Presenters come from all sectors of education, industry, training organisations, professional bodies and associations, standard-setting organisations, and ePortfolio solutions suppliers. They will invite participants to explore the use of the ePortfolios to promote lifelong learning and employability.

Stuart Cable of the Royal College of Nursing in the UK will launch one of the Conference's special focuses - the ePortfolio in the healthcare sector - by presenting its implementation for nurses. The use of ePortfolios for professional development at the Open University, UK, will be the theme of Robin Mason's presentation, while Darren Cambridge from George Mason University, USA, will explore the implications of developing an employability ePortfolio.

Participants will be invited to discuss these themes with the keynotes and will be able to choose among a varied selection of parallel sessions. The key theme, the use of ePortfolios for employability, is the subject of sessions devoted to continuing professional development, accreditation of prior learning and achievement, key skills, mobility and transition, and healthcare.

The challenges of implementation of ePortfolios in higher education are explored in several sessions focusing on such issues as the choice of solution and organisational and pedagogical success factors. ePortfolios and assessment will be considered in a variety of contexts.

This year's event reflects the broadening scope of ePortfolio activities, with sessions on the ePortfolio and digital identity and on personal and organisational environments. Those interested in ePortfolio solutions will be able to attend sessions on technologies. There will also be a workshop presenting an international perspective on the take-up of ePortfolios.