[Apologies if you receive multiple times, please circulate this to your colleagues who might be interested, thank you so much.] ------- Call for Demonstrations for EdTech Innovation ----------- EdTech Innovation (http://www.edinnovation.ca/) May 1 -3, 2013 - Calgary, AB Canada Call for Demonstrations (http://www.edinnovation.ca/call-for-demonstrations/) EdTech Innovation is a national conference, hosted by Athabasca University in Calgary, May 1-3, 2013, bringing together startups, small and medium enterprises, researchers, and purchasers and venture capitalists. The conference will profile innovative research being conducted in Canadian universities as well as startups that are developing new technologies, products, and services. Connecting researchers with startups will enable new forms of innovation and partnership opportunities in growing Canada's educational ecosystem. We expect 200 attendees for this event. An open trade show will be available the general public to see new educational tools and techniques. The conference organizers are pleased to invite companies, startups, VCs, and researchers to submit a one-paragraph proposal to present at the conference. This submission should include: a short description of the innovative product (research or startup) that you would like to demonstrate, what makes it innovative, technology requirements for the demonstration, and contact person. Submissions will close on January 31, 2013 and successful vendors and researchers will be informed by February 27, 2013. Please send your demonstration proposal to George Siemens at gsiemens@athabascau.ca ------------------------ Sincerely, Maiga Chang maiga.chang@gmail.com http://maiga.athabascau.ca 01, 17 '12 PM 12:45 in Edmonton --------------------------------- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Technology for Education and Learning Executive Editor, International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (EI) Associate Editor, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Learning Culture and Language through ICTs: Methods for Enhanced Instruction http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=33419 ----------- Guest Editor, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learningy (SSCI) Special Issue on Technology Enhanced Information Retrieval and Processing for Online Learning http://maiga.athabascau.ca/editors/IRRODL-Special_Issue-2012-IR.html Guest Associate Editor, IEEE Technology and Engineering Education Special Issue on Cloud Computing Technology and Applications (Vol. 7, No. 2) http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/e/sac/itee/index.php/meem/article/viewFile/252/2... http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/e/sac/itee/index.php/meem/issue/view/30 --------- School of Computing and Information Systems (http://scis.athabascau.ca/) Athabasca University 1200, 10011-109 Street Edmonton, T5J-3S8 AB, Canada --------------- Phone: +1-866-916-8646 Website: http://maiga.dnsalias.org and http://maiga.athabascau.ca CV: http://scis.athabascau.ca/scis/staff/faculty.jsp?id=maigac Leave me an Audio/Video message with JoinNet (required to install in Microsoft Windows OS first) http://meeting.athabascau.ca/gotomeeting.php?u=5&c=visit JoinNet software: http://www.homemeeting.com/en_US/download_joinnet.html