-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2005 -- IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2005 June 28-30, 2005 - Qawra, MALTA (http://www.iadis.org/ml2005) co-located with IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-SOCIETY 2005 (http://www.iadis.org/es2005) * Keynote Speaker (confirmed): Jan Blom, Nokia Research Center, Finland * Co-organised by University of Malta * Conference Background, Goals and Theme Mobile Learning is not only a new technology; it is also an exponent of new modes of learning. Education gradually shifts from the transfer to the development of expertise. The need is there to develop skills and understanding at the spot, just when it is needed. This conference will provide you with the newest state of the art on portable devices, like the mobile telephone, the PDA and the many combinations of the two, including functionalities like full WWW-access (via Bluetooth, WLAN or GPRS), photo/video cameras, GPS and a navigational system, playing and recording MP3 music and MPEG4 movies, and not to forget a large amount of games and simulations. Indeed we can say that it is just one of the many steps from the computer on the desk, to finally see it disappear in our watch, our clothes and under the skin. One highlight of this conference will be how quickly we expect the predicted portability will emerge and what we hope to include in our scenarios for work, school and leisure time. The other is the question what scenarios we envisage to pick its potential benefits for learning purposes. No need to argue if and how it will help us to learn on the job; connectivity saves us mobility (time, costs and risks). More intriguing is the question how institutionalized learning will benefit from mobile learning devices. Yes, already WWW-based learning systems have proven its value for flexibility, collaborative and experiential effects. We may expect our mobile to combine communication, work and leisure time better, so that its learning moments happen when we are ready for it. For those reasons we cordially invite you to come and join our conference in the luster atmosphere of Malta where already several highly dynamic mobile applications between learning, tourism and local tourist services are undertaken. * Format of the Conference The conference will comprise invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book. The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in selected Journals. * Types of Submissions Full and Short Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process. * Topics related to Mobile Learning are of interest. The next list of key words is just there to trigger your imaginations and research plans. It is not an exclusive one. - Mobile Learning - PDAs in the Classroom - Remote Group Simulations - Science Teaching and PDA Field Experiments - Joint Data Acquisition - Mobile WWW-Connection - Learning Teacher Networks - Knowledge Sharing - Distributed Expertise - Mobile Consult - Access to Learning Communities - Collaborative Learning - Mobile Video Conferencing - Corporate Communication - Content Formats for PDA Distribution - Service Providers for Mobile Networks * Important Dates: - Submission Deadline (2nd CFP extended): 1 April 2005 - Notification to Authors: 22 April 2005 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 29 April 2005 - Late Registration: After 29 April 2005 - Conference: Malta, 28 to 30 June 2005 * Conference Location The conference will be held in Qawra, Malta. * Secretariat IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2005 Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: http://www.iadis.org/ml2005 * Scientific Committee Conference Co-Chairs Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal Carmel Borg, University of Malta, Malta Program Co-Chairs Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Philip Bonanno, University of Malta, Malta for the full Committee Members list please access http://www.iadis.org/ml2005/committees.asp * Co-located event Please also check the co-located event e-Society 2005 (http://www.iadis.org/es2005/) - 27 to 30 June 2005 * Registered participants in the Mobile Learning conference may attend the e-Society conference sessions free of charge. * Check the PhD Summer School on "Educational Technology in a Cultural Context" (http://www.educ.um.edu.mt/etcc/)