Microsoft Word - CfP_ICL2009.doc ICL2009 Conference Chair M. E. Auer (CTI Villach, Austria) African Liaison Rhena Delport, University of Pretoria, South Africa Asian Liaison Linmi Tao, Tsinghua University Peking, China Australian/Oceanian Liaison John Sandler, Telstra Corporation Melbourne, Australia Latin America Liaison Arthur Edwards, Universidad de Colima, Mexico Middle East Liaison A. Y. Al-Zoubi, PSUT Amman, Jordan, North America Liaison David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning New York, USA Senior PC Members Christos. Bouras University and CTI Patras, Greece Christian Dorninger, BMBWK Vienna, Austria Martin Hitz, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Josef Hvorecky, VSM Bratislava, Slovakia Trayan Iliev, University of Sofia, Bulgaria George Ioannidis, University of Patras, Greece Göran Karlsson, KTH Stockholm, Sweden Barbara Kerr, Concordia University Montreal, Canada Andreas Pester, Carinthia Tech Institute Villach, Austria Serge Ravet, European Institute for E-Learning, France Rob Reilly, MIT Media Lab, USA Cornel Samoila, University Transylvania Brasov, Romania Wolfgang Scharl, Technikum Vienna, Austria Jeanne Schreurs, University of Hasselt, Belgium Thomas Schmidt, HAW Hamburg, Germany Richard Straub, IBM, France and ELIG Andras Szucs, EDEN, TU Budapest, Hungary Publication Chair Doru Ursutiu, University Transylvania Brasov, Romania More information http://www.icl-conference.org info@icl-conference.org phone: +43-4242-90500-2115 Registration Server http://www.conftool.com/icl- conference/ FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS 12th International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning www.icl-conference.org September 23 – 25, 2009, Villach, Austria This interdisciplinary conference aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences in interactive computer aided learning. Therefore pilot projects, applications and products will also be welcome. This conference will be organized by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach/Austria in cooperation with: • Federal Ministries for Science, Education and Culture of Austria, • IEEE Education Society, • European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) • International E-Learning Association (IELA) • European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) • International Society of Engineering Education (IGIP) • International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) • European Inst. of E-Learning (EifEL) • European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) • Austrian Computer Society (OCG) Topics of Interest ICL2009 will have a focus on Semantic Technologies, Educational MashUps, Collaborative Learning Environments as well as E-Portfolios. General topics are for example: • Web based learning (WBL) • Life long learning • Adaptive and intuitive environments • Responsive environments • Semantic metadata for e-learning • Mobile learning environments and applications • Computer aided language learning incorporating AI techniques (ICALL) • Platforms and authoring tools • Educational MashUps • Knowledge management and learning • Educational Virtual Environments • Collaborative learning • Applications of the Semantic Web • E-Portfolios • Standards and style-guides • Remote and virtual laboratories • Multimedia applications and virtual reality • Pedagogical and psychological issues • Evaluation and outcomes assessment • New learning models and applications • Cost-effectiveness • Real world experiences • Pilot projects / Products / Applications • … and others Types of Contributions • Full Papers (peer reviewed, 20 minutes presentation followed by a panel discussion) • Short Papers (15 minutes presentation) • Interactive Demonstrations (15 minutes presentation, also on-line demonstrations) • Round Table Discussions (work in progress, late papers, doctoral thesis discussions) • Posters All submissions are subject to a double blind reviewing process. Other opportunities to participate: • Run a workshop or tutorial. • Organize a thematic session. Proposals should include a minimum of three papers. • Exhibit at ICL (projects, products and developments of e-learning technology) Important Dates May 15, 2009 Submission of extended abstracts (two pages) May 29, 2009 Proposals for short papers, demos, workshops, tutorials, poster, round tables June 11, 2009 Notification of acceptance Sept. 10, 2009 Camera-ready due Sept. 23-25, 2009 Conference ICL2009 Proceedings All accepted submissions will be published in the ICL2009 proceedings (with ISBN).