Volume 5, Issue 1, 2000
Table of Contents

Towards the Global University II: Redefining Excellence in the Third Millennium
April 16-20, 2000
Cape Town, South Africa
www.uclan.ac.uk/global.htm

As the second educational summit designed to address the definition and achievement of excellence in higher education in the 21st century, this conference will bring together executives from diverse cultures, backgrounds and areas of higher education. A combination of keynote presentations, action-based workshops and feedback sessions will enhance international awareness and foster global networking by sharing strategic visions for the future.

TECHVision 2000: An International Technology in Education Conference and Exposition
April 26-28, 2000
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
www.jcsef.org.jm/conferen.htm

Presented by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Jamaica and the Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation, this conference is designed to bring together international educators and technology professionals to share knowledge and experience on ways to enhance educational environments and delivery systems. With the theme, "Technology in Education: Networking for Equity "The Wall-less Classroom," both the conference and the exposition will focus on the use of technologies, models and strategies that enhance the teaching/learning process and provide solutions for sharing and collaboration.

The Concept of Bildung in Postmodern Society
May 4-6, 2000
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel.: +45 3969 6633, ext. 2553
Fax: +45 3969 1278

This conference is organized by the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies and will be of interest to researchers in the field of education and didactics. The conference aims to bring together some of the foremost scholars in the field of educational theory and philosophy for an exchange which may contribute to the re-thinking of vital educational issues and the implications of the information society.

Intercultural Education and Cooperative Learning: Insights and Practices After Five Years of European Experience
May 13-16, 2000
Ghent, Belgium
Tel.: +32 9 264 67 17
Fax: +32 9 264 67 74

Organized by the Centre for Intercultural Education (Belgium), the International Association for Intercultural Education, The Uppsala University In-service Training Department (Sweden), and The University of Kristianstad (Sweden), this conference is designed for teachers, principals, teacher training institutes, advisory services and local and national authorities interested in the principles and practice of intercultural education.

World Education Market
May 24-27, 2000
Vancouver, Canada
www.wemex.com

The World Education Market (WEM) is on course to become the first truly international, multi-sectoral education forum. Its central objective is to provide an international showcase of practical, effective and innovative approaches for the delivery of education, training and lifelong learning. The WEM will provide opportunities for assessing and comparing products, negotiating adaptations and localizations, forming alliances for co-production and delivery of resources and testing systems and educational materials.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges Annual Conference 2000
May 28-30, 2000
Whitehorse, Canada
www.accc.ca/conf2000

This year’s conference theme, "Reaching Out - Reaching In: Building Success on our Traditions for the New Millennium," reflects the ways in which Canadian colleges are interacting in a multitude of ways to serve an increasingly diverse student body and community. Central to the success of Canada’s college system is its ability to respond to change. Conference speakers will address recent changes while workshops will reflect on the models of cooperation needed to serve ever-changing client needs. Of particular interest will be the presentation of initiatives which will serve communities well into the new millennium, including the successful implementation of Prior Learning Assessment, examples of successful transfer and mobility agreements, partnership projects which have a broad reach and successes in the implementation of distributed learning models.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
52nd Annual Conference
May 28-June 2, 2000
San Diego, California
www.nafsa.org/sandiego/

The theme of this year’s NAFSA conference is "Developing a Creative Climate for International Education." This event typically attracts over 5,000 participants from more than 80 countries representing all areas of international education, including college and university study abroad programs, government and private agencies, educational organizations and providers of student services.

International Workshops on Participatory Development: Concepts, Tools and Application in Prior Learning Assessment and Participatory Rural/Rapid Appraisal Methods
June 19-24, 2000 and
July 3-8, 2000
Ottawa, Canada
www.mosaic-net-intl.ca
Email: workshop@mosaic-net-intl.ca

These workshops will be based on a hands-on approach to participatory development that can be applied in Canada and overseas, in both urban and rural community settings. The six-day, intensive workshops will include assignments in the community to maximize learning, group interaction and networking. Topics include: the origins of participatory development, learning and application of Participatory Rural/Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools, participation and the project cycle, effective facilitation skills, building action plans and team building.

Dawning of Opportunity: International Conference on Rural and Distance Education
July 1-4, 2000
Cairns, Australia
SPERA & AADES
P.O. Box 379, Darling Heights, Queensland 4350, Australia

Educators in all fields, administrators, community members and anyone with an interest in rural education are invited to attend this exciting event. Conference sub-themes include: flexible delivery: initiative and innovation; rural communities and their schools; making it work: vocational education and training in rural areas; and, indigenous education: creating new opportunities in a rural context.

International Workshop on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
July 10-15, 2000
Ottawa, Canada
www.mosaic-net-intl.ca
Email: workshop@mosaic-net-intl.ca

This intensive six-day experiential workshop is practically-focused, with daily excursions into the community and a three-day community assignment. Topics to be covered include: origins of participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E), skills and attributes of a PM&E facilitator, learning PM&E tools, designing a monitoring and evaluation framework and action plans. A project clinic will include projects from participants’ workplaces and provide a rich environment for feedback.

Fourth Annual China Canada U.S. Conference on Education
July 12-22, 2000
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
INFORMATIONworks, Educational Management Services
215 Dinison Cr., Kitchener, ON N2E 2S6
Attention: Norm Damaren

This conference will provide an opportunity for Canadian professionals and companies to "network" with their own colleagues and over 33 Chinese and U.S. educators from universities, faculties of education, colleges of applied arts and technology and elementary and secondary schools.

The British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association
4th International Conference
July 25-27, 2000
Keele University, England
www.niss.ac.uk/education/butex

Under the theme of Student-Centred Study Abroad, this international conference will focus on: managing student expectations, pre-departure briefings and de-briefings, orientation, adapting to different ways of learning, quality in exchange programs, sustainability of exchanges, coping with cultural conflicts and credit transfer.

International Conference on Early Childhood Education
August 28-30, 2000
Jerusalem, Israel
Tel.: +972 2 62162397
Fax: +972 2 6216230

Organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the State of Israel and the Teacher’s Union of Israel, this conference is targeted toward early childhood educators, teacher educators, researchers and professionals in related fields. Participants will network and deliberate on current issues and trends in early childhood education worldwide and gain exposure to new initiatives in the field.

Innovations in Higher Education 2000
August 30-September 2, 2000
Helsinki, Finland
www.helsinki.fi/inno2000