The Conference will consider the perspectives and vision of the i2010 (i2010-European Information society in 2010) programme and how this will stimulate the promotion, development, and development of e-Learning content, products and services and the contribution of these to lifelong learning. i2010 is the European Commission's strategic policy framework laying out broad policy guidelines for the information society and the media up to 2010.Relevant topics include but are not restricted to: * National Policies and Strategies on Virtual Learning * National Projects on Virtual Universities * International Projects and International Collaboration on Web-based Education * Dot-com Educational Institutions and their Impact on Traditional Universities * Educational Portals for education and training * Reusable Learning Objects for e-Learning and e-Training * Testing and Assessment Issues of Web-based Education * Academia/Industry Collaboration on Web-based Training * Faculty Development on Web-based Education * Funding Opportunities for Projects in Web-based Education(source: www.icvl.eu)