The Wireless Foundation, Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach initiative and Digital Millennial Consulting will be hosting the first annual International Mobile Learning Conference at Capital Hilton, Washington, DC—February 16 & 17. This is an excellent opportunity to join the discussion concerning mobile wireless technology in education with worldwide representatives from primary, secondary and postsecondary education institutions, policy makers and executives from the wireless and education technology industries.

Conference speakers include: Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, Chairman of the Board, Qualcomm; Marc Prensky, Founder and CEO, Games2Train; Dr. Elliot Soloway Professor, University of Michigan; David Whyley, Project Director, Learning2Go; Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow; Bruce Wilcox,
Education Consultant; Stacie Hudgens, President, PsyMes Consulting; Dr. Ann Flynn,Director, Education Technology, National School Boards Association; Stephen Weimar, Director of The Math Forum @ Drexel University;Dr. Linda Roberts, Former Director, Office of Education Technology, US Department of Education; Timothy Magner, Director of Office of Education Technology US Department of Education; Julie Dodd-Thomas; Andrew Seybold (Invited) President and CEO of Andrew Seybold, Inc.

By bringing various stakeholders together the Mobile Learning Conference hopes to promote the development of mobile learning, foster new innovative practices in mobile learning, address key concerns of policy makers and educators regarding mobile technologies, stimulate a critical debate on theories, approaches, principles and applications of mobile learning, share local and international developments, experiences and lessons learned, promote collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors in mobile learning, and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning.

For more information and registration, visit http://www.mobilelearning09.org/about.html