Kigali (RW)/Berlin (GER), July 2018 - ITCs can help alleviate hunger in Africa: This is the view of many leading experts in communications technology and food security who will be attending a special session on malnutrition at this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda, 26 – 28 September.

Oslo (NO), July 2018 - The Lifelong Learning Summit will be an international meeting place where education meets work for the development of lifelong learning for the future. Researchers and professionals in lifelong learning and ICT in education will exchange and share their research and knowledge with representatives from the industry, employers’ organisations, and trade unions. EdTech providers will present their technologies and methodologies supporting lifelong learning.

San Antonio, TX (USA), June 2018 - The organizers of the United States Distance Learning Association's International Forum for Women in eLearning (IFWE) are pleased to announce this "Save the Date" for the International Forum for eLearning (IFWE) 2018 event, 28-30 November 2018.

Berlin (GER), June 2018 - One of Africa's most inspirational and successful women will top the bill at this year's eLearning Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. A medical doctor, an academic, and a businesswoman, Dr Mamphela Ramphele is also the former leader of South Africa's Agang SA political party and a founder, with her former partner Steve Biko, of the Black Consciousness movement. She heads an exciting list of keynote speakers in a fascinating programme of discussions, workshops, and debates under the overall theme of "Uniting Africa".

Birmingham (UK), June 2018 - Senior L&D and HR professionals will gather at Birmingham's NEC on 16-17 October for the year's must-attend L&D event. Bringing together experts and innovators in the L&D community with those at the frontline of influencing workforce performance, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition has established itself as a hub for sharing best practice, thought leadership, and the latest learning technology.

Orlando, FL (USA) / London (UK), June 2018 - CloserStill, a London-based exhibition and conference organiser, has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in "Learning 2018" for an undisclosed sum in a deal with Masie Productions.

Berlin/Heidelberg (GER), June 2018 - It has developed from a niche idea to a main theme in corporate HR: Digitalize HR processes and move the HCM applications to the cloud. The ultimate European event on this trend is SuccessConnect®, and after being held in London last year, it will now be hosted in Berlin, 18-20 June 2018.

Lake Mary, FL (USA), - May 2018  — The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global/IMS), a non-profit collaborative advancing edtech interoperability, innovation, and learning impact, announced the winners of its annual awards during the Learning Impact Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21-24 May 2018.

Chicago, IL (USA), May 2018 - You only need to submit an abstract to become an mLearn 2018 presenter! The seventeenth World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2018) will take place in Chicago, 11-14 November 2018. The second call for papers for mLearn 2018 is now available, and abstract-only submissions are being accepted until 10 June 2018!

London (UK), May 2018 – Digital change consultant and tech commentator Euan Semple talks to Lisa Minogue-White on Learning Now TV. Also on May’s programme, curation skills, transforming learning at the RNLI, and redefining blended learning.