The 3rd International Conference on E-learning and Game

Edutainment 2008 is the third International Conference on E-learning and Games, which is an international forum for researchers to share their latest research output on the development and application of e-learning and digital entertainment systems. Edutainment 2008 will be held at Nanjing Normal University in June 28-30, 2008. The conference will include plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, paper presentation tracks and panel discussions. Three to six keynote speakers will be invited.

Call for Papers
Edutainment 2008 will cover a range of topics including:
E-Learning Platforms and Tools; Learning Resource Management; Practice and Experience Sharing; E-Learning Standards; Mobile Learning; Education and Remote Classrooms; Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Education; Life Long Learning; Collaborative Environments; Remote Group Simulations; Collaborative Learning; Virtual Reality in Education; Game Design and Development; Game Engine Development and Customization; Game AI and Artificial Life; Game Physics; Game Rendering/Animations; Virtual Characters/Agents; Online/Mobile Game/ Video Game; Storytelling and Game Narrative; Affective Interaction in Games; Digital Museum; Digital Heritage; Animation Techniques; Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality; Vision and Imaging Technology in Games; Synergies between Digital TV and Edutainment; and any other researches dealing with a pioneered or significant development in animation, virtual reality and multimedia.

Important Dates:

Due of Submission	December 10, 2007
Due of Review	February 15, 2008
Due of Acceptance	March 1, 2008
Due of Camera-ready	March 15, 2008
Conference June	28-30, 2008

For more information, please visit the conference website: edutainment2008.eegame.cn

WORKING TOGETHER TO LEARN, RESEARCH AND SUCCEED

University of Sussex, Department of Informatics in collaboration with London Knowledge Lab

This year’s workshop, based in Brighton, will be a chance to not only get to know the other postgraduate researchers in the HCT field and present your work to the attendees through a digital poster session, but also an opportunity to actively focus on crucial progress specific skills which may help you complete your own research. The workshop will also provide the opportunity to discuss and work through research problems with other postgraduate students as well as with more experienced researchers

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS Important deadlines:

Application deadline Notification of acceptance Registration deadline Workshop

12 October 2007 31 October 2007 7 November 2007 6 December 2007

HOW TO APPLY?
1. Send in a 400 word abstract outlining your current research

2. Some aspects of the workshop will be year specific, therefore please indicate whether you would like to take part in activities intended to support the work conducted in the first year (idea generating, knowing what’s expected of you), second year (research methods, ethics guidelines, data analysis), or third year (writing up, life after the PhD).

CONFERENCE DATE: 6 December 2007
LOCATION: Sussex, United Kingdom

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/events/hctw2007

DATE: 3-5 March 2008
LOCATION: Valencia, Spain

AIM
The general objective of INTED2008 is the promotion of international collaboration in the field of technology, engineering and science education. INTED2008 provides an International Forum for researchers, engineers, professors, educational scientists and technologists in the areas of Education, Science and Technology. It will be an excellent opportunity to present, demonstrate and discuss research, development, applications, and the latest innovations and results in the field of Higher Education and Research.

Some of the TOPICS:
   ·  Education and Globalization
   ·  Intellectual Property on Education
   ·  Barriers to Learning (e.g.: age, psychosocial factors, ethnicity…)
   ·  Student Support in Education

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS Important deadlines

Abstract Submission Notification of Acceptance/Rejection Final Paper Registration deadline for authors

15 November 2007 5 December 2007 15 January 2008 1 February 2008

Contributions will only be published at INTED 2008 publications if at least one of the authors of the paper is registered before the 1st of February 2008. (in person or virtual)

For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.iated.org/inted2008

To be held in conjunction with International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS-2008) http://www.cisis-conference.eu

The Third International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (“ARES 2008 – The International Dependability Conference”) will bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of dependability. ARES 2008 will highlight the various aspects of dependability - with special focus on the crucial linkage between availability, reliability and security.

AIM:
ARES aims at a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of dependability as an integrative concept that covers amongst others availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability and security in the different fields of applications.

