Newsletter April 2009

* Good reasons to book your ticket to Maastricht * Welcoming a new ICDE member * ICDE Website Questionnaire * ICDE Annual Report 2008 published *


Many good reasons to book your ticket to Maastricht for the 23rd ICDE World Conference

The programme for the World Conference, 7-10 June 2009, is being continually updated at the conference website.

However, there are many more reasons to hurry to reserve your place:

  • Hotel rooms are being snapped up and only a few rooms under EUR 100 per night remain. Hotel reservations at the lowest possible rates can be made through Maastricht Booking Service.
  • Ensure that you have a place at the Conference social events: the Welcome Reception on 7 June, “Dine Around” on 8 June, and Conference Dinner at Caverne de Geulhem on 9 June. If you wish to add any of these events to your registration, you may do so here.
  • Delegates requiring a letter of invitation to apply for a visa should be aware that the complete registration fee has to be paid in advance.
  • Please do remember that on-site registration incurs an extra administration charge of EUR 50.

    Further information on registration including discounted rates for ICDE members.

New ICDE member - Beijing Radio and Television University

ICDE is proud and honoured to welcome Beijing Radio and Television University (BTVU) as a new member. BTVU is an open university dedicated to distance education through the media of radio, television, the Internet, textbooks and audio-video textbooks. The University has 20 branches and 33 work stations and learning centres in district centres and rural areas, and employs 1,900 staff, 815 of whom are full-time teachers.

ICDE Website Questionnaire

ICDE is preparing to upgrade and redesign its website. We want to begin by asking our members and other users of www.icde.org for their opinions on the website and how it can be improved.

Please go to the website questionnaire to contribute.

If you have any specific points to make which are not covered by the questionnaire, we are always happy to hear from you. Please write to icde@icde.org with the subject line “website”.

ICDE Annual Report 2008

The ICDE Annual Report 2008 has now been published on our website and gives a thorough overview of ICDE’s activities during the year.

Members of ICDE may also log in to see ICDE’s Accounts for 2008 in the Members Only section of the website, where the minutes of the March 2009 two day Executive Committee meeting are also now available. Members may request log-in details by writing to icde@icde.org with the subject line “password”.

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