Credits

Vision

Conceived by: Tony Carr and Stephen Marquard
TENET Patron: Duncan Greaves
MEG Patron: Laura Czerniewicz

Production

Programme and Facilitation: Tony Carr
Project Management: Stephen Marquard
Website: David Horwitz (programming) and Andrea Ressell (design and user interface)
Graphic design and animation: Stacey Stent
Information site design: Stacey Stent and Desiree McKie

Programme Advisory Committee

Chair: Tony Carr, Researcher/Developer: Multimedia Education Group, University of Cape Town
Chair: Laura Czerniewicz, Director: Multimedia Education Group and Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town
Professor Alan Amory, Director, Centre for Information Technology in Higher Education, University of KwaZulu Natal
Andy Brown, E-Learning Co-Ordinator, University of Witwatersrand
Professor Johannes Cronje, Professor of E-Learning, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria
Professor Derek Keats, Director of Information Technology, University of Western Cape
Gerald Roos, ICT in Education Specialist (Schools Sector)
Dr Philip Uys, Deputy Director: Centre for Academic Development (Educational Technology), University of Botswana
Antoinette van der Merwe, Senior Advisor:eLearning, Division for University Education, Stellenbosch University
Dr Duan van der Westhuizen, Associate Professor: Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education and Nursing, Rand Afrikaans University

e/merge Community

Presenters and participants who took part enthusiastically and made e/merge 2004 a vibrant and exciting event.

Conference Hosts

Anne Gordon, Anusha Govender, Brenda Hallowes, Clement Chihota, Daniela Giannini, Deon February, Fiona Wilson, Fred Opali, Geoffrey Seleka, Maideyi Lydia Mabvira-Meck, Marieta Brechenmacher, Marius Pretorius and Sandisiwe Mangcu

University of Cape Town

Thanks to the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED), Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS), Conference Management Centre (CMC) and Classroom Services for logistical and other support.

Additional thanks to ...

Sponsors and other supporters, including:

Nancy White of Full Circle Associates for testing and suggesting several usability improvements to connect
David Shepherd of All Things in Moderation for training our conference hosts
SANTEC
Macromedia (Allan Stewart, Lucas Sherwood, Andi Hindle)
Light-Edge Technology (Bobby Richter)
Western Cape Schools Network
Microsoft SA (Windows server license)
Bishops (Diocesan College) for loan of equipment

Open source software infrastructure

Many Free and Open Source Software projects, including w-agora, Apache, php, postgresql, exim, jabber, FreeBSD, and Linux.