The Eighth IASTED International Conference on
Web-Based Education
WBE 2009

March 16 – 18, 2009
Phuket, Thailand

Past Conference Information

The Web-Based Education 2009 conference in Phuket, Thailand has ended.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings are available for purchase on the ACTA Press website:

Conference Chair

Dr. Vladimir Uskov
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems and
Co-Director of the InterLabs Research Institute
Bradley University, USA
Conference Chair Portrait

Keynote Speaker

"Exploiting Mobile and Wireless Technologies in Lifelong Learning"

Prof. Demetrios Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus
Director of ASK@ITI.CERTH, Center for Research and Technology - Hellas
Chair, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology
University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Invited Speaker

"The Organizational Knowledge Circulated Management System on e-Learning Practices in Universities"

Dr. Toshio Okamoto
President, Japanese Society for Information and Systems on Education
Director, e-Learning Center,
The Universty of Electro-Communications, Japan
Invited Speaker Portrait

Tutorial Session

Prof. Helmar Burkhart
University of Basel, Switzerland
Tutorial Session Portrait
Dr. Sven Rizzotti
University of Basel, Switzerland
 Portrait

5th International Competition of Non-Commercial Software Systems, Tools and Products for Web-Based Education

PDF Call For Proposals

List of Finalists

Collaborating Organizations

The International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)
The International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology (IEEE TC LT)
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology (IEEE TC LT)

The Japanese Society for Information and System in Education (JSISE), Japan
The Japanese Society for Information and System in Education (JSISE), Japan
E-learning Center, Shiga University, Japan
E-learning Center, Shiga University, Japan

National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN), USA
National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN), USA
Centro di Ricerca sui Sistemi Informativi (CeRSI), Italy
Centro di Ricerca sui Sistemi Informativi (CeRSI), Italy
The Italian Association for Information Systems
The Italian Association for Information Systems
COPEC - Council of Researches in Education and Sciences (Brazil)
COPEC - Council of Researches in Education and Sciences (Brazil)
Multimedia Applications Development Research Centre, University of Craiova, Romania
Multimedia Applications Development Research Centre, University of Craiova, Romania
Interlabs Research Institute, Bradley University, USA
Interlabs Research Institute,
Bradley University, USA
Advanced eServices for the Knowledge Society Research Unit (ASK), Greece
Advanced eServices for the Knowledge Society Research Unit (ASK), Greece
Tsyolkovsky Moscow Aviation Technological University (MATU) Fund, Russia
Tsyolkovsky Moscow Aviation Technological University (MATU) Fund, Russia
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology