Learning Without Frontiers would like to invite English UK members interested in the business and learning potential of smartphones and tablets (i.e. iPad) to a fringe event of the LWF Conference next Tuesday in London.

The event, "Disruptive innovation, what impact will handheld learning have on language education and publishing?" will take place at the Cass Business School, City University London, 106 Bunhill Row London EC1Y 8TZ on 11 January 2011.

Please note that our office will be closed for the holidays from Friday 24 December 2010 until Tuesday 4 January 2011.

After many years of trial and error, Rod Sloane has finally come up with successful strategies for making marketing more systematic and successful. Rod is an authorised Duct Tape Marketing coach and will be speaking at the English UK Marketing Conference on 27^th January 2011. Here are Rod's seven handy steps for small business marketing success:

It was announced today that Mike Southon, Financial Times correspondent and otherwise known as The Beermat Entrepreneur, will be delivering the closing plenary at the English UK Marketing Conference on 27 January 2011.

English UK today welcomed an announcement by the UK Border Agency that from 10 January 2010, the Student Visitor Visa will be valid for a maximum of 11 months for English language courses only.