ARES is devoted to the critical examination and research challenges of the various aspects of Dependable Computing and the definition of a future road map.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS Important deadlines:
The submission deadlines of the conference as well as several workshops have been extended to October 25th.

Submission Deadline Author Notification Author Registration Proceedings Version Conference

25 October 2007 25 November 2007 15 December 2007 2 January 2008 4-7 March 2008

The authors should submit a full paper (7 pages), representing original, previously unpublished work. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition.

DATE: 4-7 March 2008
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.ares-conference.eu/

DATE: 28-29 February 2008
LOCATION: University of Jyväskylä, Finland

AIM
The conference aims to create a multi-disciplinary forum where actors from academia as well as industry and a multitude of end-user organizations come together to share experiences, ideas and knowledge. In addition to the main conference we will organize a young scientist workshop for doctoral students. The young scientist workshop will consist of theme introductions of experts on the conference topics as well as the presentations of young scientists on their research.

THEMES:
   ·  The use of games and game-based environments in different fields and contexts, including
   ·  Issues and subjects related to design and development of serious games
   ·  Business and societal issues of serious games

Call for Submissions - important deadlines:

Abstract Submission Deadline Acceptance Notification Deadline Full Paper Submission Deadline Conference dates

November 30th 2007 December 14th 2007 February 1st 2007 February 28th to 29th 2008

For more information, please visit the following website : http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/nsg-conference

The journal is a publication of the CKBG, an organisation that boasts of a wide reputation within Italy, in addition to a variety of co-operative alliances at international level (read more on the website: www.ckbg.org).

Accepted articles may concern research, reviews, educational experiences and practices, theory on topics such as::
• theories and models on the use of new technologies in training contexts;
• online training environments;
• learning models on the net;
• distance learning, e-learning, blended e-learning;
• analysis protocols for web forum interactions;
• and for more topics, please visit the website below.

NORMS, WHO TO CONTACT AND DEADLINE:
Articles in Italian, English, and French will be accepted.
Manuscripts should follow the APA style.
Full manuscripts should be sent to the following email address: qwerty[AT]progedit[DOT]com
Submissions for 2008 are required by 31st January 2008, however manuscripts and proposals for special issues are welcomed throughout the year.

Computers in Human Behavior [http://ees.elsevier.com/chb] is a scholarly journal dedicated to examining the use of computers from a psychological perspective. The journal addresses human interactions with computers, not computers per se. The computer is discussed only as a medium through which human behaviors are shaped and expressed.

The theme of the special issue Designers of e-learning environments need to satisfy a wide range of user requirements within severe time and resources constraints. E-learning environments, in order to be successful, need to be crafted for experience. Experiencing something involves a complex set of psychophysical processes: sensation, perception, apperception, cognition, affection, and sometimes conation.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Notification of interest to submit a paper (title and abstract) Paper submission Notification to authors Revised paper submission Publication

October 5, 2007 November 5 2007 January 21 2008 February 26 2008 July/August 2008

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

ALL submissions should be submitted according to Elsevier's Guide to Publication. Papers should be submitted by email to Symeon Retalis (retal@softlab.ntua.gr)

For more information, please visit the following website: http://cosy.ted.unipi.gr/chb

CONFERENCE DATE: 14 - 16 May 2008
LOCATION: Windhoek, Namibia

Part of the IST-Africa Initiative (www.IST-Africa.org), which is supported by the European Commission under the IST Programme of Framework Programme 6 (FP6), IST-Africa 2008 is the third in an Annual Conference Series which brings together delegates from leading commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice.

CALL FOR PAPERS - Important Deadlines:
• Online submission deadline for full paper or workshop proposal: 09 November 2007
• Acceptance decision: 18 January 2008
• Final Paper Submission: 20 February 2008

The scientific programme for IST-Africa 2008 is based on an open Call for Papers and the conference language is English. Interested presenters are encouraged to prepare an 8 page paper (4,000 - 5,000) words following the IST-Africa 2008 paper guidelines and paper template for submission online by 09 November. Please observe the Paper Guidelines available at www.ist-africa.org/conference2008/default.asp?page=paperguidelines and use the Paper Template provided.when preparing your paper.

