London to host largest e-learning conference in 2011
9th - 11th January 2011

London is to host 'Learning Without Frontiers', the largest global e-learning conference from 9th-11th January 2011. The brainchild of Graham Brown-Martin, founder of 'Learning Without Frontiers', the three-day event, which incorporates the former 'Handheld Learning', 'Games Based Learning' and 'Digital Safety' conferences, has already attracted 2,000 registered delegates keen to explore "what's next for technology in education". The conference has also signed up keynote speakers including Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia; Barack Obama's appointee Karen Cator, Director of Educational Technology, US Department of Education and Ed Vaizey MP, UK Minister for Communications, Culture and the Creative Industries. 'Learning Without Frontiers' received over 600 proposals when it put out a call for papers earlier in years and organisers have also secured iPads for hundreds of registrants.

"Learning Without Frontiers brings together leading disruptive thinkers and practitioners from the education, digital media, creative, technology and entertainment sectors to explore, share and demonstrate how new disruptive technologies are driving radical efficiencies and improvements for learning whilst offering equality of access.", explained Mr Brown-Martin "the event is relevant to anyone working within a formal learning environment, looking to sell products and services into this sector, as well as practitioners and technology enthusiasts. Children are welcome at the conference and would probably enjoy 'The Sunday Service' with TV presenter Jason Bradbury the most".

The conference has three main components:

o 'The Sunday Service' - Sunday January 9th 2011, 11am - 11pm

Wholly tongue-in-cheek, 'The Sunday Service' is a more social day with the highlight being 'Learners Y Factor' with the children's author and star of TV's 'The Gadget Show', Jason Bradbury. The emphasis is on apps (mobile applications) and experiences of using mobile, video games, social media and other disruptive technologies for learning.

o The Conference - Mon January 10th & Tue January 11th, 2011, 8.30am - 5.45pm

Monday sees the start of the 'Learning Without Frontiers' conference with keynote speeches from Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia and Ed Vaizey MP, UK Minister for Communications, Culture and the Creative Industries. Tuesday focuses heavily on new research strands on the impact of disruptive technologies, handheld learning tools and digital safety.

o The LWF Awards -Monday January 10th 2011, evening

Hosted by TV presenter Maggie Philbin, The LWF Awards on Monday evening celebrate international practitioners, learners and participants who have excelled in the use of mobile, video games, social media, open source or other disruptive technologies for improved learning. Awards categories include: Primary & Pre-School, Secondary, Further and Higher, Inclusion and Business. Nominations for the awards close on November 30th 2010

LWF Discounted Delegate Tickets

Delegates can enjoy a 20% discount (worth up to £179 per delegated), secured by Redhotcurry.com', on tickets for the conference. Please use this code 'lopalwf11' when registering (click on 'Apply Discount' to apply the appropriate discount): http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com/lwf-london-2011/

Learning Without Frontiers Conference, Delegate Rates are:

Premium Pass (includes FREE Apple iPad) - £995.00
Full Conference Pass Business/Public Sector - 895.00
Full Conference Pass Education/Charities - £695.00
Conference Day Pass - Monday 10th January - £495.00
Conference Day Pass - Tuesday 11th January - £495.00
Student Registration - £125.00

* Prices exclude VAT and a £6.50 (£3.77) booking fee. Registration for Premium passes closes on November 30th, 2010. Registration for all other delegate tickets closes on December 31st, 2010.

For further information, visit www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com/lwf-london-2011/