>
> eMINTS - enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching
Strategies -
> transforms elementary classrooms into places for learning where teachers
and
> students use multimedia tools to better understand the world, work
together
> and
> achieve at new and higher levels. The goal of the eMINTS is to support
> Missouri
> educators as they integrate multimedia technology into inquiry-based,
> student-centred, interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching practices that
> result in improved student performance, increased parent involvement and
> enriched instructional effectiveness.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27011
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> 22. Wearable computers for learning
>
> Wearable computers may never be common on downtown street corners or
suburban
> coffee shops, but the technology is marching beyond military and
commercial
> uses and into the classroom, where children are taking advantage of it.
Many
> people were exposed to the idea of a wearable computer when IBM began
airing
> commercials promoting the technology a couple of years ago. The
advertisement
> showed a man sitting in a European-looking town square, wearing a headset
and
> yelling commands into a microphone linked to the device.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27024
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> 23. News on the MET - Master of Educational Technology programme
>
> The UBC Faculty of Education and UBC Distance Education and Technology
(DE&T)
> announced a new graduate programme in Educational Technology Applications,
> accepted for the all-new Master of Educational Technology (MET) programme,
> opening in September 2002.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27038
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> 24. Online IT Masters in China
>
> The University of Liverpool, together with its global eLearning partner
> K.I.T.,
> has launched the world's first international online Masters programmes in
> China. Busy Chinese professionals can now study for prestigious Masters
> degrees
> designed to enhance their careers, conveniently online and without having
to
> leave home.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27043
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> 25. Deaf teenagers introduced to the Web
>
> A school in Almaty is opening the online world to the deaf and hearing
> impaired
> in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. The Almaty School for the
Deaf
> has
> worked with a US Government agency and local businesses to develop
computers
> and Internet courses. Several of the school's students recently attended
the
> first of several national training sessions for deaf teenagers and adults
in
> Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. Trainers from the school are now planning an
> ambitious training schedule to include several other cities in Kazakhstan.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27033
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> 26. Linking Arab scientific community
>
> Arab researchers are aiming to help revive science in the Middle East by
> setting up a computer network linking universities, governments and
> businesses.
> They plan to use technology to create a virtual lab, where scientists from
> across the region can meet, work together and share ideas. As part of the
> project, there will be a virtual lab. In this 3D environment, scientists
and
> students will be able to wander around and discuss ideas.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27008
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> 27. Online training for journalists in Kazakhstan
>
> Online training for journalists in Kazakhstan will be provided through a
new
> website that was developed by the UNESCO Chair for Journalism and
> Communication
> and the Journalism Faculty at Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University
in
> Almaty. The UNESCO sponsored website has been officially launched on 31
> March.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27010
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> 28. Afro@digital documentary
>
> The Congolese filmmaker Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda has just finalised
documentary
> [log in to unmask] The 52 minute documentary explores how digital technology
has
> changed the lives of Africans and raises challenging questions about the
> use of
> technology in fashion, music, film, television, research, politics, and
> governance and in documenting humanity's memory.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27026
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> 29. The UPCASE project: ICTs in associations and social enterprises
>
> "Using information and communication technologies to reinforce efficiency
of
> associations and social enterprises" is the goal of the UPCASE project.
This
> initiative was recently launched by the ESNET network, a UNESCO partner in
the
> NGO consultation to prepare the World Summit on the Information Society.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27027
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> 30. Recycling PCs for African schools
>
> Old computers originally destined for the rubbish bin are to be given a
new
> lease of life in Africa. A researcher at a Scottish university is setting
up a
> scheme to collect surplus machines and send them to schools in his native
> Uganda. "Most of the computers have been decommissioned, because the
> institutions which were using them are upgrading," said Dr Morris Agaba, a
> research fellow at Stirling University. So far he has collected 50
> fully-functioning computers, which he hopes to send to a secondary school
in
> Uganda by July.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27028
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> 31. African local governments step into the Information Society
>
> The IICD (International Institute for Communication and Development) has
> joined
> eight other partners from Africa and Europe in an EU-funded project to
build
> knowledge and human resource capacities for African local governments in
the
> global Information Society.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27035
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> 32. Morocco's CATT-PILOTE teacher training project
>
> The Computer-Assisted Teacher Training Pilot Project (CATT-PILOTE),
> financed by
> the US Agency for International Development in the Kingdom of Morocco
provides
> an opportunity for reflection on the use of education technology to
improve
> pre-service teacher training within a national education reform.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27037
>
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> 33. ICTs as a tool to fight poverty
>
> UNESCO is launching a new project in South Asia to test and demonstrate
> different models that effectively put ICTs and relevant content into the
hands
> of people living in poverty in order to empower them to address their own
> information, knowledge and communication requirements.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewnews.asp?ID=27039
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> NEW EVENTS:
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> 34. The Interactive Electronic Publishing Workshop on FP6
>
> The Interactive Electronic Publishing Workshop on the 6th Framework
