Conference Calendar

The following conferences may be of interest to the readers of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education. For your convenience in obtaining more information about each conference, this listing is available online as a hypertext document at http://quarterlyreview.nova.edu/qrde/. Recommendations for conferences to be listed in future issues may be sent to burmeist@nova.eduOpening Gates in Teacher Education: Theory & Practice. February 12-14, 2001International Virtual [Online] Conference for Teacher Educators.http://vcisrael.macam.ac.ilSITE 2001. March 5-10, 2001Orlando, FLhttp://www.aace.org/conf/site/default.htmThe Pan-American Distance Learning Exchange. March 9-10, 2001Miami, FL“International Marketplace for Providers and Buyers of distance Learning Programs.” To request further information, see “Events” at http://www.icef.com/dist_ed_frame.htm and complete the information request form20th ICDE World Conference. April 1-5, 2001 Düsseldorf, GermanyTheme: The Future of Learning—Learning for the Future: Shaping the Transition.Details from: D-2001 Office, Fern Universität, Feithstr. 142/TGZ, D-58084 Hagen, Germany.http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/ICDE/D-2001/e-Learning Conference and Expo (formerly Telecon East). April 18-20, 2001Washington, DC: Washington Convention Center. http://www.teleconexpos.com/elearningexpos/index.htmGeorgia Educational Technology Conference. April 10-12, 2001Savannah, 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.http://www.gaetc.org/23rd International Conference on Software Engineering. May 12-19, 2001Toronto, Ontario: Westin Harbour Castle HotelICSE 2001, the premier conference for software engineering will present the latest inventions, achievements, and experiences in software engineering research and practice. http://www.csr.uvic.ca/icse2001/INET 2001 The Internet Global Summit. June 5-8, 2001Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm International Fairs)“INET is the premier event in the Internet industry, providing an international forum for advancing the development and implementation of Internet networks, technologies, applications, and policies.” http://www.isoc.org/inet2001/ASTD 2001--The International Conference & Exposition. June 2-6, 2001Orlando, FL“TechKnowledge brings together the worlds of technical training and learning technologies into one exciting venue. TechKnowledge is the one can’t-miss event for trainers and workplace performance professionals who are interested in: applying technology to soft skills training, applying technology to technical skills training, and applying OJT and classroom principles to technical and skills training.” http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/conferences/astd_2001_main.htmlED-MEDIA 2001. June 25-30, 2001Tampere, Finland“The ED-MEDIA conference series is the largest, most prestigious international conference dedicated to educational multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. As the premiere conference in this field, ED-MEDIA 2001 will attract to Tampere more than 1,000 attendees from 50+ countries.”http://www.uta.fi/hyper/edmedia/NECC. June 25-27, 2001Chicago, IL: McCormick Place“NECC [National Educational Computing Conference] 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.”VIRTUAL EDUCA 2001. June 27-29, 2001Madrid, Spain: Palacio de CongresosTheme: Ibero-American Focus, Global Perspective.15th Biennial ODLAA Forum. September 24-27, 2001Sydney, Australia: The Australian Technology ParkTheme: 2001—Educational Odyssey: Issues in Open, Flexible and Distance Learning Details from: David Roberts, Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia. Telephone: (+61 2) 6360 5687. Fax: (+61 2) 6360 5590 E-mail: David.Roberts@oac.usyd.edu.auInternet Telecom Expo. September, 2001New York City: Jacob Javits Center“Where Telecommunications and the Internet Meet—the New World of Open Communications.”http://www.i-telecomexpo.com/itx/The 9th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning. October 7-10, 2001Cambridge, England: Madingley HallTheme: Supporting the student in open and distance learning. Details from: Penny Stuart, Conference Secretary, Cambridge International Conference, The Open University, East Anglia Region, Cintra House, 12 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PF, UK. Telephone: (+44 1223) 364721 ext. 66162; Fax: (+44 1223)355207; E-mail: p.a.stuart@open.ac.uk6th Annual GATE 2001 (Global Alliance for Transnational Education). October 8-10, 2001 Colorado Springs, CO: Broadmoor Hotel & ResortDelivery and Evaluation of Transnational Education: Challenges & RewardsThemes include the future of borderless education, distance education: standards for quality assurance, the various models of transnational education from online to on-the-ground, challenges for transnational corporations for reskilling and retaining a global workforce, and transnational GATE principles. http://www.edugate.org/conferences.htmlThe Governor’s Wisconsin Educational Technology Conference (WETC). October 30-November 1, 2001Green Bay, Wisconsin: KI Convention Center and Regency Suites. http://www.gwetc.org/WebNet 2001 World Conference. October 23-27, 2001Orlando, FLCall for proposals: http://www.aace.org/conf/webnet/WebNet2001Call2.pdf15th Annual Technology + Learning Conference. November 7-10, 2001Atlanta, GA http://www.nsba.org/T+L/programs/index.html16th Annual Technology + Learning Conference. October 30-November 2, 2002Dallas, TX

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