Register for the 9th Sakai Conference in Paris
Sakai community conferences have emerged as high-energy occasions for
extended face-to-face interactions between our community of designers,
developers, pedagogists, faculty, students, user support specialists, system
administrators, and educational technology managers. Sakai conferences
provide a welcoming and informative venue for all all those interested in
seeing what the Sakai community and software are all about.
The 2008 Sakai Community Conference will be held in Paris, France from
Tuesday July 1 through Thursday July 3, with pre-conference sessions and
activities on Monday, 30 June. All meetings and conference sessions will be
held at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in the 5th arrondissement--a
spectacular location in the heart of one of the world's great cities. The
ever popular Sakai demonstrations will take place on Wednesday evening, July
2nd, at the conference hotel, the Marriott Rive Gauche, which is located
nearby. A special reception, hosted by the Executive Director of the Sakai
Foundation, will be held at the Marriott on Monday evening for all Sakai
newcomers. If you're relatively new to Sakai this is a great way to learn
about how to get the most out of the conference.
Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies at the
London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, will deliver the keynote
address. Featured speakers include Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of Giunti Labs
and Chair of the European Learning Industry Group, James Dalziel of
Macquarie University and creator of LAMS, Wendy Mackay with INRIA, Futurs at
University Paris-Sud. With more than 140 sessions and workshops it promises
to be another terrific event.
Please visit the conference website (https://sakai.educonference.com/paris/index.php) to
see the preliminary schedule, register for the conference and secure a room at the conference
hotel (discounts available through June 10). We look forward to seeing you
in Paris!
