iEARN is a lovely organization that we have worked with in the past, and for those of you nearby this is a nice opportunity to meet people from Taking IT Global as well, a youth advocacy group based in Canada.<br><br>Sam.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">iEARN</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newsletter@iearn.org">newsletter@iearn.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:22 PM<br>
Subject: iEARN Conference and Youth Summit 2010<br>To: <a href="http://meta.sj">meta.sj</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="" alt="2010 Canada Conference" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="464" height="162"></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><br>
Special Conference Announcement!</b></span></h1><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">In July 2010, iEARN-Canada will be hosting the 17th Annual iEARN International Conference and 14th Annual Youth Summit. This is a gathering open to all, which typically brings together teachers and students from 50-70 countries. It builds upon previous conferences in Argentina (1994), Australia (1995), Hungary (1996), Spain (1997), USA (1998), Puerto Rico (1999), China (2000), South Africa (2001), Russia (2002), Japan (2003), Slovakia (2004), Senegal (2005), the Netherlands (2006), Egypt (2007), and Morocco (2009).<br>
<br> All are welcome! We invite you to join hundreds of educators, students, administrators and partner organizations who come together annually at the iEARN Conference and Youth Summit to share how they are using technology to build global understanding and enhance teaching and learning!<br>
<br> Among countries registered so far: Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, USA, UK, and Yemen.<br>
<br> Highlights of this year's conference include:<br> </span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Karen Cator, Director, Educational Technology, US Department of Education</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Milton Chen, George Lucas Education Foundation</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jennifer Corriero & Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stephen Heppell, Education Visionary</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adobe Youth Voices Film Festival </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First Nations Dance Troupe</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Environmental Youth Panel</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Opportunities to meet and collaborate with educators from over 50 different countries!</span></span></li> </ul></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Registration</b><br>
For more information regarding registration and payment, see </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://iearn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=782836154ac18a36600ab48e7&id=b36154d6a8&e=bc362715bc" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.iearn2010.org</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> or contact: </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="mailto:registration@iearn-canada.org" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">registration@iearn-canada.org</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Note: Registration will close on June 10th.<br>
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br> <b>Visas for Canada</b><br> Visa applications to Canada might take a few weeks to process at the Canadian Embassies. We are in the process of preparing Letters of Invitation for the conference. If you require a Letter of Invitation to apply for your Visa to Canada, please complete an <a href="http://iearn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=782836154ac18a36600ab48e7&id=0a6ad1c2ef&e=bc362715bc" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">invitation letter request form</a>. Please also be aware that we can not send the Letters of Invitation directly to the Embassies.<br>
<br><b>Day Trips</b><br>Registration for special day trips on Wednesday, July 14th is open. Participants are encouraged to sign up and pay as soon as possible for these trips. Information is available in the <a href="http://iearn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=782836154ac18a36600ab48e7&id=035fc8d258&e=bc362715bc" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Explore Canada</a> section of the conference website.<br>
<br> <b>About iEARN</b><br> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://iearn.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=782836154ac18a36600ab48e7&id=1c01bf9036&e=bc362715bc" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> is a non-profit organization made up of over 30,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 130 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Over 2,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide. Since 1988, iEARN has pioneered on-line school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with peers in their countries and around the world.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
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