EDULEARN09 took place in Barcelona from 6th to 8th of July, 2009.
It was held in the Convention Centre – GRAN HOTEL PRINCESA SOFIA

This successful edition received 455 Attendants from 60 countries and every continent.

WELCOME SPEECH

In the Welcome Speech on Monday 6th we could count with the participation of a represented politician of Barcelona and our Organizing Committee:

Mr. Xavier de las Heras
The Honourable Secretary of Inter-University Council of Catalunya at the Regional Government. Ministry of Education

Sr. D. Antonio García Ricós
Member of EDULEARN09 Organizing Committee

PARTICIPATION STATISTICS

SESSIONS: ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Six oral parallel sessions classified per topics included 334 contributions from a large number of professionals from more than 100 Universities organised in the following main tracks in the conference programme:

• Academic Research Projects
• Barriers to Learning and Diversity Issues
• Computer Supported Collaborative Work
• Curriculum Design and Quality Assurance
• E-content Management and Development
• Education, Globalization and Development
• Educational Software & Serious Games
• Educational Trends and Best Practice Contributions
• E-learning Projects and Experiences
• E-Learning: Training, Evaluation and Assessment
• Emerging Technologies in Education
• Enhancing Learning and Undergraduate Experience
• European Higher Education Area
• Experiences and Pedagogical Innovations
• International projects
• Lifelong Learning
• Mobile & Blended Learning
• Pedagogical Innovations in Education
• Primary/Secondary Education
• The Bologna Declaration and ECTS Experiences
• Transferring Skills and Disciplines 
• Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

In addition, four poster sessions with 75 presentations took place in the Mezzanine Hall which permitted to interact with other attendants. They included these topics:

• Learning and Emerging Technologies
• Experiences in Education
• Pedagogical Innovations in Education
• Experiences in Research and New Technologies

VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS

There is also a third type of presentation for people who can not attend in person: the Virtual Presentation. All these participants receive all the certificates and documents after the Conference. All their contributions are also included in EDULEARN09 Publications.
EDULEARN09 counted with 327 Virtual Presentations.

EDULEARN09 PUBLICATIONS

As a result of all the contributions, ICERI2008 produced two publications:

Title: EDULEARN09 Abstracts CD
ISBN: 978-84-612-9801-3

This CD includes all accepted abstracts at EDULEARN09 conference.

Title: EDULEARN09 Proceedings CD
ISBN: 978-84-612-9802-0

This CD includes all accepted papers at EDULEARN09 conference.

COFFEES AND COCKTAILS

During the two days of the Conference attendants could enjoy of a wide variety of typical Spanish food in the coffees and cocktails offered.

INTERNET ACCESS POINT

An Internet Access Point with 5 computers was available for the attendants to make their work easier during Conference days.

PARTICIPANTS SATISFACTION

TESTIMONIALS

• Sessions and programme was very interesting and had very important topics
• This is one of the few international conferences which I feld addressed issues of relevance to all. The multi disciplinary nature helped in this regard. I can truly say of the more than 45 international conferences I have presented papers at this was one of the best in terms of usability.
• Congratulations! I think that all details during the event was attended perfectly
• Everything was well-organised and of the highest standard. The food in particular was superb - easily the best I have had at a conference. I also found the staff to be incredibly helpful. All in all this was a most enjoyable conference.
• I liked a lot the organization and I learnt a lot, regarding my short (5-years) experience in education
• I have been satisfied from all the facilities and comforts of the conference
• I thoroughly enjoyed the conference
• Very interesting and relevant useable papers
• Very dynamic
• Topics very well selected!
• The meals were wonderful
• Everything was very good
• The food was amazing and the venue easy to find
• Overall, it is run smoothly. Congratulation to the organizing committee
• The organising committee was always helpful and friendly. The honour wine was an extremely nice event to visit.
• I was really impressed with the standard of the guided tour. We lived in Barcelona for a year in the 90s and this tour showed us places and things we had never seen before. The tour guide was superb
• Very well organized, interesting
• I personally appreciated every moment. It was excellent!!!

SOCIAL ACTIVITY

On Wednesday 8th the participants could enjoy the social activity: a touristic guided visit to Barcelona visiting the following places:

Montjuïc Hill: Urbanized in 1929 for the International Exhibition. Montjuïc is a cultural attraction as well as a sportive one (the Olympic Ring).

Stadium: It’s a part of the Olympic Ring, the nerve centre of the Olympic Games, along with the University of Sport, Calatrava Communications Tower, etc.  

Mirador de l’Alcalde (Mayor’s Lookout): This balcony offers a Mediterranean panoramic view of the whole city and port.

Columbus Monument: Placed between La Rambla and the sea, besides the medieval Drassanes and house of the Maritime Museum.   

Port:  Converted into a popular city port near the city centre.

Arc de Triomf:  It was the entrance to the 1888 Exhibition.

Passeig de Gràcia: having several Modernist buildings including two Gaudi houses: Casa Batllò and Casa Milà or “La Pedrera”. 

The Sagrada Família: it represents the unfinished temple of the genius architect Antoni Gaudí, who dedicated the latter part of his life to this work, synthesis of his overall conception of architecture.

EDULEARN09 GENERAL DATA

Interest Data:

Date: Barcelona from 6th to 8th of July, 2009.
Organized by: IATED (International Association of Technology, Education and Development)
Venue: Convention Centre – GRAN HOTEL PRINCESA SOFIA
Conference Web: www.iated.org/edulearn09

Participants:

- 334 Oral Presentations
- 75 Poster Presentations
- 327 Virtual Presentations
- 736 Published Contributions (Oral + Poster + Virtual)

- 455 Attendants from 60 countries and every continent
- 748 Participants from 72 countries and every continent (including Virtual Authors)

- More than 100 represented Universities

- 6 Oral Parallel Sessions classified per topics
- 4 Poster Sessions: Morning and Afternoon

We would like to express our thanks to all those who have contributed to this conference, enriching it with the diversity of its presentations and contributions.

 www.iated.org/edulearn09