2013 Keynotes Global Education Conference

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Join us online during International Education Week!

Announcing the fourth annual Global Education Conference, a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 18 through Friday, November 22, 2013 (Saturday, November 23rd in some time zones).

The Global Education Conference (http://globaleducationconference.com) is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity. Last year’s conference featured 400 general sessions and 20 keynote addresses from all over the world with over 13,000 participant logins.

Information in Spanish is available here.

This year's event is brought to you by the International Education Resource Network (iEARN) and the Global Campaign for Education - US .

Conference co-chairs are Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon.

The 2013 Global Education Conference

WHEN

Monday, Nov. 18th, 9am to Friday, Nov. 22nd, 10am

WHERE

This is an online event.

Times listed above are for the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8). Consult timeanddate.com for conversion help.

Learn more how you can participate as an attendee, presenter, advisory board member, partner organization, or sponsor at http://tinyurl.com/2013GECwelcome.

The call for presentations is open through November 15th. We encourage you to read our mission and share relevant work with our community by submitting a proposal. Keep in mind that this is NOT a general education conference nor an event focused exclusively on technology.

The conference schedule is now posted on our web site along with information on how to attend. Information about our fabulous keynote speakers is available here:http://tinyurl.com/2013GECkeynotes.

For information on technical requirements for our conference platform, Blackboard Collaborate, visit ourBlackboard Collaborate Help page.

2013 Keynotes

We are honored and privledged to have the following amazing people headline our event!

• Pam Allyn, LitWorld (NY)
• Karen Armstrong, the Charter for Compassion (UK)
• Sergio Daniel Bosio, Escuela Normal Superior No 38 (Argentina)
• Karen Blumberg, the School at Columbia University (NY)
• Don Buckley, Tools at Schools (NY)
• Jaime Casap, Google (CA)
• Kim Cofino, Yokohama International School (Japan)
• Natalia Gil de Fainschtein, Excellere Consultora Educativa y Universidad Kennedy (Argentina)
• Jennifer Estrada, LitWorld (NY)
• Justin Van Fleet, UN Global Education First Initiative
• Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal (Canada)
• Julie Lindsay, Learning Confluence (Australia)
• Anne Mirtschin, Hawkesdale P12 College (Australia)
• Antonio L. Delgado Pérez, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
• Rekha Puri, LINEglobal (US and India)
• Margaret Riel, iEARN, (CA)
• Julene Reed, St. George's Independent School (TN)
• Brandon Wiley, Asia Society (NY)
• Dan Zanes, Musician and Singer Extraordinare (NY)
• Bios and presentation titles are available here:http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/2013-keynotes

More to come.....

Sponsors Many thanks to iEARN, Global Campaign for Education - US,Adobe, and Science4Us. Check out our sponsor pageand consider supporting the work and mission of this conference, and receive the benefits of engaging with thousands of dedicated educators and organizations. For profit companies must be sponsors in order to present at the conference. Contact Steve Hargadon atsteve@hargadon.com for information on the range of opportunities available.	Partners Non-profit organizations are encouraged to sign up to be outreach partners. Have your group's information and logo posted here for more visibility and help us spread the word about the conference to your membership. Partners also can present and receive a "spotlight" designation in the conference schedule.	Advisory Board Consider helping with the conference by serving on ouradvisory board and/or by simply volunteering to moderate sessions. We'll train you! This is a great way to get to know others in our global community.