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Fourth Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind. (Stellenbosch, South Africa, April of May 2011 [dates to be announced])

Presidential panel session + working meeting on Building the Scientific Mind at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY, October 29 & 30, 2009

Lakeside CONVERSATIONS au bord du lac, small scale ad hoc dialogues on things that matter, hosted by Lya and Jan Visser whenever opportunities arise (started formally in 2009, but part of ongoing practice over the years)

Not by philosophy, science and theology alone (6th International Philosophy, Science and Theology Festival, Grafton, NSW, Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2009)

Third Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Cairo, Egypt, 10 to 14 May 2009)

First International conference on ICT for Education in Sardinia / Prima conferenza internazionale sulle ICT al servizio dell'apprendimento in Sardegna (Sardinia, September 12, 2008)

Rethinking human learning with sustainability in mind: Building the scientific mind—a case in point (Stellenbosch, South Africa, June 8-11, 2008)

Evaluating the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of international cooperation for sustainable postsecondary education development around the world (since the second semester of 2006 and ongoing)

Learners in a changing learning landscape: Reflections from a dialogue on new roles and expectations. (Published by Springer in 2008)

Panel on Online Learner Competencies (International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - Barcelona, Spain, March 13, 2008)

3rd Universe Awareness Multidisciplinary Workshop Educational Materials (Leiden, The Netherlands, 25 - 27 February 2008)

Second Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 28 to 31, 2007 - NOTE: Four days instead of the initially planned five-day period)

The reciprocal influence of science and culture (EU expert workshop, Brussels, Belgium, 8 June 2006)

To school, or not to school: is that the question? An online discussion hosted by the Higher Education Learning Professionals (HELP) network on Collaboration Across Borders (cabweb.net) from 14 to 27 April 2006

Symposium on Rediscovering Childhood and conference on Early Childhood Development, organized by the Sindh Education Foundation (Karachi, Pakistan, April 3-6, 2006)

Unearthing, Resuscitating and Genetically Reengineering the Mammoth (A workshop about rediscovering the power of community building, generating transdisciplinary dialogue and creative collaboration in the academy - Provisional announcement)

Learners in a Changing Learning Landscape: New Roles and Expectations - A dialogue motivated by an ibstpi research project (Presidential Session and Workshop, AECT 2005)

A new focus area on Learning to Live in Harmony is in the process of being established.

For the love of science (Project in collaboration with Pari Center for New Learning to provide open access to quality science learning modules)

Creation of Learning Development Institute (Europe) - Association sous la loi du 1er juillet 1901 (December 29, 2004)

Advanced International Colloquium on Building the Scientific Mind (The Hague, The Netherlands, May 17-20, 2005)

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Full Overview of Major Events Since February 2000

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