International conference on children’s rights
Challenging social norms, attitudes and behaviours that hinder effective protection of children’s rights: conference in Strasbourg next week. More...
Challenging social norms, attitudes and behaviours that hinder effective protection of children’s rights: conference in Strasbourg next week. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Putting It All Together... Privacy, Security, Cybercrime and Safety
Continuing coverage from the IFIPTMA Conference I am attending here in Moncton. First up was Parry Aftab, a cyber-lawyer advocating the sharing of information to counteract internet abuses. I also summarized quite a good talk by David Townsend, a Law professor at UNB, on PHI Meets PST: A PST Framework for Personal Health Information. Stephen Downes, Half an Hour August 1, 2007 [Link] [Tags: Security Issues, Privacy Issues, Information]. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Better Conferences - Response Needed
Tony Karrer is looking to build a better conference. Perhaps he missed my post on how I would organize a conference. No matter. If you have suggestions, send them along to him. Maybe we can collectively reinvent this tired art form. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Webheads In Action Online Conference
Archives from a remarkable online conference hosted over the weekend by Webheads in Action and hosted by organizations such as Worldbridges, Learning Times, Tapped In and others. Keynotes, in addition to my own, were delivered by george Siemens, Barbara Ganley, Leigh Blackall, Etienne Wenger, Teemu Leinonen and Robin Good. Dozens of other really high quality presentations. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Report On The WWW 2007 Conference
Summary of the WWW conference just completed in Banff. Worth noting is the concept of 'linked data' which is (or seems to be) a semantic web "in which data can participate." By, um, being linked? "Tim [Berners-Lee] described the Tabulator generic data browser which he had developed". More...
Le 4 octobre 2019, le groupe Synergie organisait la 4e édition de son forum dédié à l’emploi des femmes intitulé "Mix&métiers". La "conférence inspirante" d’un illusionniste a introduit cette journée en abordant la question de la communication notamment dans le contexte professionnel. Plus...
Une conférence-débat est organisée le lundi 23 septembre, de 16h30 à 18h00, au CWTC - Jarry pour toutes les organisations salariales, toutes les organisations et fédérations patronales, toutes le réseau consulaire ainsi que les adhérents et ressortissants de ces structures. Plus...
Avec plus de 8 000 visiteurs, 500 conférences et 275 stands de partenaires, Educause est un événement majeur du numérique et de l'I.T. dans l'enseignement supérieur. Durant 4 jours, la quasi-totalité des universités américaines, ainsi que de nombreuses délégations étrangères, se retrouvent dans une véritable ruche, bourdonnant d'idées, des réflexions et des partages d'expériences. Plus...
La conférence annuelle O.E.B. favorise les échanges sur l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies dans l'apprentissage et la formation, dans les secteurs des entreprises, de l'éducation et des services publics. Plus...