The BUFVC’s annual Learning on Screen conference takes place on 19 and 20 
September 2006 at the Old Library in the Custard Factory in Birmingham’s 
revolutionary new arts and media quarter in the city’s regeneration zone. 
Learning on Screen promotes and celebrates excellence in the production, 
study and use of moving pictures and related media in teaching, learning, 
training and research. The event provides an excellent meeting place for 
teachers, librarians, broadcasters, digital media producers, distributors, 
service providers, and technology vendors.

This year’s conference themes are:

Virtual Learning Environments – embedding moving pictures – proprietary or 
open source? 
Large Scale Video and Sound Digitisation Projects – updates and 
demonstrations 
Copyright – exceptions, licensing and the delivery and use of content 
Pod-casting and Interactive Television – their possible value in learning 
and teaching 
 
Speakers include Stuart Dempster (JISC Digitisation Programme), Ian Dolphin 
(SAKAI Project), Ray Lawrence (howtomoodle), Sol Picciotto (Law Department, 
University of Lancaster), Charles Oppenheim (Department of Information 
Studies, University of Loughborough), Nick Townend (BUFVC) and David Smith 
(Real Networks). Also taking place on 19 September will be the Learning on 
Screen Awards ceremony and dinner, hosted by Robert Llewellyn (HOLLYWOOD 
SCIENCE, RED DWARF, SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE) and Dr Jonathan Hare (HOLLYWOOD 
SCIENCE, ROUGH SCIENCE).

Full booking details can be found at 
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen. All those signing up for the 
conference will automatically be entered in to a draw to win an iPod nano.