ED-MEDIA 2009 Final Call for Participation

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

June 22-26, 2009  Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii

** Submissions Due: April 7, 2009 **

Organized by: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

CONTENTS & LINKS

• Call for Papers , Submission and Presenter Guide , Presenter Lounge
• Major Topics
• Presentation Categories
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
• Proceedings & Paper Awards
• For Budgeting Purposes
• Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Deadlines

INVITATION:

ED-MEDIA 2009--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 forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, 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.

This Final Call for Presentations is offered for those who were: 

• unable to meet the first deadline for submissions in December, or
• were not ready to present a finished paper or project, or
• have a work-in-progress topic to present, and
• do not yet have a proposal accepted for presentation.

All presentation proposals are peer-reviewed and selected by three reviewers on the respected Program Committee for inclusion in the conference program, Proceedings (book and CD-ROM formats) and EdITLib (Education and Information Technology Digital Library).

We invite you to attend the ED-MEDIA Conference and submit proposals for these presentation categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/categories.htm 

• Full & Brief Papers
• Best Practices
• Panels
• Best Practices
• Roundtables
• Symposia
• Student Panels
• Posters/Demonstrations
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations

These Final Call presentation categories have been quite popular especially for the efficient exchange of information about on-going research, applications, and projects.

Submission Guidelines and Form:  http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/submitguide.htm

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

TOPICS:

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 tecommunications.

For ALL subtopics, please see: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/topics.htm

1. Infrastructure: (in the large)
2. Tools & Content-oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Special Strand: ** Universal Web Accessibility **

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:

 The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

   CORPORATE SHOWCASES & DEMONSTRATIONS:

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

   PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS:

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 community, 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,  Do You Subscribe?

Papers with high review scores will be invited for publication consideration by AACE's respected journals, especially for:

• 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:

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 sessions except tutorials.

All conference sessions will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort located on the famous Waikiki Beach and in walking distance to the city's shopping district - with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. A very special hotel discount has been obtained for ED-MEDIA participants!

WAIKIKI BEACH, HONOLULU, HAWAII

Whether your idea of fun is soaking up the sun on a pristine, white sand beach or nightclubbing in Waikiki, hiking the trails or sampling some of the fantastic Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, we know that you're going to enjoy yourself on O'ahu.

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DEADLINES:

• Final Call Submissions: April 7, 2009
• Final Authors Notified: April 16, 2009
• Proceedings File Due: May 1, 2009
• Early Registration: May 1, 2009
• Hotel Reservations: May 20, 2009
• Conference: June 22-26, 2009