Forwarded on request -- please do not reply to me. Holly ------------ From: News list for ALT-C on behalf of Rhonda Riachi Sent: Fri 14/12/2007 17:29 To: ALT-CINFO@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: ALT-C 2008: first Call for Papers and Abstracts Dear Colleagues The online paper submission system for ALT-C 2008 is now open. Please forward the Call for Papers below to your colleagues and note the deadlines for submission and booking. If you do not wish to receive any more information on ALT-C, please send a "SIGNOFF ALT-CINFO" command in an email to LISTSERV@JISCMAIL.AC.UK. Regards Rhonda Riachi Director -------------------------Call for papers---------------------------- ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide 9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK First call for papers and abstracts The online submission system for ALT-C 2008 is now open: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/papers.html Please read the submission guidelines for Research Papers and for Abstracts - http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html - and download the Research Paper Template if you wish to submit a research paper. Submit your proposal on the new submission system at https://alt.conference-services.net/ Key dates: Submissions open 14 December 2007 Submissions close 28 February 2008 Presenters' registration deadline: 6 June 2008 Early bird registration deadline: 30 June 2008 Registrations close: 15 August 2008 Keynote speakers: David Cavallo, Chief Learning Architect for One Laptop per Child, and Head of the Future of Learning Research Group at MIT Media Lab; Dr Itiel Dror, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Southampton; Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and Director of the Gapminder Foundation. To sponsor ALT-C 2008 contact Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive of ALT, seb.schmoller@alt.ac.uk To exhibit at ALT-C 2008 contact Hayley Willis, Events Administrator, hayley.willis@alt.ac.uk ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide 9-11 September 2008, Leeds, England http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/ -----------------------------------------------------