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Here are two lists: firstly Table I with our Committee members who are coming to Lisbon and secondly Table II, a list of suggested members for the International Advisory Committee, of which some of these people will be invited to take part in one or more of the key meetings which will be organised during Re.ViCa. The first of these took place in June 2008, Lisbon, right before the EDEN conference. The next one will take place in December 2008, Berlin, just before the Online Educa Berlin conference.

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Table I.

For our Berlin meeting in December: (status 2nd September 2008) - will update at end of October!

  • yes = Agreed: 18 IAC members will be coming to Berlin to participate in our discussions
  • no = Can't attend: 7 members
  • P = Pending: 1
  • ? = No responses: 0 members


Title First Name Last Name Institution Country EDEN meeting OEB meeting
Dr. Antti Auer University of Jyväskylä Finland no no
Dr. Tony Bates Tony Bates Associates Ltd. Canada yes no
Prof. Dr. Peter Baumgartner University of Krems Austria yes no
Mrs. Annemie Boonen eLIG and EuroPACE ivzw Belgium yes yes
Dr. Christian Depover UMH, Université de Mons-Hainaut Belgium no no
Mr. Jim Devine Dunlaoghaire Institute Art/Design/Technology Ireland no no
Dr. Bakary Diallo African Virtual University Kenya no yes
Dr. Claudio Dondi SCIENTER Italy yes yes
Dr. Tom Dousma SURF The Netherlands no yes
Dr. Carl Holmberg International Council for Open and Distant (ICDE) Norway yes yes
Dr. Terence Karran Lincoln University UK yes yes
Prof. Dr. Thierry Karsenti Université de Montréal Canada no yes
Prof. Dr. Frederic Michael 'Fred' Litto ABED Brazil no P
Prof. Dr. Morten Flate Paulsen NKI Distance Education Norway yes yes
Prof. Dr. Francesc Pedró Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in (OECD) France no yes
Mr. Garry Putland education.au, Education Network Australia (edna) Australia no no
Dr. Vitor Rocio Universidade Aberta (OUP) Portugal yes yes
Prof. Gilly Salmon University of Leicester UK no yes
Dr. Albert Sangrà Open University of Catalonia Spain no yes
Mr. Matti Sinko TKK Dipoli Finland yes yes
Dr. András Szûcs Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary no yes
Mrs. Ene Tammeoru Estonian Information Technology Foundation Estonian e-Learning Development Centre Estonia yes yes
Dr. Martin Valcke Ghent University Belgium no no
Prof. Herman J van der Merwe Tshwane University of Technology South Africa yes yes
Mrs. Martine Vidal Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) France no yes
Mr. Wojciech Zielinski The Association of Academic E-learning in Poland Poland no yes

Table II.

