From 03 May 2006 till 05 May 2006 Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Focused on reducing the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa
("IST-Africa ") is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on reducing
the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa. Complete information is available here.
From 03 May 2006 till 05 May 2006 Location: Le Mans University, Laval, France
Kaleidoscope member Colin Schmidt is the Chair of this conference.
Overview:
Those interested in the study of philosophical problems and related
technological applications are encouraged to participate.
Philosophical, epistemological, theological and anthropological stances
on the construction and use of machines, computers and Robots are of
relevance to the conference.
From 05 May 2006 till 06 May 2006 Location: Cergy-Pontoise, France The 2006 ePrep International Workshop will be a unique opportunity to
discover the latest intiatives taken by Classes préparatoires aux
grandes écoles (CPGE) teachers and establishments in the ICT field.
From 15 May 2006 till 19 May 2006 Location: online
(http://www.iadis.org/multi2006/el2006.asp)
part of the IADIS Virtual Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2006)
15
– 19 May
2006
(http://www.iadis.org/multi2006 )
From 16 May 2006 till 19 May 2006 Location: Singapore Several Kaleidoscope members are on the Committee.
This workshop focuses on the use of grid technologies for education or/and collaboration in general and for collaborative learning in particular. For this reason, CLAG 2006 aims at bringing together educators and researchers in grid computing, e-learning, collaborative computing, and CSCL to present their latest work integrating these fields.
The Third International Workshop on Collaborative and Learning Applications of Grid Technology (CLAG 2006 web page available at http://gsic.tel.uva.es/clag/clag2006.html)
From 17 May 2006 till 19 May 2006 Location: Madrid Kaleidoscope member Lydia Montandon, of ATOS (Spain), is participating in this conference.
This sixth annual event is an important meeting point for e-learning
and training experts from the business sector, universities, as well as
government and administrative institutions in the Spanish-speaking
world.Online Educa Madrid has gathered strong institutional support
from major educational organisations and governmental agencies in
Spain and Latin America.
Kaleidoscope members who attend may receive a discount of 100
euros. To do so, write the code ASM 142 in the field "Código de
Asociación" of the Application form, and send the completed form via
fax to: +49 30 324 98 33.
From 22 May 2006 till 25 May 2006 Location: Porto, Portugal
The IATUL 2006 Conference is hosted by Kaleidoscope partner University
of Porto, with the theme 'Embedding libraries in learning and research'.
We are pleased to invite you to submit papers and posters that can address a broad range of topics related to the Conference main Theme. The areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Libraries and Teaching and Learning
• Libraries and Research
• Systems Integration
The abstracts submission's deadline will be the 20th January 2006.
From 24 May 2006 till 26 May 2006 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kaleidoscope is an Association Partner of this conference.
Kaleidoscope is an Association Partner of this conference, and
member Nicolas Balacheff of CNRS, Laboratoire LEIBNIZ - Institut IMAG
(France) is on the advisory committee.
eLearning is high on the agenda in Africa. Governments and
educational institutions look at eLearning as the only option to
achieve one very important Millennium Goal which is "Education for
All". In many countries new ambitious infrastructure programmes form
the basis for unprecedented "great leaps forward" in providing access
to and outreach in education and training. Complete information about this conference is
available here.
From 29 May 2006 till 31 May 2006 Location: Enschede, Netherlands
A workshop, co-organised by the Kaleidoscope Special Interest Group
Computer Supported Inquiry Learning, examines the gaps between research
and practice in inquiry-based learning.
All further details - the program, venue, registration, and the submission of proposals can be found on the workshop web site