The 2006 Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS) All Partners Conference, will take place April 21 at the University of Indianapolis. The conference is for faculty, staff and administrators who use technology to develop and deliver educational programs.

The event, titled "The XYZs of E-Learning: Understanding Today's and Tomorrow's Learners," will focus on providing engaging, relevant learning experiences for a student body that spans multiple generations. Special attention will be given to the latest generation of learners, commonly known as Millennials or the 'Net Generation.

Those encouraged to attend include:

• Faculty, instructors and graduate students
• Academic program administrators
• Instructional designers and technologists
• Student services professionals
• Distance education administrators and coordinators
• Librarians

A preconference workshop, "Blogs and Wikis: Connecting and Collaborating on the Read/Write Web," will be led by Will Richardson, an internationally recognized expert on the use of Weblogs, RSS and related technologies.

The keynote speaker is Chris Dede, professor of learning technologies at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dede will discuss how emerging digital media are shaping student motivations, attributes and social patterns of learning.

The conference will also include breakout sessions on a wide range of topics, electronic poster sessions, vendor exhibits and presentation of the fifth annual Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education (IPSE) awards.

For complete conference details, including online registration, call for presenters and exhibiting information, visit www.ihets.org or contact Lynn Ward, IHETS assistant director of e-learning at (317) 263-8909 or lward@ihets.org.