CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE
LINC
2007 Conference: Schedule of Events
**Recent
updates made**
(October 10, 2007)
Saturday,
October 27, 2007
- Travel by
bus or car to LINC Conference venue -The King Hussein Bin Talal
Convention Center and area hotels at the Dead Sea. Travel to and
from Dead Sea facilities generously provided by the Jordanian
Economic & Social Association of Retired Servicemen and Veterans
and other LINC sponsors. To make these airport arrival arrangements,
please contact Patty Eames at peames@mit.edu.
- Saturday,
October 27, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Two half-day Pre-Conference Workshops.
These workshops are optional and complimentary to conference registration.
- Policies
and Programs that Support the Implementation of ICT, Education
Reform, and Economic Development: A Half-Day Hands-On Workshop
– Dr. Robert Kozma and Intel World Ahead Program
- Blended
Model of Education Delivery – Carlos Garcia, Higher
Education Division Manager, and Alex MacDonald, Universal
Knowledge Solutions (UKS)
- On the evening
of Saturday, October 27: all conference participants and guests
are invited to the Welcome Reception at the Marriott Dead Sea
Hotel, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Sunday,
October 28 – Monday, October 29, 2007
- Sunday,
October 28, and Monday, October 29, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.: The
LINC Conference – plenary sessions, parallel sessions, paper
fair.
- Sunday evening,
October 28: General
Reception, sponsored by Alpha-Creative 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (location:
Marriott Dead Sea - Arysha Terrace)
- Sunday evening,
October 28: Gala Dinner at The King Hussein Bin Talal Convention
Center, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Martin Dougiamas, Moodle, “Creating Sustainable Educational
Communities with Open Source Software"
Tuesday,
October 30, 2007
- Tuesday,
October 30: All participants who choose to remain are invited
to join tour of historic Petra. Tour starts at 7:00 a.m. Return
to Dead Sea at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
October 31, 2007
- Wednesday,
October 31: All participants invited to fly on to Dubai for a
follow-on meeting.
- Evening of
Wednesday, October 31: Gala welcoming dinner, Murjan Ballroom, Madinat Jumeirah: 8:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Kozma
Thursday,
November 1, 2007
- Ministerial Session: 10.30 to 11.30 a.m.
H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Federal Minister of Education, Pakistan
H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran, ex-Prime Minister, Jordan
- Break: 11.30 to 11.45 a.m.
- Keynote Speakers Session: 11.45 to 2.00 p.m.
Dr. Richard C. Larson, MIT, USA
Dr. Walid Moussa, President, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
Dr. Raúl Medina-Mora, CEO, Vision Mexico, Mexico
Dr. Mansour Al Awar, Vice President, eTQM College, UAE
Dr. Naveed Malik, Rector, Pakistan Virtual University, Pakistan
Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Director, HCT, UAE
Jonathan Renaudon-Smith, Managing Director, EMEA, Ink Media Inc., USA
Keynote Speaker from Qatar Supreme Education Council
- Lunch: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Jack Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts, MA, USA
- Group Discussions Session: 2.45 to 4.00 p.m.
- Closing Session: 4.00 to 4.30 p.m.
- LINC 2007 adjourns and participants
return home or stay on in Dubai for touring and meetings.
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