Eurologo'97
Eurologo'97
Sixth European Logo Conference
Budapest, Hungary
August 20-23, 1997
EUROLOGO is a biannual conference which focuses on educational applications
of Logo and other exploratory computer tools used in the classroom at all
age-levels of education.
Under the auspices of the EuroLogo Scientific Committee the Conference will
be held in Budapest. This will carry on the work of the previous ones in
Dublin (1987), Gent (1989), Parma (1991), Anavisos (1993) and Birmingham
(1995).
The host country:
The 1101 years old Hungary stands ready to provide a hearty welcome to
those who attended the previous conferences, together with experts joining
for the first time this mutual international activity. Besides those
arriving from European countries, representatives from other nations of the
world are expected to be present at the event in increasing numbers.
Hungary aims to open it's doors and welcome contributors from countries
near and further away, from cultures close and far to our own, from
educators and policy makers with different standpoints.
The date was chosen for the conference aiming to offer the participants
an opportunity to view some of the events surrounding the 20th August,
national day celebration. The organisers would like to interpret the
hearty welcome of the country and people in assisting to pick events and
places to visit around that period in order to combine your stay with a
holiday in Budapest or other parts of the country.
The organisers aim to hold in parallel the Third National Logo Conference
HUNGAROLOGO 97, which will be affiliated to EUROLOGO 97, with some common
events. The HUNGAROLOGO Conference held annually, attracts not only local
educators, but also Hungarian ethnic of surrounding countries. This
provides an excellent opportunity for national and ethnic educators and
policy makers to meet with those of other countries, giving a chance to
get to know each other and exchange ideas.
Venue:
The venue of the Conference will be the House of Technology, the
headquarters of the Federation for Technological and Scientific Societies
located in Budapest, Kossuth ter 6-8 on the bank of the Danube, just
opposite the building of the Parliament, providing excellent facilities
for the event.
The General Theme of Eurologo'97
"Learning and Exploring with Logo"
Objectives:
The rapidly developing information technology (IT) has provided a very
broad spectrum of tools and environments for the benefit of education.
How can Logo and related environments contribute to this benefit? What are
the possible educational aspects of this language and its microworlds, and
its relation to other environments? How can Logo related tools help to take
a step further in the endless stairs of knowledge acquisition, growth of
personality, self estimation, sense of liberation? What are the prospects
of the language in development, cross-cultural activities and educational
policies? The aim of the conference is to discuss issues related to these
questions, welcoming a broad scale of participants. The discussions hope to
widen views of the different cultures of Europe, facilitating integration
and at the same time opening to the rest of the world, to change ideas,
consult and discuss different views of cultures.
Topics:
The following subjects are suggested for presentations and discussions,
in relation to the main theme. Feel free to suggest further topics as well,
to broaden the spectrum of discussion.
* Methodology in curriculum content areas:
Place and methodology in different subject areas and levels of education.
What kind of learning does the specific environments invoke?
* Learning by developing
Special features of language or environment for the purpose of simulation,
building models and developing programs.
* Software design:
Design principles for microworlds and exploratory environments. Future
prospects in relation to IT development.
* Cultural and cross-cultural aspects:
How does the differences in age, sex, culture, language and educational
policies influence Logo use. Cross cultural aspects of Logo. Logo in the
connected world of networks.
* Home learning:
How does IT in homes affect the learning process? The role of Logo and
related software in home use.
* Children with special needs:
Aspects in relation to children with special needs.
* Teacher training:
The place and methodology of Logo based education in IT training.
Topics are not restricted to Logo or Logo based software, but discussions
of other exploratory software or related comparisons are very much welcome.
Call for contributions:
The activities will include plenary lectures, panel discussions, paper
presentations, poster presentations, demonstrations of software and
workshops for children and educators.
Proposals are welcome for panel discussion themes.
Please indicate if you are willing to lead a small workshop in relation or
independent to your presentation to either a specific age group or educators.
Important deadlines:
Suggestions for panel discussion, demonstration, workshop, poster, paper
(with short abstract):
1st December
Full papers and posters: 1st March
Notification of acceptance: 1st June
Papers and posters are to be submitted in camera-ready form for publication
in conference proceedings to be distributed on sight.
Registration fee: Early Late
till 1st April
for participants: USD 350 390
for students: USD 160 200
for accomanying persons: USD 100 120
International Scientific Committee:
M. Alberti (Italy), J. Arias (Spain), S. Boullon (Switzerland), E. Calberese
(Italy), S. Close (Ireland), B. Contigianni (Italy), S. Corriea (Portugal),
D. Dicheva (Bulgaria), M. Doyle (U.K.), J. Enkenberg (Finland), K. Farkas
(Hungary), M. Giovanni (Italy), Y. Give'on (Israel), V. Batagelj (Slovenia),
J. L. Gurtner (Switzerland), K. Johnson (U.K.), V. Kaptelini (Russia),
I. Kalas (Slovakia), C. Kynogos (Greece), H. Loethe (Germany), P. Ludovici
(Italy), F. Mantegazza (Italy), C. Montandon (France), E. Neuwirth (Austria),
R. Noss (U.K.), C. Parmetrier (France), C. Pellegrino (Italy), H. Pintereen
(Netherlands), G. Reuteler (Lichtenstein), G. Schuyten (Belgium), E. Sendova
(Bulgaria), J. Skenar (Malta), S. Triantafillou (Greece), M. Turcsanyi-Szabo
(Hungary), M. Valcke (Belgium), U. Wittrup (Sweeden).
Chairman of Eurologo'97: M. Doyle (UK)
Scientific Secretary: M. Turcsanyi-Szabo (Hungary)
Mailing address:
Marta Turcsanyi-Szabo
Eotvos Lorand University
Department of Informatics Methodology
H-1088 Budapest, Muzeum krt. 6-8.
HUNGARY
Phone/Fax: ++ 36 1 266 5196
E-mail: EUROLOGO97@LUDENS.ELTE.HU
Program Committee:
I. Kalas (Slovakia), R. Noss (U.K.), E. Sendova (Bulgaria), M. Doyle (UK),
M. Turcsanyi-Szabo (Hungary)
Local Scientific Committee:
Z. Illes, P. Szlavi, M. Turcsanyi-Szabo, L. Zsako (Eotvos Lorand University),
M. Koros-Mikis (National Institute for Public Education), K. Farkas
(John von Neumann Computer Society)
Organisers:
John von Neumann Computer Society together with Eotvos Lorand University,
Department of Informatics Methodology
Eotvos Lorand University, Department of Informatics Methodology
The department has been active in training teachers of Informatics for the
past 15 years. Logo and related educational environments have been part of
the curriculum from the beginning. The long-term research and education in
the field has given Logo a significant value in the eyes of school teachers.
John von Neumann Computer Society
Being the member society of several international organisations like IFIP,
CEPIS, ECCAI, EuroOpen etc. it has a large experience in arranging
international scientific events. The Society is pleased to provide all the
conditions required to maintain a high standard for the EuroLogo Conference.
Administrative contact person: Gabriella Aranyos
Mailing address:
John von Neumann Computer Society
H-1054 Budapest, Bathori u. 16.
HUNGARY
Phone: ++ 36 1 3329 390, ++ 36 1 3329 349
Fax: ++ 31 1 1318 140
E-mail: eurologo@ella.hu
For futher updated information:
http://caesar.elte.hu/~eurologo/
See also related matterials on:
http://www.eurologo.org/
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