EdMedia Call for Participation

Submissions Deadline: April 18, 2014

June 23 - 27, 2013 - Tampere, Finland

Proposal Submission Guide & Form

INVITATION

EdMedia--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
EdMedia, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries. For a list, see: Countries @ EdMedia.
We invite you to attend EdMedia and submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, tutorials, workshops, posters/demonstrations, corporate showcases/demos, and SIG discussions. The Conference Review Policy requires that each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and online proceedings available on EdITLib - Education and Information Technology Digital Library.

TOPICS

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of multimedia/hypermedia and telecommunications. Sub-topics listed here.

1. Infrastructure
2. Tools & Content-Oriented Applications
3. New Roles of the Instructor & Learner
4. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)
5. Cases & Projects
6. Universal Web Accessibility
7. Indigenous Peoples & Technology

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

• Keynote Speakers
• Invited Panels/Speakers
• Papers
• Panels
• Student Panels
• Posters/Demonstrations
• Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
• Workshops
• Roundtables
• Symposia
• Virtual Papers

For Presentation Category descriptions, and information about what to submit with your proposal, click here.

CORPORATE PARTICIPATION

A variety of opportunities are available to present research-oriented papers, or to showcase and market your products and services. For information about Corporate Showcases (30 minutes) and Corporate Demonstrations (2-hours, scheduled with the Poster/Demos), click here.

PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings internationally distributed through and archived in the AACE Digital Library. These proceedings serve as major sources in the multimedia/ hypermedia/ telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of the art in the discipline.
Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL), or Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR). See: www.aace.org/pubs
Please note that reviewers may reject submissions if the written product shows exceedingly poor grammar or structure. For this reason, all papers and presentations—especially those written by non-native English speakers—should be proofread or copyedited prior to submission.

• AACE suggests PenPoint Editing for any proofreading or copyediting needs.

PAPER AWARDS

Papers present reports of significant work or integrative reviews in research, development, and applications related to the educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/ distance education. All presented papers will be considered by the Program Committee for Outstanding Paper Awards. There will also be an award for Outstanding Student Paper (therefore, please indicate with your submission if the primary author is a full-time student).
Award winning papers will be highlighted in the AACE online periodical the AACE Journal. See previous award papers featured in the AACE Digital Library.

BACKGROUND

The EdMedia conference series originated as the International Conference on Computers and Learning (ICCAL) which was held as a major international symposium in:

• Calgary, Canada (1987)
• Dallas, USA (1989)
• Hagen, Germany (1990)
• Wolfville, Canada (1992)

EdMedia conferences have been held in:

• Orlando, USA (1993)
• Vancouver, Canada (1994)
• Graz, Austria (1995)
• Boston, USA (1996)
• Calgary, Canada (1997)
• Freiburg, Germany (1998)
• Seattle, USA (1999)
• Montreal, Canada (2000)
• Tampere, Finland (2001)
• Denver, Colorado (2002)
• Honolulu, Hawaii (2003)
• Lugano, Switzerland (2004)
• Montreal, Canada (2005)
• Orlando, Florida (2006)
• Vancouver, Canada (2007)
• Vienna, Austria (2008)
• Honolulu, Hawaii (2009)
• Toronto, Canada (2010)
• Lisbon, Portugal (2011)
• Denver, USA (2012)
• Victoria, Canada (2013)

EdMedia 2014 is the 26th in this series of internationally respected meetings.

Proposal Submission Guide & Form

Co-sponsored by the:

• Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
• International Journal on E-Learning
• Journal of Interactive Learning Research

To request further information and keep informed about EdMedia Conferences, click here

If you have a question about the EdMedia Conference, please send an E-mail to AACE Conference Services, or call 757-366-5606, or fax 703-997-8760

The EdMedia Conference has become THE truly international conference in this field. This was an early goal of the organizers.

The 71 (!) countries represented at a typical EdMedia conference follow.

• Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Iran
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Kuwait
• Liberia
• Lithuania
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Morocco
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Palestine
• Panamá
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• República Dominicana
• Romania
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• Singapore
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• The Netherlands
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• U. A. Emirates
• United Kingdom
• USA
• Yugoslavia
• Zimbabwe