Call for Papers
Submissions for individual papers, symposia and poster presentations will be evaluated on the basis of an extended abstract, which should be composed of the title of the paper, author(s) names, addresses, e-mail, telephone, fax, and a text of no more than 500 words. The abstract should be written in English, in HTML or WORD following the formatting suggested in the attached paper and must be sent to the Secretariat via e-mail, as an attachment, by May 1, 2007. Please make sure that in your submission you indicate for what presentation format you are interested in. If you are interested in more than one format, please indicate the order of preference. Presentation Formats are:

Individual papers. Paper presentations should consist of a 15-20 minute presentation followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
Symposia. Symposia should consist of up to four individual papers with a common theme. These thematic panels should not exceed 90 minutes, preferably with 4-5 papers. The proposals for thematic panels should consist of a description of the general topic to be discussed and the different perspectives from which they will be approached, as well as their relevance to the conference.
Poster Session. The poster session will be held as part of a reception. During this scheduled session, authors will be required to stay with their poster and discuss their work one-on-one with other conference participants.

All presentation rooms will be equipped with computer, video projector, and overhead projector.

Depending on the format and type of research report being submitted, the proposals will be reviewed by at least two referees based on the following the criteria:

Overall quality and scientific originality
Significance for theory, practice and policy
Theoretical framework and conceptual rationale
Clarity of definition of research questions and objectives
Research method and design
Presentation of results
Interpretation of results (practical and theoretical relevance)
Organization, structure and language of the submission
Relevance to the ICEM/ALE2007 theme

Instructions to Authors

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In order for a paper to be included in the conference proceedings and conference program, the first author of each presentation needs to register for the conference by June 30, 2007.

Full papers should be formatted using the instructions for authors provided here. Accepted papers need to be submitted by July 20, 2007 via email to icem2007 AT cardet.org. Note that during your conference presentation, you will have 15 minutes for presenting your paper, and 5 minutes for discussion.

Furthermore, authors of selected papers from the conference will be encouraged to submit their paper for publication consideration in the scholarly journal Educational Media International.

Important Dates
Submit Abstracts:                      May 1, 2007
Notification of Acceptance:         May 30, 2007
Early registration:                      June 30, 2007
Full paper submission:               July 20, 2007
Conference Dates:                    September 20-22, 2007