Communicating with friends all over the world, putting business ideas into practice via the Internet, learning any time and any place – Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) have permanently changed life all over the planet.

We'd like to know what this has meant for Africans. How have mobile phones, the Internet, computers and the audiovisual media changed your life, your family's lives or life in your corner of the Continent?

To find out, eLearning Africa 2010 is launching a photo competition called "How ICTs Are Changing the Way We Live". Send us a picture that shows how you live, learn and work with ICTs and, along with it, forward us a brief description of the idea or project that sets the backdrop of your entry.

The prizes:

1. Canon PowerShot S90 photo camera (valued at € 390) linkTechnical Details

2. Flip UltraHD Camcorder (valued at € 190) linkTechnical Details

3. iPod Nano 8 Gb (valued at € 125) linkTechnical Details

A jury will select the winner and the ten best photos will be featured in an exhibition from May 26th – 28th at eLearning Africa 2010 in Lusaka, Zambia. The winners will be announced on this website. The story behind the pictures will be published in the eLearning Africa Newsletter, which is distributed to thousands of people in Africa and all over the world.

Participation in the contest is free.

The deadline is April 26, 2010

Late entries will not be considered. The winners will be informed by e-mail four weeks after the closing date at the latest. The prize can neither be transferred nor paid out in cash.

Read more, follow this link: http://www.elearning-africa.com/picturevoting_home.php

The Conference

Meeting the networking needs of the pan-African eLearning and distance education sector, the annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world.

Main Facts:

• eLA is the largest gathering of eLearning and distance education professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.
• At eLearning Africa 2009, over 1300 eLearning users, newcomers, providers and experts gathered during the three conference days at the Hotel Le Méridien Président in Dakar, Senegal. Almost eighty percent of the participants came from African countries. The conference programme featured the work of 336 Speakers and Chairpersons from 58 countries, addressing all forms of technology-enhanced learning and including a rich mix of themes, topics and a variety of session formats.
• Delegates are high-level policy and decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government - the three key areas driving eLearning adoption and innovation.
• The conference is held in English and French. It includes plenary sessions with world-class experts, smaller presentation and special focus sessions, practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities where practitioners share their experiences, ideas, new information and perspectives.
• An exhibition and demonstration area accompanies the programme, where leading international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services. Participants evaluated the exhibition as a critical meeting point for professional interaction within the conference.
• A full-day programme of workshops conducted by leading eLearning practitioners precedes the event. These small, intensive sessions offer attendees a unique opportunity to fine-tune their skills and acquire new ones.
• A number of special events take place alongside the conference, such as product launches, special interest group get-togethers, sponsored workshops, best practice showcases and meetings.

For more info: http://www.elearning-africa.com

Women Deliver 2010 is going to be a different kind of conference. We believe that women are at the economic heart of the developing world. And to do this work, they need to be healthy. The Women Deliver global conference will focus on the theme: Delivering solutions for girls and women. Girls and women are the solution; not the problem. And by bringing together experts and creative thinkers in not only maternal health and mortality but also human rights, gender, HIV and AIDS, education, micro-enterprise, sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, and more, we can show the world that its time to deliver for women and that it is, in fact, a good investment.

As part of this international community, you have the opportunity to make Women Deliver a vibrant demonstration of how health, gender equality, and development are inextricably linked.