A.L.I.E

Latin American Association of
Educational Computing

The A.L.I.E. (Latin American Association of Educational Computing) is a non profit educational institution created to promote interchange of experiences on the use of technology in education of the Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Information about adresses of local associations in Latin American and Caribbean countries with similar objectives than ALIE, is useful for us.

And we would also further appreciate if you send us information about meetings and conferences related to technology in education in Latin American Coutries, and specially about LOGO.

OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of our institution are:

- Promote in every Latin American and Caribbean countries the creation of a national association with similar objectives of the Latin American Association.
- Sponsor and cooperate with local associations in charge of the organization of the meetings and conferences about the use of computers in education.
- Gather information about software, papers, bibliography and meetings related to technology in education.
- Promote communication among research groups and associations interested in this subject for all levels of education.

It was created in July 1991 with members of Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and Latin-American people who live in the United States, France and Israel. In 1992 Uruguay was added through the AUDINE (Uruguayan Association of Computing Education).

ALIE was incorporated in Mexico city under the presidence ('91-'92) of Alfonso Ramirez Ortega from Mexico. In 1994 it was reestructured during the presidence of Rene Herrera Santana from Cuba ('93-'94) in order to improve the performance of the association with the creation of two regions: northern and southern which are divided by the Ecuador line.

Actually the President is Eduardo de Antueno from Argentina and the VicePresident Dr. Marco Murray-Lasso - UNAM from Mexico.

Our institution gives support to the International Congress of Educational Computing which is held every year in Argentina with the attendance of distinguished keynoters of the region.