This is the final draft of the Final Report of the February 20, 2008
eLearning Summit. The report summarizes the event and the issues and
recommendations developed during the breakout sessions.

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Strategy and Policy Summit 2008
Issues and Recommendations

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eLearning, conferencing, collaboration and social networking technologies are enabling new global relationships and new models for learning that are dramatically changing the way we educate, communicate and conduct business in the Global Economy. On February 20, 2008 over 170 people attend the eLearning and Collaboration in the Global Economy Summit at the Mesa Convention Center. Participants engaged in developing policies and strategies to position Arizona as a leader in creating, delivering and adopting these technologies and services. They participated in Policy and Strategy Workshops to define opportunities to create 21st Century education, support economic development, train a 21st century workforce, and enable Arizona businesses to be internationally competitive with new tools for global business development, customer relations, collaboration and communication.

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With Learning contributing over $3 billion annually to the state's economy the Summit also addressed strategies to support Arizona eLearning enterprises in creating and delivering advanced technologies and services.

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The Summit produced policy and strategy recommendations addressing the following:
• eLearning in Arizona K-12 Schools, Community Colleges and Universities
• eLearning Enterprise Business Development
• eLearning Research in Arizona
• eLearning and Collaboration Technologies in the Workplace
• eLearning in Arizona Workforce Development

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Fom the feedback we have received we presented a great event that GAZEL can
be proud of. We also made about $8000 - $9000 on the event,. Bobbie will
prepare a financial report for the Board.

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Thanks again for your help with the Summit. From the feedback we have
received we presented a great event that GAZEL can be proud of. As Ted
Kraver has pointed out, we now need to decide how we will follow-up with
these recommendations. Perhaps a joint effort with GAZEL, ATIC, the Tech
Council, the eLearning Task Force, can take these recommendations to the
next level. This needs to be a topic for discussion at the Board meeting.