ED-MEDIA 2008 Call (Vienna, Austria)

Call for Participation Deadline: December 19th

http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
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ED-MEDIA 2008

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

June 30-July 4, 2008  *  Vienna, Austria

Hosted by Vienna Univ. of Technology

Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org
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COLOR POSTER--ED-MEDIA 2008 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb) http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/ed08poster.pdf

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Dec. 19th:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge
2. Major Topics:  www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm
3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm
4. Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations:  http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm
5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs
6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm
7. Vienna, Austria:  http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Vienna/
8. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm

INVITATION: ED-MEDIA 2008--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forumi for the discussion and exchange of information on the researchi, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.

ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,500 attendees
from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend ED-MEDIA and submit proposals for presentations.

All presentation proposals are peer reviewed and selected by three reviewers on the
respected international Program Committee for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings.

For Call for Presentations, connect to: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm

All authors MUST follow the submission guidelines and complete the Web form at:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm

For Presentation and AV Guidelines:  http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/PresenterLounge

PROGRAM ACTIVITIESi:
* Keynote Speakers
* Invited Panels/Speakers
* Papers
* Panels
* Demonstrations/Posters
* Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
* Tutorials/Workshopsi
* Roundtables

TOPICS: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of
multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications:

1. Infrastructure: (in the large)
     - Architectures for Educational Technology Systems
     - Design of Distance Learning Systems
     - Distributed Learning Environments
     - Methodologies for system design
     - Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems
     - WWW-based course-support systems

2. Tools & Content-oriented Applications:
     - Agents
     - Authoring tools
     - Evaluation of impact
     - Interactive Learning Environments
     - Groupware tools
     - Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications
     - Research perspectives
     - Virtual Reality
     - WWW-based course sites
     - WWW-based learning resources
     - WWW-based tools

3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner:
     - Constructivist perspectives
     - Cooperative/collaborative learning
     - Implementation experiences
     - Improving Classroom Teaching
     - Instructor networking
     - Instructor training and support
     - Pedagogical Issues
     - Teaching/Learning Strategies

4. Human-computer Interaction (HCI/CHI):
     - Computer-Mediated Communication
     - Design principles
     - Usability/user studies
     - User interface design

5. Cases & Projects:
     - Country-Specific Developments
     - Exemplary projects
     - Institution-specific cases
     - Virtual universities

6. Special Strand:  ** Universal Web Accessibility  **
    - Emerging Technologies & Accessibility
    - Infrastructure, Technology & Techniques
    - International Challenges
    - New Roles for Teachers/Learners
    - Other: Research, Library Issues, etc.
    - Policy and Law
    - Site Management Considerations

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

CORPORATE SHOWCASES & DEMONSTRATIONS: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/corporate.htm

Companies have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their educational technology products and services in through Corporate Showcases and Demonstrations/Literature.

PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS: http://www.aace.org/pubs
Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on CD-ROM. Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/
hypermedia/telecommunications communityi, reflecting the current state of the art in the discipline.  In addition, the Proceedings also are
internationally distributed through and archived in the Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org

Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the
- Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH),
- International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ), or
- Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

All presented papers will be considered for Best Paper Awards within several categories.
Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the AACE journals.

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/rates.htm

The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $450 U.S. (non-members).
Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessionsi except tutorials.

All conference sessions will be held at the Vienna Univ. of Technology.  Guest rooms at numerous hotels near the conference in
different price ranges will be reserved for conference participants.

Vienna, Austria: http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Vienna

Vienna is an ideal-typical European city similar to Barcelona, London, Milan, Paris or Rome, but unlike the others it is very
compact and easy to negotiate. Vienna is referred to by many as a unique onion, with each of the urban layers surrounding the oldest
historic center being equally important to the overall flavor of the city. The Austrian capital therefore embraces all the traditions of a
European city, from Roman foundations through to Gothic, Baroque and Historicism. Tourists are eager to visit Vienna because of the city's
exciting combination of the royal-imperial flair of the past with the latest trends, the responsible cultivation of a precious heritage and
charming traditions. A natural paradise including forests, grassland, parks and gardens cover some 20,000 hectares or about half of the city, and then there
is the Danube and other stretches of water on top of that. The Vienna Woods are not only the green lung of the city, but provide visitors
with footpaths and mountain-bike trails of all distances. Vienna is fully geared to pedal power with almost 1,000 kilometers of urban
cycle paths. A number of places in the city such as the vast (6,000,000sqm) Prater park, a former imperial hunting ground in the
rambling Danube wetlands, are best explored by bike anyway. The Danube Island is another vast area for outdoor pursuits. It has
numerous bathing areas, cycle paths, playgrounds and sports facilities. And on the still waters of the New Danube you can go for
a dip or a swim, or get into a rowing boat, sailboat or even onto water-skis.

For further Vienna information see: http://www.vienna.info/%20or%20http:/www.austria.info/>http://www.vienna.info/
or http://www.austria.info/

DEADLINES: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/deadlines.htm

Submissions Due:          December 19, 2008
Authors Notified:             February 22, 2008
Proceedings File Due:    May 2, 2008
Early Registration:          May 2, 2008
Hotel Reservations:        TBA
Conference:                   June 30-July 4, 2008

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If you have a question about ED-MEDIA, please send an e-mail to AACE Conference Services, conf [at] aace [dot] org

Contact: AACE--Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, Virginia 23327  USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760, E-mail: conf@aace.org  *  http://www.AACE.org