CALL FOR PAPERS

The 9th International Conference on Web-based Learning
(ICWL 2010)

December 7-11, 2010, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
Organized by : Shanghai University, Hong Kong Web Society
http://iic.shu.edu.cn/icwl2010/  or   http://www.hkws.org/events/icwl2010/

ICWL is an annual international conference on web-based learning. The first ICWL was held in Hong Kong in 2002. Since then, it has been held in Australia (2003), China (2004), Hong Kong (2005), Malaysia (2006), United Kingdom (2007), China (2008), and Germany (2009). The 9th ICWL event will be held in Shanghai, the largest city in China full of culture and scenery. This conference aims at providing an in-depth study of the technical, pedagogical, as well as management issues of Web-based learning. ICWL2010 will bring together educators, researchers, technologists and implementers of Web-based learning from around the world to discuss the state of the art in this area.

All accepted papers will appear in a conference proceedings to be distributed during the conference. All accepted full papers presented in the conference will be published as a volume in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), which will be indexed by EI.

The technical program will feature keynote addresses, tutorials, special sessions, panels, technical demonstrations, in addition to technical presentations of refereed papers. We cordially invite you to submit your work in one or more of above forms for, but not limited to, the following areas:

Topics

• E-Learning Platforms and Tools
• Web-based Learning for Oriental Languages
• Learning Resource Deployment, Organization and Management
• Design, Model and Framework of E-learning Systems
• Practice and Experience Sharing
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• E-learning Metadata and Standards
• Mobile/Situated e-learning
• Collaborative Learning and Game-based Learning
• Pedagogical Issues

IMPORTANT DATES
      Full paper submission Deadline: July 9, 2010 (Extended)
      Full paper notification of acceptance: Aug 27, 2010 (Extended)
      Camera-ready full / poster papers due : sep 17, 2010
      Full / Poster paper author registration deadline: sep 17, 2010
      Early bird registration deadline: Nov 15, 2010
      Conference date: Dec 7-11, 2010

Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit original papers reporting on research results or novel applications in web-based learning. Papers for submissions should be formatted in single column of no more than 10 pages in single line spacing according to the Springer LNCS. Authors Guideline. Papers should be submitted in PDF format for review.
Please log in with your existing EasyChair account or register a new one.The submission web pages are http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwl2010.

Special Issues
Authors of the best papers presented in this conference will be invited to submit extended version of their papers for possible publication in special issues of ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology.

About Shanghai
Shanghai, located at the mouth of the mighty Yangtze, is the shiniest gem in modern China's jewel box. Known throughout the world as the "Paris of the Orient", the international city is a thriving metropolis delightfully mixing the West and East, old and new, ancient and modern. Moreover, Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai from May 1 to Oct 31, 2010.

Contact
For more information about the conference, please send an email to icwl2010@easychair.org.

Conference Website
http://iic.shu.edu.cn/icwl2010/  or   http://www.hkws.org/events/icwl2010/