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Conference Focuses on “The Mobile Future’”
Carnegie Mellon University’s West Coast Campus and UC Berkeley’s Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business partnered to hold a conference Tuesday of this week in Santa Clara, CA, on “The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives.” — Campus Technology

Face-to-Face and Online Tutoring Equally Effective, TutorVista.com’s President Says
Dr. John Stuppy, President of TutorVista.com, the world’s leading online tutoring company, presented at the USDLA 2008 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, where he discussed comparisons between face-to-face and online tutoring. In particular, Dr. Stuppy spoke about a solution that uses global education resources to provide tutoring help wherever and whenever needed. — Business Wire

TEM 2008 Educational and Networking Event for Telecom and IT End Users Begins Next Week
TEM 2008, AOTMP’s educational and networking event for telecom and IT end users, kicks off next week in Orlando, Florida and will feature educational sessions and networking events for those holding responsibility for selecting, reviewing, recommending, and managing telecom services and technology. — Business Wire

Virtual schooling a hit in real world
Teachers from across the province met in Vancouver this week for a conference devoted to online learning as the growth continues. Enrolment province-wide climbed from 17,000 students in 2006 to 33,000 students in 2007, according to Ministry of Education statistics. — Vancouver Courier

Ghana to host third e-Learning Africa Conference
Ghana would host this year’s International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training dubbed; “e-Learning Africa 2008” from May 28 to 30. The conference scheduled for Accra is an annual event for developing e-Learning capacities in Africa. — Joy Online, Ghana