Title First Name Last Name Institution Country Function Experience Suggested by
Dr. Antti Auer University of Jyväskylä Finland Information Management Services, Chair of IT-Peda network Experienced person in the field of University wide services, the "brains" behind the Finnish ICT supported University community, operates on "practical" level at the same time as on strategic level Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Ari-Matti Auvinen [1] HCI Productions Finland Managing Director Long experience in the field of eLearning, represents a firm which cooperates closely with universities, Secretary General of EFQUEL Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Prof. Sebastiano Bagnara University of Sassari-Alghero Italy Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Sassari-Alghero, Italy. He is fellow of the International Ergonomics Association and he is scientific Director of the journal Ergonomia. He is member of the Editorial Board of Applied Ergonomics, Cognition Technology and Work, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, International Journal of Human Computer Interaction, Travail Humain, Intelligen System. He is associated editor of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. His research interest is in the field of human computer interaction, ergonomics, organisational psychology, human factors in shaping technology Cristina Stefanelli
Dr. Tony Bates Tony Bates Associates Ltd. Canada Independent Consultant very experienced consultant in the field of Virtual Campus with vast amount of international experience. Broad range of clients including ministeries of education, HE commissions in the US and initiatives like UOC. Paul Bacsich, Sally Reynolds
Prof. Dr. Peter Baumgartner [2] [3] University of Krems Austria Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning and Multimedia Head of the Department for Interactive Media and Educational Technology One of the leading researchers in the German speaking countries in the field of E-learning and Virtual Campuses. Theo Bastiaens, Sally Reynolds
Mrs. Annemie Boonen ELIG and EuroPACE ivzw Belgium view her wiki page for info EuroPace
Prof. Betty Collis University of Twente The Netherlands Consultant having taken early retirement from University of Twente in 2005 Leading researcher in this field, previously a leading light in the University of Twente and now a consultant providing support at a high level to ministeries, large organisations and agencies worldwide. Very experienced in the field of VC Paul Bacsich
Bas Cordewener SURF Foundation The Netherlands Manager of International Collaboration for the SURF Foundation Bas has a good overview of activities within the Netherlands and the work of SURF in particular. Leads many of SURF's transnational activities. Sally Reynolds
Dr. Christian Depover English CV UMH, Université de Mons-Hainaut Belgium Head of Educational Technology Dept DESTE Researcher in education, evaluation of learning and educational design, Overview of e-learning in Belgium; International consultant for Unesco and BIT (Africa) Alain Jaillet, Widad Benhabiles
Mr. Jim Devine Dunlaoghaire Institute Art/Design/Technology Ireland IADT Director very close to strategic thinking in Ireland vis-a-vis virtual campus and related activities, also an experienced reviewer and speaker on the European scene Sally Reynolds
Dr. Bakary Diallo African Virtual University Kenya Rector of the African Virtual University Virtual campus in Francophone and Anglophone Africa in particular and ICT4D generally in Sub-Sahara Africa Sally Reynolds
Dr. Claudio Dondi SCIENTER Italy President of Scienter Involved in numerous activities related to VC on both a European and International basis, particularly experienced in relation to policy and EU activities. Sally Reynolds
Dr. Tom Dousma [4] SURF The Netherlands Platform manager ICT and Education. Managing the Platform ICT and Education activities, especially the SURF education innovation Fund. This Fund supports innovative, theme oriented projects (see the leaflet ‘What do the innovation projects have to offer you). In addition to this the platform has initiatives on Grassroots projects, and made a start with the e-learning research program. The platform is responsible for several community activities eg. webstroom, on streaming media, SIX on standardisation, NL-Portfolio a community on digital portfolio’s. Tom has, as programm manager, an good overview of virtual campuses in the Netherlands Theo Bastiaens, Sally Reynolds
Lawrence Hamburg Higher Education Academy UK Assistant Director e-learning Considerable experience in VCs, worked for UKeU, overall charge of benchmarking in HEA and good view of what is happening in the UK Paul Bacsich
Prof. dr. Jeff Haywood [5] University of Edinburgh UK Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief Information Officer & Librarian; Professor of Education & Technology, School of Education; Director, Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning & Assessment (SCROLLA) VC expert, esp. activities in Scotland Helena Bijnens
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Hendricks IBI - Technische Universität Berlin Germany Professor at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) and Head of the IBI - Institut für Bildung in der Informationsgesellschaft e.V. (Institute for Education in the Information Society). Has a very good overvew of activities in this field in Germany and active in many regional and national networks. Familiar with many of the National policy disussions. Sally Reynolds
Dr. Carl Holmberg International Council for Open and Distant (ICDE) Norway Secretary General Very experienced in Adult and Higher Education, strong on policy-related activities and very active at European level. Sally Reynolds
