Source: Syllabus Event Calendar
http://www.syllabus.com/event_cal.asp

The U.S. – China Higher Education Summit
8/1 - 8/2
The China World Hotel Beijing, PRC
Leaders from the Chinese Government, cutting-edge technology companies, financial sources, and U.S. & PRC Universities and Career Schools will discuss strategies for successfully tapping in to the enormous opportunities for partnership and business development.
http://www.northstarconferences.com/education

20th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
8/4 - 8/6
Monona Terrace Convention Center Madison, Wisconsin
The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning is recognized as one of the premier events on distance education. The conference addresses the needs of educators, trainers, managers, and designers from throughout the world who are involved in the application of technology to the teaching and learning process and in the planning, administration, and management of distance education programs
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference

American Council on Education Workshop Evaluating Distance Learning Courses for College Credit Recommendations
8/16 - 8/17
Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle
The workshop fosters a collegiate environment in an intimate setting, and delivers hard-hitting "take-aways" that you can immediately use to evaluate distance-learning courses. Registration is limited to ensure that attendees can foster meaningful partnerships and relationships with colleagues.
http://www.acenet.edu/clll/corporate/distance_workshops.cfm

Computers and Advanced Technology in Education CATE-2004
8/16 - 8/18
Sheraton Kauai Resort in Poipu Beach Island of Kauai in Hawaii, Hawaii
This conference will provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in, and applications of, computers and advanced technology and their application to all aspects of education. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. Highlights of the week will include keynote and invited presentations, regular sessions, tutorials, software demonstrations, and Ph.D. Student Competition. CATE 2004 will be held at the Sheraton Kauai Resort in Poipu Beach, on the southern coast of Hawaii''''s "garden island". Known for its breathtaking natural scenery, gorgeous sunsets over the ocean, gracious hospitality,
http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2004/hawaii/cate.htm

Education Technology 2004
8/18 - 8/20
Sheridan National Hotel Arlington, Virginia
This conference will focus on new technologies as well as existing applications which have been successfuly utilized for some years in the areas of technology-based learning systems, management systems, research, and applications.
http://www.salt.org

Satellites & Education Conference XVlI
8/26 - 8/28
California State University Los Angeles, California
Premier international conference by and for educators who want to use satellites and satellite data to excite their students about science, math, geography, and communications, and to encourage their students to consider careers of today and tomorrow in the space-based industry.
http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/parveds/satedorg/

The Third Software Product Line Conference - SPLC 2004 Software Engineering Institute
8/30 - 9/2
Boston, Massachusetts
The SPLC 2004 program is rich and varied, with ample opportunities for software product line novices, experts, and everyone in between. This year's conference pays special attention to three critical issues in product line engineering: (1) architecture, (2) quality assurance, and (3) business and economics. For each of these topics, we've created special tracks that include dedicated tutorials, workshops, panels, and paper sessions.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/SPLC2004/

The Team Software Process User Group - TUG Software Engineering Institute
9/27 - 9/28
Pittsburgh, PA
The Team Software Process User Group (TUG) provides a forum for developers and users of TSP and PSP, as well as partners offering training and coaching. If you are a manager or engineer interested in learning more about PSP and TSP, the TUG is a unique opportunity to discuss TSP best practices and lessons learned with a wide range of users, developers and partners.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/tsp/user-group.html

The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges - Midwest Conference
10/1 - 10/2
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI
The conference theme is "Building Connections: Scholarship and Teaching in Small Colleges." The conference's sponsor is The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges in cooperation with ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education.
http://www.ccsc.org/midwest

The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges - Northwest Conference
10/8 - 10/9
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon
The conference's sponsor is The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges in cooperation with ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education.
http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/2004/

2004 Institute for Chief Academic Officers
10/30 - 11/2
San Francisco, California
Annual meeting sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges for chief academic offiers at CIC''s 530 member institutions.
http://www.cic.edu/conferences_events/caos/index.asp

E-Learn 2004 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education
11/1 - 11/5
Washington, D.C.
E-Learn 2004 provides a unique international forum for Government, Healthcare, Education, and Business professionals to discuss the latest issues, strategies, applications, development, and research, to explore new technologies, and to identify solutions for today's challenges related to online learning.
http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/Intro.htm

IDC Enterprise Forum: Evaluating the Capabilities & Implementation Options of On-Demand Computing
11/4
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA
The IDC Enterprise Forum is designed to help enterprise decision-makers and IT leaders from Government Agencies and Universities answer key questions about on-demand computing. The program will feature case studies from early adopters who have gone through the technology assessment process, and provide insights into the reality of what you can expect from the technology today and in the next 18 months. Opportunities to question IDC analysts, vendors, business peers, and other attendees in interactive panel discussions and networking functions will be prevalent.
http://www.idc.com/enterpriseforum04

The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges - Southeastern Conference
11/5 - 11/6
Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina
he conference theme is "In Support of Computing in Small Colleges". The conference's sponsor is The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges in cooperation with ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education.
http://cs.furman.edu/ccscse/conference.php?year=18th

TechLearn
11/14 - 11/17
Marriott Marquis, New York, New York
TechLearn is the world’s leading event focused on bringing leaders from business, government and academia together. This highly interactive professional networking environment engages in real-world strategies and provides continuous education by combining learning, technology and training to improve organizational performance, develop workforce skills and strengthen customer relationships.
http://show.techlearn.com/techlearn/V40/index.cvn

SEPG 2005 (Software Engineering Process Group) Software Engineering Institute
3/7 - 3/10
Seattle, Washington
The Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference is the world's leading annual conference and exhibit showcase for process improvement. Now in its 17th year, the conference brings together international representatives from government, industry, and academia for a global perspective on process improvement activities and results. The 4-day event is geared toward process professionals who champion the systematic improvement of people, process, and technology at their organizations.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepg/

Source:
Annie Stunden
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/stunden/prof_bio.asp

CIO at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stuart Glogoff's graphic representation of this infrastructure, as explained by Stunden, the Keynote Speaker at Syllabus 2004 Conference. She discussed the highly complicated infrastructure underneath what we do when using many of our systems. The applications that we commonly use sit on a very complicated and expensive infrastructure. It is not just a local infrastructure but a regional, national, and global infrastructure.