IT Events » Senegal http://itevent.net IT conferences, business events and IT education programs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:04:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 eLearning Africa 2009 / Learn, Share, Network http://itevent.net/elearning-africa-2009-learn-share-network http://itevent.net/elearning-africa-2009-learn-share-network#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 11:29:30 +0000 admin http://itevent.net/?p=3793 Le Méridien President
Pointe des Almadies
Dakar, Senegal

The annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking event for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world.

The Call for Papers for eLearning Africa 2009 has resulted in more than 430 submissions from Africa and beyond.

eLearning Africa 2009 will feature:

  • nearly 350 speakers from approximately 60 countries
  • 4 plenary sessions
  • 10 parallel conference strands with 60 sessions
  • 14 demonstrations and best practice examples
  • 21 pre-conference events and
  • many other new features

eLearning Africa 2009 will be a bilingual conference. The languages are English and French.

eLearning Africa 2009 has been actively supported by the Senegal National eLA09 Committee, which is looking forward to welcoming participants to Dakar in May.

Scope and Size

eLearning Africa is the most comprehensive conference on ICT for development, education and training on the Continent. Its mission is to bring people together who are actively engaged in education and in the implementation of learning technologies in schools, universities, corporate training as well as in education in the public sector. Participants are high-level decision-makers such as Ministers of Education, representatives from government agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), development agencies and international organisations, senior executives from businesses, as well as practitioners from all fields of education.

Networking Across the Globe

Participant figures for the annual event have grown significantly – from 832 at the debut event in 2006 in Addis Ababa to 1502 delegates at the third conference in Accra, Ghana in May 2008. Attendees come from more than 80 countries in Africa and the wider globe – a geographic and cultural richness that is unrivalled. The strong African involvement – 80 percent of the delegates come from the Continent – makes it a truly pan-African event.

A Growing Community

eLearning Africa is continuously building a genuine community of practice linked to the event. It actively helps to build both networks and links that contribute to capacity-development for education in Africa. African education professionals and stakeholders can benchmark, learn and share with colleagues from all over the world. By fostering international partnerships, eLearning Africa strengthens the Continent’s numerous educational technology initiatives and projects. For the education industry, it has become the reference event for technology-enhanced learning in Africa.

Real-World Experiences

Moving from one country to another each year, the conference has built up support and interest in different parts of Africa. Allowing for a strong local input, it has provided a window on what is happening on the ground in different regions. This is reflected in a rich and diverse conference agenda that features best practices using all types of technology and different approaches. Contributions come from African governments and major development organisations, from NGOs, universities, schools, as well as from the private sector.

An Open Environment

Participants value the friendly and open atmosphere of eLearning Africa that allows networking across sectors, as well as geographical and cultural borders. The conference brings together various groups such as practitioners, support agencies, suppliers and researchers to a single event. This presents the unique opportunity to create a real picture of what is happening in the field in Africa.

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