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AN EXCELLENT EVENT

eLearning Africa 2009, which took place in Dakar, Senegal from the 27th – 29th May, was “an excellent event,” according to delegates who attended it. The conference, which was opened by the President of Senegal, Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, and attended by Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye and ten other ministers, brought the global e-learning community to west Africa for three days of intensive discussions on technology and learning.

Providers, users, novices and experts from all over Africa rubbed shoulders with their colleagues from around the world at workshops, plenary sessions, social events and a large exhibition. In total, 1350 participants from 83 countries took part in the event and, judging from the ‘feedback,’ they enjoyed both the conference programme and the warmth of Senegalese hospitality. Paul Coyne of the United Kingdom was impressed by “a very well organised event with a diverse and interesting programme.” Philise Rasugu of Kenya praised the “excellent planning and coordinating of the event” and Maria Beatrice Teixeira of Belgium found herself “agreeably surprised by the dynamism, the good humour and the general atmosphere during this conference.”

Conference organiser and founder of eLearning Africa, Rebecca Stromeyer, was delighted by the response of participants to this year’s event. “I’m so pleased that everybody seems to have found it not only interesting and useful but also great fun. I am sure that everybody who came to Dakar will have made new friends and contacts. And the friendships and partnerships that are created at eLearning Africa are helping to bring new solutions and new opportunities. Now we’re all looking forward to next year’s event in Lusaka, Zambia.”

eLearning Africa 2009 featured:

  • 1350 participants from 83 countries (from A for Angola to Z for Zimbabwe going through to, for example, China, Switzerland, Urugay and, of course, Senegal)
  • 336 speakers and chairpersons from approximately 50 countries
  • 4 plenary sessions
  • 60 parallel sessions
  • 20 best practice demonstrations
  • 21 pre-conference events

Scope and Size

eLearning Africa is the most comprehensive conference on ICT for development, education and training on the Continent. Its mission is to bring people together who are actively engaged in education and in the implementation of learning technologies in schools, universities, corporate training as well as in education in the public sector. Participants are high-level decision-makers such as Ministers of Education, representatives from government agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), development agencies and international organisations, senior executives from businesses, as well as practitioners from all fields of education.

Networking Across the Globe

Participant figures for the annual event have grown significantly – from 832 at the debut event in 2006 in Addis Ababa to 1315 delegates at the fourth conference in Dakar, Senegal in May 2009. Attendees come from more than 80 countries in Africa and the wider globe – a geographic and cultural richness that is unrivalled. The strong African involvement – 80 percent of the delegates come from the Continent – makes it a truly pan-African event.

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