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E-Learn 2005

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education

October 24-28, 2005 * Vancouver, Canada

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submission Deadline: April 28, 2005 **

Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) (http://www.aace.org) Co-sponsored by International Journal on E-Learning (http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel) ______________________________________________________________

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COLOR POSTER--E-Learn 2005 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb) http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/EL05poster.pdf

>> CONTENTS & LINKS (details below) <<

1. Submission Information, Deadline April 28th: Call for Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm Submission Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm Presenter Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

2. Major Topics: www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm 3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm

4. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs 5. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm

6. Vancouver, Canada: http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Vancouver 7. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

INVITATION: E-Learn 2005 -- World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education is an international, annual conference which serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information on research, development, and applications of all topics related to e-Learning in these four sectors.

E-Learn Is Unique: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/unique.htm E-Learn is an innovative collaboration between the top public and private academic researchers, developers, education and business professionals, and end users from the Corporate, Healthcare, Government, and Higher Education sectors.

All presentation proposals are reviewed and selected by a respected, international Executive Advisory Board (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/exec.htm) and Program Committee, based on merit and the perceived value for attendees.

E-Learn, the premiere international, non-commercial conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,000 attendees from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend E-Learn and submit proposals for presentations.

All presentation proposals are peer reviewed and selected by three reviewers on the respected international Program Committee for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: * Keynote Speakers * Invited Panels/Speakers * Papers * Best Practice Sessions * Roundtables * Demonstrations/Posters * Research/Technical Showcases * Products/Services Showcases * Tutorials/Workshops

SUBMISSION INFORMATION: For Call for Presentations, connect to: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm

All authors MUST follow the submission guidelines and complete the Web form at: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm

For Presentation and AV Guidelines, see: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

TOPICS: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following topics as they relate to the e-Learning and the technologies supporting e-Learning.

1. Sectors or Application Domains: General & Cross-Domain Corporate Government Health Care Higher Education Informal Learning (Museums, Communities, Homes) K-12 Military Training Professional Associations & Non-Profits

2. Major Topics relating to or technologically supporting E-Learning: Content Development Evaluation Implementation Examples and Issues Instructional Design Policy Issues Research Social and Cultural Issues Standards and Interoperability Tools and Systems

3. Specific Topic Examples: Accessibility Asynchronous Learning Authoring Tools Building E-Learning Architectures Collaborative Learning Community Building Courseware Development Customer Training Developing an Organizational e-Learning Strategy Developing, Integrating, and Delivering E-Learning Solutions Digital Libraries for E-Learning Distance Learning Electronic Publishing Tools for E-Learning Evaluation/Performance Measurement & Assessment Good Practice Concepts & Examples Human-Computer Interaction Industry-University Partnering Infrastructure of E-Learning Environments Innovative Curriculum in E-Learning Instructional Design for E-Learning Intelligent E-Learning Technology Interactive E-Learning Systems Knowledge Management in E-Learning Learning & Content Management Systems Management of Learning Resources Marketing/Promoting Learning Activities Multimedia-based E-Learning Systems Organizational E-Learning Strategies Pedagogical & Issues Policy and Law Quality Management and Assessment in E-Learning Research Perspectives for E-Learning Simulations Societal Issues, Including Legal, Standards, & International Issues Virtual Universities, Classrooms, and Laboratories

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

PRODUCTS/SERVICES SHOWCASES & PRESENTATIONS: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/commercial.htm Organizations have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their e-learning related products and services in through Products/Services Showcases & Presentations.

PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS: http://www.aace.org/pubs Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on CD-ROM. Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/ hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of the art in the discipline. In addition, the Proceedings also are internationally distributed through and archived in the AACE Digital Library, http://www.aace.org/DL

Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the - International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ), - Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), or - Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

All presented papers will be considered for Outstanding Paper Awards within several categories. Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the AACE journals.

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm

The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $450 U.S. (non-members). Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions except tutorials. The conference dinner will be an extra fee.

All conference sessions will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/hotel.htm) Vancouver's premier hotel - ideally located in the heart of the city's business, financial and shopping districts - with magnificent views of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Special discount hotel and Delta Airlines rates have been obtained for E-Learn 2004 participants.

Vancouver, Canada http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Vancouver

Vancouver is a dynamic, multicultural city with a cosmopolitan flair set in a spectacular natural environment. Nestled between majestic mountains and sparkling ocean, Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Explore Vancouver online at: http://www.tourismvancouver.com

DEADLINES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

Submissions Due: April 28, 2005 Authors Notified: May 28, 2005 Proceedings File Due: September 12, 2005 Early Registration: September 12, 2005 Conference: Oct. 24-28, 2005

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