The conference is co-organised by the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS: www.isls.org) and the University of the Aegean.
 
CSCL 2009 is a major international event, organised biennially by ISLS, which gathers together people involved in all aspects of the field of technology-based collaborative learning, including research, education, training and technology.

The conference theme 'CSCL Practices' emphasises practices relating to technology based collaborative learning in three major areas: Learning in typical educational institutional structures, Learning in every day life, and Learning in workplace structures.

Attendees can participate in a variety of sessions such as: paper sessions, interactive sessions, symposia, panels, workshops, seminars, tutorials, posters, educational showcases, demos and exhibitions, and could enjoy one of the several prestigious awards: Senior Best Paper Award, Student Best Paper Award, Technology Design Award, CSCL Practices Showcase Award

CSCL 2009 invites participation from experienced as well as early career researchers, designers, educators, industrial trainers, from various disciplines including education, cognitive, social and educational psychology, didactics, subject matter specialities, computer science, linguistics and semiotics, speech communication, anthropology, sociology, design, etc.

Conference website: www.isls.org/CSCL2009

Important Deadlines
November 1, 2008:        Deadline Submission for: Papers and Short Papers
December 20, 2008:      Deadline Submission for:                                          

- Symposia, Interactive Events and Panels
- Workshops, Seminars (for teachers' educators or workplace trainers) and Tutorials
- Educational Showcases, Posters and Exhibitions
- Doctoral Consortium papers

Conference chair
Angelique Dimitracopoulou, University of the Aegean, Greece

Program chairs
Claire O'Malley, University of Nottingham, UK
Peter Reimann, University of Sidney, Australia
Daniel Suthers, University of Hawai'i, USA

Steering Committee
Michael Baker, CNRS, France
Jacqueline Bourdeau, University of Quebec, Canada
Yannis Dimitriadis, University of Valladolid, Spain
Lone Dirckinck - Holmfeld, Aalborg University, Denmark
Frank Fischer, University of Munich, Germany
Kai Hakkarainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Päivi Häkkinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Christopher Hoadley, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Rutgers University, USA
Ulrich Hoppe, University of Duisburg, Germany
Chee-Kit Looi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paul Kirschner, Open University, Netherlands
Timothy Koschmann, Southern Illinois University, USA
Chris Quintana, University of Michigan, University, USA
Baruch Schwartz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Gerry Stahl, Drexel University, USA
Pierre Tchounikine, University of Maine, France
Stella Vosniadou, University of Athens, Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Barbara Wasson, University of Bergen, Norway