About the Conference

Who Should Attend? | Attendee Demographics | Conference Location | Conference Fees

We welcome you to the 16th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning: “The Power of Online Learning: Stimulating New Possibilities.” The conference program will offer a full complement of presentations that reflect the implications for the field of specific e-learning experience and practices. Keynote and plenary addresses, as well as pre- and post-conference workshops, featured sessions, special interest sessions, concurrent session presentations, Best-in-Track presentations, and poster sessions will address blended learning, issues of diversity, international applications of online learning, open educational resources, social networking, online learning and community colleges, and K-12 online education as well as other topics of common interest.

Who Should Attend?
This conference, which will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning who hail from a variety of work sectors, including higher education, continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations. It is especially designed to meet the needs of:

• College-level faculty and administrators
• Instructional technology and media professionals
• Instructional designers
• Trainers in public and private sector organizations

Attendee Demographics
Attendance at the 2009 Annual conference located in Orlando, FL attracted 1,144 total attendees from over 679 institutions, 49 states & territories, and 21 countries representing college level faculty and administrators, instructional technology professionals and instructional designers.  Specific details on institutions, states/territories, and countries represented at the conference are available from the Conference Services Manager.

1,069 Onsite, 175 Virtual attendees in 2009

Conference location
All presentations and pre-conference workshops will be held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  One of Orlando’s premier hotels, the Caribe Royale is located just twenty minutes from Orlando International Airport.

For additional information, please visit our Hotel/Travel page on this website.

Conference fees
 Early bird registration fee for the conference is $495.  After October 15, 2010 the fee will be $545.   The registration fee includes access to over 200 presentations in 6 concurrent sessions, the cost of all materials, Wednesday welcome reception and banquet, 3 continental breakfasts, Thursday awards luncheon, all refreshment breaks, Thursday afternoon poster session and access to exhibit hall. Visit our Registration page on this website for full details and access to online registration.