THEMES:
• eHealth - Health Information Systems
• Technology Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
• Digital Libraries and Content
• Open Source Software Applications
• ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility
• eInfrastructures
• ICT for Environmental Sustainability
• Networked Enterprise
• eGovernment - Secure Services to Citizens & Business

DATE: 4-7 March 2008
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain

SUPPORTED and CO-ORGANIZED by:

The Kaleidoscope Learning Grid SIG (http://grid.noe-kaleidoscope.org), the European FP6-IST-EU project grid4all (http://grid4all.eu) and the MosaicLearning project (http://mosaic.gast.it.uc3m.es)

AIM:
The aim of the conference is to deliver a platform of scientific interaction between the three interwoven challenging areas of research and development of future ICT-enabled applications:
  •  Software Intensive Systems
  •  Complex systems
  •  Intelligent Systems

Some of the TOPICS OF INTEREST:
  •  Monitoring and analysis of group interactions
  •  Collaborative learning applications and case studies
  •  Nomadic and mobile collaborative work

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS Important deadlines:

Submission Deadline Author Notification Author Registration Proceedings Version Conference

25 October 2007 25 November 2007 15 December 2007 2 January 2008 4-7 March 2008

The authors should submit a full paper (7 pages), representing original, previously unpublished work. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition.

Conference theme: International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences - Cre8ing a learning world

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Call for Papers: deadline: 19 November, 2007

Utrecht University is busy preparing for the 2008 International Conference for the Learning Sciences. The theme for the conference is International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences. This conference will attempt to broaden the geographical, cultural, and intellectual scope of the learning sciences community, while maintaining its focus on the innovative consideration of learning as it occurs in authentic contexts.

1ST CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Submission of proposals is web based: Deadline for submission: 19th of November 2007

The following contributions are welcomed:
1. Full Papers
2. Symposia
3. Interactive Sessions
4. Fire hose Sessions
5. Poster
6. Pre/conference Workshops
7. Doctoral Consortium

All submissions will be peer reviewed. You will be notified of acceptance/non acceptance by January 28, 2008. The final, camera ready copy is due by March 3, 2008. Registration without contribution will be possible.

DATE: 24-28 June 2008
LOCATION: Utrecht, The Netherlands

For more information, please visit the following web site: http://www.isls.org/icls2008/

ICLS2008 in the Netherlands: International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences Cre8ing a learning world

DATE: 24-28 June 2008
LOCATION: Utrecht, the Netherlands

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Call for Papers: deadline: 19 November, 2007

For more information, please visit the following web site: http://www.isls.org/icls2008

The Culture Programme is a single multi-annual programme proposing funding opportunities to all cultural sectors and all categories of cultural operators contributing to the development of cultural cooperation at European level.

 For more information, please visit the following web site: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm

• Submission deadline    Sept. 7, 2007
• Author Notification    Nov. 15, 2007
• Author Registration    Dec. 1, 2007
• Final Manuscript Due    Dec. 21, 2007

International Conference - Important Date: Call for Participation Deadline: October 22, 2007
SITE 2008 is the 19th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), http://site.aace.org and Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), http://www.aace.org/

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Oct. 22th, 2007:
http://site.aace.org/conf/call.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge

2. Scope & Major Topics:  http://site.aace.org/conf/topics.htm
4. Presentation Categories: http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm
5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://site.aace.org/pubs/
6. Corporate Participation: http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm
7. For Budgeting Purposes: http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
8. Las Vegas:  http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/LasVegas
9. Deadlines: http://site.aace.org/conf/deadlines.htm

To submit a proposal, complete the online form at: http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm (online soon). For Presentation and AV guidelines, see:
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge.

Proposals Due:              Oct. 22, 2007

March 3-7, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)
Specific location: Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center

For more information, please visit the website: http://site.aace.org/conf/

The conference aims to promote the development of Mobile Learning in the Middle East, provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer, expose students to latest ICT technologies and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning.

