Events Newsflash February 2009

In Brief

Attention! The annual International ePortfolio conference moves from October to June (London, 22-24)

The Learning Forum London 2009: 1 Event, 3 Conferences

• Early bird registration ends 30 April
• Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

ePortfolio 2009 call for contributions open

Key Competencies —Skills for life

Learning Communities and Networks

Attention! The annual International ePortfolio conference moves from October to June (London, 22-24)

For its 7th edition, the International ePortfolio conference schedule is moved from October to June and will be hosted in London —after Poitiers (2003), La Rochelle (2004), Cambridge (2005), Oxford (2006) and Maastricht (2007 & 2008).

If you planned to submitt a paper or register, take into consideration the new dates:

• Submission of contribution: 16 March 2009 – Deadline for receipt of submissions (between 500 and 750 words)
• Registration earlybird rate: registered and paid before 30 April 2009
• Exhibition early bird rate: until 15 March 2009

The Learning Forum London 2009: 1 Event, 3 Conferences

The Learning Forum London, 22-24 June 2009, will take place at City University, an excellent venue we already experienced for Key Competencies — Skills for Life 2007 and 2008.

This year's event main theme is 'Innovation, Creativity and Accountability'. It will be addressed over three days and three conferences: 

• ePortfolio 2009 (7th international conference)
• Key Competencies—Skills for Life 2009 (3rd international conference)
• Learning Networks and Communities (4th international conference—previously Learning Regions & Cities)

Each conference has its own call for contributions and the final tracks will be organised according to the nature of the contributions received.

To submit a contribution: 

www.epforum.eu/lfl2009/conference/call

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are now available: www.epforum.eu/exh

How ePortfolios practice is transforming individual, organisational and community learning and development, creating an opportunity for the emergence of new models and paradigms in the field of learning, employment, human capital and social innovation? How digital identity technologies are transforming ePortfolio technologies and practices?

The main themes for ePortfolio 2009 are:

• P1― ePortfolio, innovation and creativity
• P2 ― ePortfolio, accountability and quality
• P3 ― ePortfolio, education and personal construction
• P4 ― ePortfolio, employability and professional development
• P5 ― ePortfolio, organisational learning and dge management
• P6 ― ePortfolio, policies and implementation
• P7 ― ePortfolio, technologies and system architectures

The challenge of ensuring that citizens and employees are equipped with the skills and competencies needed to live and work in the 21st century has never been more urgent. Demographic trends, global competition and technological advances make it imperative to raise the level of skills and ensure that these are maintained in line with rapid evolutions in today’s knowledge society.

The main themes for Key Competencies —Skills for life 2009 are:

• K1― Key competencies policies
• K2 ― Key competencies for active citizenship
• K3 ― Key competencies for employability and innovation
• K4 ― Key competencies development
• K5 ― Key competencies recognition and accreditation

The rise of a knowledge economy and society challenges our current views on education and learning: while the late 20 th century focused on initial and continuing education as an independent activity, the 21st century demands a much more organic approach to learning. Beyond being an integral part of our everyday activities (I work, therefore I learn), we start to realise that individual, organisational and community learning are essential elements in the development of learning territories.

The main themes for Learning Communities and Networks 2009 are:

• C1 ― Social computing for community based learning
• C2 ― Social computing for organisational learning
• C3 ― Social computing for learning regions and cities
• C4 ― Social computing for collective action
• C5 ― Social computing for professional bodies