This year's eLearning Africa, the fifth in the highly successful series of pan-African gatherings, will take place in Zambia under the patronage of the Zambian Minister of Education, the Honourable Ms Dora Siliya. From 26th–28 May 2010, the continent's largest annual assembly of eLearning and education professionals from Africa and beyond will convene in the capital, Lusaka.

Lusaka attracts record number of participants:The Call for Papers 2010 ended on 15th of January 15th and a record number of 425 proposals have been submitted by eLearning stakeholders from all over the world, wishing to participate in the event. The eLearning Africa Review Committee is now in the process of selecting the most relevant, innovative and informative proposals covering various aspects of ICT-supported education in Africa for inclusion in the conference programme.

eLearning Africa 2009 featured:

• 1350 participants from 83 countries (from A for Angola to Z for Zimbabwe going through to, for example, China, Switzerland, Urugay and, of course, Senegal)
  336 speakers and chairpersons from approximately 50 countries
• 21 pre-conference events
• 4 plenary sessions
• 60 parallel sessions
• 20 best practice demonstrations

For more informtion about the preparations revisit the e-Learning Africa website!