E-Transformation in Learning Symposium

E-Transformation in Learning Symposium focuses on new learning methods, distance education, vocational training and alternative channels of learning enhanced with technology. Experts from universities, from the industry, from the government, and from non-governmental organisations will share their knowledge and experience in e-Learning, learning content management value chains, collaborative business models and development standards. The emphasis will be on how universities and organisations can collaborate in making e-Learning fully functional in development and empowerment of the people - with all subgroups such as women, rural population, people with disabilities and youth - in the areas of education, training, value creation and democratic participation. While over 30 presentations will be held in the symposium, companies and universities will share their experiences at their stands in the expositions area. Supported by the European Union EUMEDIS programme, Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV) and Turkish Informatics Association’s Istanbul Branch (TBD-Istanbul), there will be nearly 30 overseas participants of this symposium from the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark and the Mediterranean countries and an overall 300 plus expected participants from universities, company strategic or human resources departments, IT companies, NGOs, chambers of commerce, informatics trade unions and the government, as well as the membership of regularly met e-Learning subcommittees of TBV and  TBD-Istanbul.
Presentations of the “E-Transformation in Learning” where outstanding academics chair meetings will be in English and will be submitted by the following:

Ann Bygholm, Denmark
David Durie, Britain
Elif Ayiter, Sabancı Univ.
Faruk Eczacıbaşı,  President, TBV
James Everett, Britain
Kutluk Özgüven, Sabancı Univ.
Kürşat Çağıltay, METU
Lillian Buus, Denmark
Niall Sclater, Britain
Ole Borch, Denmark
Rafiq Islam, Canada
Sabri Saidam, Minister of Telecom and IT, Palestine
Selahattin Kuru, Işık Univ.
Selim Balcısoy, Sabancı Univ.

For further information, please visit our webpage,mvu.sabanciuniv.edu/symp/tr

21 April 2005