Programme
> will take place on Tuesday 23 April 2002 at the UPF (Universitat Pompeu
> Fabra),
> "Estació de França" building, Barcelona.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27023
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> 35. International Conference on Education: changing times and changing
needs
>
> The Faculty of Education of the Eastern Mediterranean University located
in
> the
> historical city of Famagusta will be hosting and organising the first
> International Education Conference on Education: Changing Times, Changing
> Needs
> on 8-10 May 2002.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27001
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> 36. ICNEE 2002: 4th International Conference on New Educational
Environments
>
> The 4th International Conference on New Educational Environment, organised
by
> the University of Applied Sciences Southern Switzerland and Manno
> University of
> Southern Switzerland will be held on 8-11 May 2002 in Lugano. It will
> provide a
> presentation and discussion platform for new educational environments and
> their
> application.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27005
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> 37. Mapping Tomorrow: A Reality Check for the Archives
>
> The 7th Conference and General Assembly of the South East Asia-Pacific
Audio
> Visual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) will be held on 13-17 May 2002 in
> Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. It will be hosted by the Lao
> National Film Archive and Video Centre and will examine the issue of
working
> with minimal resources today while planning for a better tomorrow under
the
> theme Mapping Tomorrow: A Reality Check for the Archives.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27006
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> 38. Online Learning Asia Conference and Expo
>
> Online Learning Asia Conference and Expo will be held on 14-16 May 2002 in
> Singapore. It brings together the expertise of VNU Business Media, Times
> Publishing Group, Online Learning Magazine and OnLine Learning News
> e-newsletter.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27007
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> 39. NGfL Connecting Communities 2002
>
> NGfL Scotland Connecting Communities Conference will take place on 14 May
in
> Dunfermline. This year its title will be "Developing Active Communities
> through
> ICT: achievements, challenges and possibilities". The programme will take
> stock
> of progress, as well as providing opportunities to learn from both
> international and local case studies. The conference will be of interest
to
> community workers and policy makers, using ICT in local authorities,
voluntary
> organisations and community projects.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27015
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> 40. CADUI 2002: 4th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design of
User
> Interfaces
>
> The 4th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design of User
Interfaces
> will be held at the University of Valenciennes (near Lille), France on
15-17
> May 2002.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27017
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> 41. Education Technology Summit
>
> The Education Technology Summit is a high-level conference and exposition
> designed for education executives. It will take place on 16-17 May 2002 at
the
> Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York. Its goal is to serve as the
> springboard to further integrate technology into all facets of education
and
> ensure and promote how this technology will benefit students, teachers,
> parents, and communities.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27018
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> 42. International seminar on ICTs and women in engineering
>
> The International Seminar of SEFI Working Groups on Information and
> Communication Technologies (ICT Group) and Women in Engineering will take
> place
> on 16-17 May 2002 in Oulu, Finland. The seminar aims to establish a forum
for
> discussion on ways to utilise existing research and to explore innovative
> models to construct gender equitable engineering programmes with the help
of
> ICT. The theme of the Seminar is "Improving the gender balance in
Engineering
> Education using ICT methods and contents".
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27044
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> 43. MIT eLearning Symposium
>
> The MIT Sloan Club of Boston presents the eLearning Symposium, focusing on
the
> exciting innovations in the eLearning market, on 18 May 18 2002 at the MIT
> Tang
> Center.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27029
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> 44. Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2002)
>
> The 5th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced
> Technology in
> Education will be held on 20-22 May, 2002, in Cancun, Mexico. This
conference
> provides an opportunity for prominent specialists, researchers, and
engineers
> throughout the world to share their latest research in the use of
> technology in
> education.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27030
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> 45. TCC 2002: Hybrid Dreams - The Next Leap for Internet-Mediated Learning
>
> The Seventh Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference
> will be
> held on 21-23 May 2002. This conference is held entirely on the Internet
> through e-mail, the Web, chats, discussion lists and other Internet
> technologies, focusing on issues and concerns of college classroom faculty
and
> related technology support, learning resources and student services and
giving
> attendees the possibility to share experiences, successes, and failures
with
> colleagues from around the world.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27031
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> 46. eLearning London
>
> eLearning London is one of Europe's premier exhibition and conference
> dedicated
> to showcasing the best in technology driven learning. It will take place
on
> 28-29 May 2002 at the Wembley Conference and Exhibition Centre, London.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27036
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> 47. ICT and e-business skills in Europe
>
> The workshop "ICT and e-business skills in Europe" will take place on
30-31
> May
> 2002 in Brussels, aiming to bring together experts from public
authorities,
> industry, academia, trade unions and associations. It will provide the ICT
> skills monitoring group, established in September 2001 with Member States
as a
> follow-up of the Go Digital Initiative, with a unique expertise and
contribute
> to validating and further improving its work.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27040
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> 48. eLearn Expo Vienna
>
> The fifth E Learn Expo Vienna will be held on 20-21 June 2002 at the
Austria
> Centre, Vienna. eLearnExpo Vienna will showcase on-line education
solutions,
> services, tools and content along from around the world.
>
> Further details:
> http://www.proacte.com/LatestNews/viewevent.asp?ID=27014
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