Áine Hyland Ireland recently retired Deputy VC Advisor to HEA in Ireland, general educational expertise, policy and curricular issues Paul Bacsich
Dr. Terence Karran Lincoln University UK Director of the Open Learning Foundation Extensive VC experience, developed VC at Uni Lincoln, involved at European and international level, current research into organisation models for Virtual Universities, also involved in Finish Virtual University Project Paul Bacsich
Prof. Dr. Thierry Karsenti French CV Université de Montréal Canada Holds Canada Research Chair on ICTs in education. Professor at the Université de Montréal, in ICT and their integration in teacher training and education. Researcher in pedagogical integration of new technologies, teaching practices and motivation. Overview of e-learning in Canada. Collaborated with AUF and Unesco to implement e-learning projects in Africa Alain Jaillet, Widad Benhabiles, Sally Reynolds
Dr. Nikitas Kastis MENON Network & Lambrakis Research Foundation Greece Deputy Director General, Lambrakis and President of the MENON Network Knowledgeable in respect to Greek activities, active at European level, interest in policy Sally Reynolds
Prof. Denise Kirkpatrick Open University UK Pro-Vice Chancellor, Learning and Teaching Content development and delivery, research into new applications of ICT in supported OL and dev of policy related to application of new media and quality assurance and standards. Paul Bacsich
Prof. Paul Kirschner [6] University of Utrecht The Netherlands professor of Educational Sciences at the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at Utrecht University (as well as head of the Research Centre Interaction and Learning and dean of the Research Master programme Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction) and professor of Educational Technology at the Educational Technology Expertise Center at the Open Universiteit Nederland with a chair in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environments. Paul has, from a research perspective, a strong opinion on almost everything that has to do with education. His roots for the last 20 years are in distance education, he has been working at the Dutch Open University for a long time now Theo Bastiaens
Dr. Walter Kugemann Institute for Innovation in Learning (FIM-NewLearning), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Germany Head of FIM-NewLearning Active for many years at European and German level, quite familiar with German VC activities including the Bavarian Virtual University Sally Reynolds
Fred Litto ABED Brazil Founder and Scientific Coordinator of the “School of the Future” of the University of São Paulo, senior role in ABED Knows the Brazilian VC and TeL context very well as well as Latin America generally, now actively re-engaged in ICDE Sally Reynolds
Pierre-Jean Loiret AUF, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie France/Africa Program manager in distance training and educational technology Experience in implementing several e-learning programs in African universities that are members of AUF Widad Benhabiles
Dr. Jyri Manninen University of Helsinki, Palmenia Finland Research Director Experienced in Open university of Finland services Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Prof. Robin Mason Open University UK also evaluator of Swiss Virtual Campus Leading researcher in the field of Educational Technology, research interests learning objects, learning potential of broadband and student-centred learning. Paul Bacsich
Herman Maurer old bio [7] University of Graz[8] Austria Chair of the Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media (IICM)& professor at the Graz University of Technology His main research and project areas are: Networked multimedia/hypermedia systems; electronic publishing and applications to university life, exhibitions and museums, Web based learning environments; languages and their applications, data structures and their efficient use, telematic services, computer networks, computer supported new media, dynamic symbolic language, social implications of computers, techniques to fight against plagiarism, and computers in Science Fiction. So quite a broad interest. Herman Mauer is very well known and has certainly 'non-traditional' ideas on how to establish virtual campuses. Theo Bastiaens
Prof. Terry Mayes Higher Education Academy UK head of the evaluation and support team for e-learning Leading researcher in the field of Educational Technology, research interests include evaluation and e-pedagogy Paul Bacsich
Fred Mulder Dutch English[9] Open University of the Netherlands The Netherlands Rector of the Open University of the Netherlands Fred, as rector, is leading the OUNL. He has certainly a strong opinion on virtual campuses. He is a driving force behind the Open Educational Resources Movement in Europe. Theo Bastiaens
Clive Mulholland University of Glamorgan] UK PVC at Glamorgan U Experience in VC havng had responsibility for the Campus One VC in University of Ulster. Paul Bacsich
Prof. Dr. Morten Flate Paulsen [10] NKI Distance Education Norway Professor of Online Education, Director of Development Working in the field for long time, written several articles and books and the developer of some basic theories Anna-Kaarina Kairamo, Sally Reynolds
Prof. Dr. Francesc Pedró Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in (OECD) France Senior Analyst He was the Pro-Vice Chancellor for education research and innovation at the Open University of Catalunya, and the Dean for Educational Innovation, at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. At OECD he has done some recent work on New Millennium Learners Terence Karran
