London (UK), June 2021 - The CogX Festival is one of the world's largest gatherings of CEOs, entrepreneurs, academics, artists, activists, and policy makers working together to address the biggest questions, achievements, and challenges of the influential technologies shaping our future. From 14-16 June 2021, the CogX Festival will manifest as a hybrid in-person and virtual gathering at the distinguished King's Cross Estate in London.

Berlin (GER) / Amsterdam (NL), June 2021 - OEB21 Opening Keynote speaker and Internet pioneer Marleen Stikker contends, "We have to help young people understand that the Internet can be designed differently". As Founder of Waag and Professor of Practice at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Marleen Stikker intends to instill a critical view on digital technologies in students and administrators. This is the only way to push back against the power of big tech companies and make the Internet a truly public place. Marleen Stikker will speak at OEB21 on 02 December.

Berlin (GER), May 2021 - The Online Educa Berlin community is getting ready to meet again in person in a covid-safe environment, as the international cross-sector conference and exhibition on digital learning and training is scheduled to return to the Hotel InterContinental Berlin from 01 to 03 December 2021.

London (UK), May 2021 - The Learning Technologies Awards 2021 programme, which celebrates outstanding learning technologies worldwide, has been announced. Furthermore, the awards entry is now open, with twenty categories and key dates announced.

Palo Alto, CA (USA), May 2021 - The VR/AR Global Summit Online is a conference brought to you by the VR/AR Association that connects the best virtual reality and augmented reality solution providers with enterprise and media entertainment companies.

Seville (E), May 2021 - The organizers have extended an invitation to join the fourteenth edition of the "International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation" (ICERI), one of the largest international conferences for lecturers, educational researchers, and technologists. For the last thirteen years, the ICERI conferences have been held in person, welcoming more than 800 participants in the field of education. Last November, due to the COVID outbreak, ICERI2020 was successfully held as a virtual event. In 2021, if the health conditions and travelling restrictions do not allow ICERI2021 to be held in person, the conference will again convene in a fully virtual format.

New York, NY (USA), April 2021 - Submissions for the 2021 International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division, presented by the International E-Learning Association (IELA), are now open! The Entry Submission Page is posted on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 15 June 2021.

Budapest (HU), April 2021 - Submissions for the EDEN Virtual Annual Conference, hosted by the National Distance Education University UNED on 21-24 June, are welcome till 15 May.

Saratoga Springs, NY (USA), April 2021 - Since April 2020, Elliott Masie and Broadway Star Telly Leung (Aladdin, Glee, Rent, Allegiance) have co-hosted over two dozen one-hour Empathy Concerts. Together with many guest Broadway performers and business/learning leaders, they have explored the many facets of Empathy during this intense time of crises in our world: COVID-19; racial and social injustice; working and schooling from home; the volatile U.S. election, etc.

Derbyshire (UK), April 2021 - Learning consultancy Walkgrove seeks to nurture the next generation of learning designers, visual artists, and creatives through sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards. Open to 11 to 24-year-olds, the annual competition celebrates creativity across eleven diverse categories, from film, graphic design, and music to dance, animation, and photography. The awards are designed to help talented young people access education, training, and employment opportunities and to support a flourishing cultural and business community.