15th International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2016)
26-29 October 2016, Rome, Italy http://icwl2016.dis.uniroma1.it

ICWL is an annual international conference on Web-based learning, founded by the Hong Kong Web Society. The first ICWL was held in Hong Kong in 2002. Since then, ICWL has been held in Australia (2003), China (2004), Hong Kong (2005), Malaysia (2006), United Kingdom (2007), China (2008), Germany (2009), China (2010), Hong Kong (2011), Romania (2012), Taiwan (2013), Estonia (2014) and China (2015).

The 15th ICWL will be held in Rome, Italy. It will feature a technical program of refereed papers selected by the International Program Committee, keynote addresses, poster sessions, and a Doctoral Consortium.

ICWL Paper Submission
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Authors are invited to submit original papers reporting on research results or novel applications in technology enhanced learning. Submitted papers have to be in pdf format, and according to the Springer LNCS Authors Guidelines.
Submissions are subject to double-blind review process; acceptance will be as either Full Paper (10 pp. max.) or Short Paper (6 pp. max.). All accepted papers presented at the conference will be published in a volume of Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Please note that ICWL 2016 organizes also a Poster Session (see ICWL web site).

ICWL Topics
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Assessment in e-learning
Bring your own Device (BYOD)
Cloud-based Learning
Computer Support for Intelligent Tutoring
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Deployment, Organization and Management of Learning Objects
Design, Model and Framework of e-Learning Systems
Digital libraries and Web corpora for e-learning
E-Learning Metadata and Standards
E-Learning Platforms and Tools
Game-based Learning and Serious Games
HTML5 Web-based Learning
Human Factors and Affective Computing for Learning
Informal Learning on the Workplace
Intelligent Learner and Group Modelling
Intelligent Tools for Visual Learning
Learning Analytics
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Mobile, Situated and Blended Learning
Open educational resources (OER)
Pedagogical Issues
Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
Personalized and Adaptive Learning
Semantic Web and Ontologies for E-Learning
Virtual environments and 3D graphics for e-learning
Web 2.0 and Social Learning Environments
Web-based Learning for Oriental Languages Learning

ICWL Companion Symposium
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The "1st Int. Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education" (SETE - http://www.isete.net) will be held in conjunction with ICWL. It continues the traditional ICWL-Workshop-activities managed in past years, and in addition features a bouquet of Tracks. Workshops & Tracks will add new and hot topics on Technology Enhanced Learning, into the 2016 overall ICWL+SETE experience. Registration to ICWL grants participation in SETE too.

ICWL Organization
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- Conference co-Chairs:
Marc Spaniol, University of Caen Basse-Normandie, France
Marco Temperini, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Program Committee co-Chairs:
Dickson K.W. CHIU, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ivana Marenzi, Leibniz Uni-versität, Hannover, Germany
Umberto Nanni, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Steering Committee Repr.s
Horace H.S. IP, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania
- Publicity chair
Martin Homola, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Poster co-chairs
Damiano Distante, Unitelma-Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Luigi Laura, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Filippo Sciarrone, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
- Web chair
Andrea Sterbini, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Doctoral Consortium co-chairs
Maria De Marsico, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Zuzana Kubincova, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Carla Limongelli, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy

ICWL Important Dates
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- Abstract June 18th (Extended)
- Paper submission June 25th (Extended)
- Notification of acceptance July 29th
- Camera Ready and
related Full Registration Aug. 20th

SETE Important Dates (part)
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- Workshop Proposals: submission is open;
- Last day for
Workshop Proposals: May 13th
- Paper submission to tracks: see SETE web site.
- Camera ready of Workshop
papers and
related Full Registration Sept. 12th
- Camera ready of Track
papers and
related Full Registration Sept. 12th