Back to homepage	The 5th DIVERSE International Conference on Video and Videoconferencing in Education, 5th to 7th July, 2005 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Nashville, Tennessee.
	You are cordially invited to attend the Fifth International DIVERSE conference on Video and Videoconferencing in Education in Nashville, Tennessee, July 5th - 7th 2005. This year's event is hosted by Vanderbilt University and the DIVERSE network. Below, you will find information on the scope of the conference, on how to submit a proposal and other important information. Introduction DIVERSE is the premier event in the world on all aspects of video and videoconferencing in education - teaching, research, management etc - including the convergence of these technologies with online technologies, and the emergence of new possibilities such as telepresence learning and teaching, interactive television, virtual reality and computer games techniques, and wireless and handheld access to live or archived moving images. DIVERSE has established itself as a high quality event with excellent opportunities for formal and informal networking with some of the world's leading experts in the field. DIVERSE aims to combine technology and pedagogy, and is intended for teachers, technical support staff, researchers, staff and educational developers, project managers and directors etc, who are concerned to embed video and videoconferencing technologies within educational practice. DIVERSE attracts presenters and delegates from all over the globe and will be both a showcase and a critical forum on all aspects of video in education - through plenary and themed parallel sessions. Venue and accommodation The conference venue will be Vanderbilt University, and conference accommodation will be provided in heart of Nashville. Further information on the venue and on registering for the conference will follow as soon as possible. Please join the JISCmail video mailing list for updates (see information below) or follow the bimonthly online newsletter at http://www.diverse-video.net/ Call for contributions Contributions should be either   A one hour workshop or seminar, with good interactivity A 30 minute presentation allowing ample time for discussion, and preferably with video examples. A 60 or 90 minute panel session on a topic of particular significance for the future use of video These may be presented face-to-face or via videoconference. Contributors should identify one of the following themes.   Videoconferencing and telepresence teaching (including audio and text where they inform these practices) Video, pedagogy and research into the effective use of video in learning and teaching Video and interactive learning Students learning by making and using video Interactive television Making and/or using video recordings and video archives Digital video, the Internet (eg streaming), video via wireless and handheld devices Enriching e-learning using video and multimedia (both face-to-face and at a distance) The use of virtual reality and computer games techniques to enrich learning Submitting your proposal Submissions should be in Times New Roman, in Word. The whole proposal from title line (ie excluding 'type of session and duration') to last line should not exceed 18 cm, and should be 16 cm wide, justified left and right. It must have the following format, in 12 point except where otherwise stated. Please follow the following guidelines concerning the format of your proposals; this is what will appear in the Conference Handbook for the information of delegates. Heading   Statement of the type of session and duration eg Paper, 30 minutes Session title in bold, centred, 16 point Name(s) of the presenters, following the name of each presenter with their institution and country, bold, centred. The main contact person should be the first listed. Summary:   summary of the session content. typically, the summary should not exceed 300 words Outcomes   The expected outcomes in terms of what the participants may learn, experience etc. Timing (optional)   A summary of the timing and activity of the session. eg For a paper:   5 mins, introduction; 15 mins, presentation with video examples; 10 mins, discussion. eg For a workshop:   5 mins, introduction of participants; 20 mins, presentation and examples; 20 mins, small group discussions of the issues and problems; 15 mins, plenary session with feedback from groups. Biographical details A sentence or two about the presenter(s), with email addresses. Note, a list of all delegates, including presenters, with email addresses will be distributed with the Conference Handbook You should submit your proposal as an attached file to either Mark Childs m.childs@warwick.ac.uk or Lori Schneiders lori.schnieders@vanderbilt.edu Receipt will be acknowledged with a reply. Proposals should be received by Friday 10 December 2004 Contributors will be notified by Friday January 14th, 2005. All selected presenters must register as conference delegates for at least the day on which their session takes place. Deadline for registration is 31 March 2005. More information in registering will follow soon. Full written papers are not obligatory. However, you may wish to offer a full paper for the conference proceedings, the deadline for which is also 31 March 2005. Keep up to date For updates on the conference, please subscribe to the UK JISCmail 'video' discussion list. Send a message to jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk. The message should be: join video X Y. Insert your first name for X and your last name for Y. Note that there is a space between each word in the message. Do not put anything else into the message. Alternatively, visit: www.diverse-video.net for the latest information on the conference. The conference committee looks forward to receiving you proposals. Best wishes on behalf of conference committee, Mark Childs (Chair, University of Warwick) Lori Schneiders (Host, Vanderbilt University) Note on entry to the United States The U.S. has a Visa Waiver Program for the following countries providing that you are staying in the United States for 90 days or less and have a return or onward ticket.. Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom If you're travelling on an electronic ticket, a copy of the itinerary must be carried. You'll also need a completed form I-94W, which the airline should provide. You will also need a passport that is individual machine-readable (two typeface lines printed at the bottom of the biographical page e.g. http://www.usembassy.it/cons/visa-mrp.htm) and that is valid for sixth months beyond the end of your stay. If your passport isn't machine-readable, you'll need a new one (or get a visa). If you are bringing children, they will need their own passport, or you will need a visa. Anyone who is a citizen of a country outside of the 27 members of the VWP will need a visa from their US embassy.   Back to Homepage
	This document was prepared for the DIVERSE newsletter November 2004 - ref: www.diverse-net.org/diverse_2005_call.htm

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