“ICALT 2010″ is organized in association with units of research in information technology within the Universities of Tunis and Sousse as well as the Khawarezmi Computer Centre.

Lectures by leading international experts, such as the American Lean Lederman, winner of the Noble Prize in Physics 1988, as well the presentation of some as 200 papers and three scientific workshops are also on the agenda of the conference

On the sidelines of the meeting, an English-language website will be launched. It will be dedicated to young people around the world, on the occasion of 2010 International Youth.

The English-language website will include a virtual forum on youth and education aimed at collecting recommendations and suggestions that will be discussed at the forthcoming International Youth Conference to be held under the aegis of the United Nations.

Source: InfoTunisie

Sousse is a Tunisian city with rich culture and a long-standing tradition in computer-based learning.

The ICALT conference will be held from July 5^th till July 7^th, 2010 and will be co-organized by the University of Tunis, the University of Sousse and the Informatics and Telematics Institute based in Athens.

The topics of interest that will be discussed during this event include the following:

• Learning Systems Platforms and Architectures
• Rethinking Pedagogy in Technology-enhanced Learning
• Adaptive and Personalized Technology-enhanced Learning
• Intelligent Educational Systems
• Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
• Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning
• Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments for Learning
• Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning
• Web 2.0 and Social Computing for Learning and Knowledge Sharing
• Semantic Web and Ontologies for Learning Systems
• Affective and Pervasive Computing for Learning
• Human-Centered Web Science and its Applications to Technology-enhanced Learning
• Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, and Life-Long Learning
• e-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies
• Data Mining and Web Mining in Education
• Knowledge and Competencies Management
• Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
• Advanced Learning Technologies for Disabled and Non-Disabled People
• Technology-enhanced Science Education
• International Alliance for Open Source, Open Standards, and federated repositories
• School of the Future and Future Classrooms
• E-learning in the Workplace

The technical program will feature keynote address, workshops, and tutorials in addition to presentations of refereed papers. The Deadline for submitting papers has been extended to January 25^th, 2010.

A doctoral consortium is planned at this conference. The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world who are in the early phases of their dissertation work (i.e., in their first or second year). The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to help students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and general advice on using the research environment in a constructive and international atmosphere. The Doctoral Consortium provides PhD students with the opportunity to meet and discuss with experts in their area. Students will present and discuss their thesis in the context of a well-known and established international conference outside of their usual university environment.

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