Daniel Peraya, French CV Université de Genève Switzerland Teacher at TECFA, educational technology unit, Faculty of Psychology and Education Science Researcher in communication and distance learning for Higher Education, collaborated in several VC experiences Alain Jaillet, Widad Benhabiles
Jim Petch [11] Manchester University UK Head of department of Distributed Learning Key person in GIS and GI networks mainly in the UK Markus Bela
Vanessa Pittard Becta UK Director of Research Responsible for IT in Schools, colleges and the LLL sectors within BECTA. Paul Bacsich
Juha Pohjonen [12] University of Oulu,Open University Finland Development Manager again a person who has really worked in practice, but also owns strategic view into the field Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Mr. Garry [13] [14] Putland education.au, Education Network Australia (edna) Australia General Manager - Business Development Garry is a key link with what is happening in all sectors in Australia including Higher education. Sally Reynolds
Malcolm Read JISC UK Executive Secretary JISC particularly involved in ICT policy and strategy development in post-16 education and research and in international IT infrastructure activities particularly in Europe and the United States. Paul Bacsich
Dr. Vitor Rocio [15]& [16] Universidade Aberta Portugal Assistant Professor UAb is the Open University of Portugal Theo Bastiaens
Caitriona Ryan Higher Education Authority Ireland Head of Policy and Planning at the Higher Education Authority in Ireland Policy experience, market transformation and HE, Paul Bacsich
Prof. Gilly Salmon University of Leicester UK Professor of E-learning & Learning Technologies, University of Leicester Experienced researcher and consultant in related fields, areas of interest include e-moderating, role of IT in enabling change, research led e-strategies. Paul Bacsich, Sally Reynolds, Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Dr. Albert Sangrà [17] [18] Open University of Catalonia Spain Academic Director at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) interesting for the link with Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Helena Bijnens, Sally Reynolds
Niall Sclater [19] The Open University UK Virtual Learning Environment Programme Director at The Open University co-founded and managed the Clyde Virtual University and currently with Open University UK Helena Bijnens
Dr. Ramesh Sharma Indira Gandhi National Open University India Regional Director at Regional Center – Karnal of Indira Gandhi National Open University. VC related activities in India Sally Reynolds
Matti Sinko TKK Dipoli Finland view his page Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Josef Strobl [20] [21] Salzburg University Austria Head of Z_GIS and international representative for UNIGIS Key person in GIS. His areas of activity are mainly: central Europe (particularly the german speaking area), Poland, Croatia, Czech republic and recently Tailand (Asian institute of technology). Markus Bela
Dr. András Szûcs Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary Secretary General EDEN Markus Bela, Sally Reynolds
Mrs. Ene Tammeoru Estonian Information Technology Foundation Estonian e-Learning Development Centre Estonia Head at Estonian e-Learning Development Centre closely associated with Estonian e-University Sally Reynolds
Mr. Martin Valcke [22] Ghent University Belgium Head Department of Education; Professor Instructional Sciences One of the leading researchers in this field in Belgium Theo Bastiaens
Prof. Herman J. van der Merwe Tshwane University of Technology South Africa Director of the Department of Telematic Education at Technikon Pretoria and Manager of the Centre for the Utilisation of Technology in Education (CUTE) in Technikom. International expert on the utilisation and management of technology in education and serves on various national and international workgroups. Specific interest in mobile learning what is happening in South Africa. Sally Reynolds
Prof. Tapio Varis [23] [24] [25] University of Tampere, Faculty of Education Finland Professor of Vocational Education, with particular reference to Global Learning Environments and UNESCO Chair in global e-learning with applications to multiple domains strategic thinker in the field of knowledge society Anna-Kaarina Kairamo
Dr. Steven Verjans OUNL Netherlands assistant professor/junior lecturer at OTEC, OUNL linked to Open University in the Netherlands, and through previous projects lots of expertise on VC Helena Bijnens
Mrs. Martine Vidal Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) France Chargée de mission recherche well-known figure in French VC context, VP EDEN Sally Reynolds
Dr. Erwin B. Wagner University of Hildesheim and EDEN Germany Director of the Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education at Hildesheim University, Germany particular experienc+ Sally Reynolds
Jacques Wallet Université de Rouen, Campus Forse France Professor and researcher in Education Science. FORSE project manager (under the initiative "Campus numériques français"). Directed a collaborative book on distance learning "Le Campus numérique FORSE : analyses et témoignages" (PURH-2007) Alain Jaillet, Widad Benhabiles
Mr. Wojciech Zielinski The Association of Academic E-learning in Poland Poland Secretary of The Association of Academic E-learning in Poland, co-author and a co-organizer of Polish Virtual University (PVU) very knowledgable on developments in Poland and the set up and progress of the PVU Sally Reynolds

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