Special Education

The 14th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technologies in Education will be held on July 11 – 13, 2011, in the historic city of Cambridge, England

This year’s Chairman of the Education conference is Dr. Vladimir Uskov, Professor of Personal computer Science and Data Systems, and Co-Director of The InterLabs Research Institute at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, USA.  Dr. Uskov’s study interests include Internet-Based Education, On the internet Education, Web-Lecturing Technology, IT Education and Portal Technologies.

The Education conference is truly an international gathering, with representatives from over 30 countries, and researchers across a wide range of disciplines derived from technology-based education, software systems for teaching and understanding, and virtual scientific laboratories.  This year the conference has a lot of international collaborating agencies, including The International Society for Engineering Education (Switzerland), Council of Researches and Education (Brazil), Tsyolkovsky Moscow Aviation Technological University, The Japan Society for Information and System in Education, and other groups from Poland, Estonia, Greece, Romania and the United States.

The 2011 Education Conference topics and keynote speakers have not been chosen, but the recent August 2010 Education Conference in Hawaii had two keynote speeches.  These were:

“A Framework for e-Learning 2. and its Primary Functions” given by Dr. Toshio Okamoto, President, Japanese Society for Details and Systems on Education and Director of the E-Studying Center, University of Electro-Communications, Japan and “Classroom, Ubiquitous, and Mobile Advanced Technologies to Enhance Learning”, presented by Prof. Hitoshi Miyata, Director of the Center for Educational Analysis and Practice at Japan’s Shiga University.

(More on these keynote speeches here:   http://www.iasted.org/conferences/pastpeople-734.html)

An exciting feature of the 2011 Education Conference will be the International Competitions.  This year there are two categories of competition.   The very first is the 10th International Competition of Ph.D. Students on Research in a Technology-based Education Region, and the second is the 7th International Competition of Non-Commercial Software Systems, Tools and Goods for Technology-based Education.

Unique Education Conference Awards will also be given, in 3 distinct categories.  These consist of the CATE 2011 Very best Paper Award, the CATE 2011 Very best Ph.D. Student Award, and the CATE 2011 Best Software System Award.

You may well also sponsor the Education Conference, and enhance your position in the industry by demonstrating new investigation and technologies.   It’s a excellent opportunity to reach academics and experts in your chosen field.  Several choices are offered, from event signage and exhibiting, to item-oriented lectures and sponsorship of coffee breaks.

Cambridge is a lovely mix of modern and medieval, and residence to historical Cambridge University.  There is a lot in the way of local entertainment, restaurants, pubs, and shopping centers. Explore the cobblestone streets.  Punt down the river, but be positive to maintain your balance or you may possibly just fall in!

The International Association for Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) is a non-profit organization founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1977. IASTED promotes economic development through science and technologies, and organizes some 300 conferences in over 40 countries around the world. For much more info, please go to iasted.org.

Historic Cambridge, England will host The International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technologies in Education in July 2011.  The newest analysis innovations in technology and education will be presented and debated.  Get full details here! http://www.iasted.org/conferences/property-734.html