Important Dates:

• Third Call for Papers 15 September 2007
• Submission of Full Paper 15 October 2007
• Notification of Acceptance 15 December 2007
• Author Registration Deadline 15 January  2008
• Camera-Ready Papers 15 February  2008
• IMCL2008 Conference Begins 16 April 2008
• IMCL2008 Conference Ends 18 April 2008

No information about workshops, panels or presentations available, but some of the accepted papers are:

• Evaluation methods on usability of m-learning environments.
• Guidelines for Developing Adaptive Mobile Learning
• e-Examiner: Towards a Fully-Automatic Knowledge Assessment Tool applicable in Adaptive E-Learning Systems.
• PDAs in the real world of classrooms what is needed to help learners think?
• Mobile Learning in Transforming Higher Education

16-18 April 2008
Amman, Jordan

BBEurope is a yearly conference, dedicated to BB with presentations of latest results, evolutions and technologies in the field. BroadBand covers however many different disciplines and beside technological results, also socio-economic, techno-economic and regulatory aspects will find a forum here. Presentations from ongoing trials and regional projects give an extra flavour to the conference.

The submission deadline is approaching: September 1st

BBEurope 2007 is organized by the IBBT, hosted by Alcatel-Lucent and endorsed by IET and DSL Forum.

Co-located with BBEurope there will be at least 3 extra workshops:
- "From Access To Metro - A seamless transition" (IET-Workshop)
- "The MUSE Winter-school"
- "QoS Tutorial", prepared by EuQoS project addressing different known technologies and open problems with Internet QoS

BBEurope, together with all of these workshops are unique opportunities for the shaping Broadband for All area in future, including vision, strategies and roadmaps.

Information can be found via the website www.bbeurope.org

So the place to be:
03-06 December 2007
Antwerp, Belgium
website: www.bbeurope.org
Contact: Peter Van Daele (peter.vandaele@intec.ugent.be)

This conference takes place 5/6 May, 2008 in Halkidiki, Greece,.

• Professor Diana Laurillard, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education
• Charalambos Vrasidas, Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the School of Education at Intercollege.
• Yannis Dimitriadis, Associate Professor, Director of the GSIC/EMIC group, School of Telecommunications Engineering,University of Valladolid, Spain

• DATES OF THE CONFERENCE: The conference will run over two full days: from 9am Monday 5th May to 5pm on Tuesday 6th May (followed by Conference Dinner)
• DATE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS OF PROPOSALS  We must receive proposal abstracts (1000 words) by MONDAY 17th September, 2007. You will be informed of acceptance of your proposal by 22nd October 2007.
• DATE FOR SUBMITTING FULL COPY OF ACCEPTED PAPERS  We must receive full copy of accepted papers by Monday 11th January 2008 in order to include them in the Conference Proceedings.

In engineering education, there have been notable front runners that have paved the way for others on the issue of Sustainable Development, and two decades after Brundtland, various engineering schools have accepted the challenge of teaching it to future engineers. Reflecting this increase in interest, The European Journal of Engineering Education has published already several articles analyzing and reflecting on SD teaching practices.

In this special issue, we want to go beyond factual reports on technical subjects, curriculum change and institutional embedding. Although we might learn from reports on each other’s successful course or subject, we are really looking for comparative studies focusing on best practices at each level of SD integration.

Those that are interested in submitting a paper are invited to submit by mail a one page abstract, before September 10, 2007, to the special issue editors.

For further information or to receive some feedback on your ideas, you can contact the editors of this special issue.

Karel Mulder, Delft University of Technology
k.f.mulder@tudelft.nl

Danièle  Bretelle-Desmazieres, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers,
danielle.desmazieres@wanadoo.fr;

David Foxley, Royal Academy of Engineering
david.foxley@dsl.pipex.com

European Journal of Engineering Education, Official Journal of SEFI
Editor in Chief : Prof. Jean MICHEL
http://www.tandf.co