<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sakai community conferences have emerged as high-energy occasions for extended face-to-face interactions between our community of designers, developers, pedagogists, faculty, students, user support specialists, system administrators, and educational technology managers. Sakai conferences provide a welcoming and informative venue for all all those interested in seeing what the Sakai community and software are all about.<br><br>The 2008 Sakai Community Conference will be held in Paris, France from Tuesday July 1 through Thursday July 3, with pre-conference sessions and activities on Monday, 30 June. All meetings and conference sessions will be held at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in the 5th arrondissement--a spectacular location in the heart of one of the world's great cities. The ever popular Sakai demonstrations will take place on Wednesday evening, July 2nd, at the conference hotel, the Marriott Rive Gauche, which is located nearby. A special reception, hosted by the Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation, will be held at the Marriott on Monday evening for all Sakai newcomers. If you're relatively new to Sakai this is a great way to learn about how to get the most out of the conference.<br><br>Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies at the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, will deliver the keynote address. Featured speakers include Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of Giunti Labs and Chair of the European Learning Industry Group, James Dalziel of Macquarie University and creator of LAMS, Wendy Mackay with INRIA, Futurs at University Paris-Sud. With more than 140 sessions and workshops it promises to be another terrific event.<br><br>Please visit the conference website (<a href="https://sakai.educonference.com/paris/index.php">https://sakai.educonference.com/paris/index.php</a>) to see the preliminary schedule, register for the conference and secure a room at the conference hotel (discounts available through June 10). We look forward to seeing you in Paris!<br><br><br><br>-- <br>Michael Korcuska<br>Executive Director, Sakai Foundation<br><a href="mailto:mkorcuska@sakaifoundation.org">mkorcuska@sakaifoundation.org</a><br>mobile: +1 510-599-2586 // phone: +1 510-931-6559<br>skype: mkorcuska<br></body></html>