{"id":2664,"date":"2021-06-06T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfasia.org\/2021\/?page_id=2664"},"modified":"2021-06-24T05:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:53:00","slug":"about-elfasia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfasia.org\/2021\/?page_id=2664","title":{"rendered":"About eLFAsia"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539606550856{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;add_wave_rev_slider&#8221;][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;slider-5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2167&#8243; img_size=&#8221;500&#215;500&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8&#8243;][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLearning Forum Asia (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFAsia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) is a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. Together with industry and service providers of e-learning applications and solutions,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFAsia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> organizes annual forums to advance knowledge of the use of information technology in teaching and learning. These forums are held in turn in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Singapore, and Thailand, and are gaining recognition as major events for the Asian academic community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The mission of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFAsia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is to advance the application of information technology in teaching and learning, with special emphasis on the opportunities and challenges faced by institutions in Asia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Governance\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As an organization positioned primarily to advance education through the use of information technology in Asia, our corporate governance structure reflects the need for a balanced representation by dividing the organization into a number of regional chapters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each regional chapter will take turn to host the annual\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFAsia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conference. In addition, each regional chapter can sponsor and organize local activities and events tailored to meeting the needs of its own community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each regional chapter can elect its own governing board. The chapter governing board can nominate a maximum of two persons to serve on the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Board of Directors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Separately, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eLFAsia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Board of Directors can also nominate individuals to become board members.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Annual General Meeting will oversee the election of all directors each year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more about\u00a0<\/span><span>eLFAsia, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elfasia.org\/\">http:\/\/elfasia.org\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539606550856{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;add_wave_rev_slider&#8221;][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;slider-5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2167&#8243; img_size=&#8221;500&#215;500&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8&#8243;][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]eLearning Forum Asia (eLFAsia) is a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. Together with industry and service providers of e-learning applications and solutions,\u00a0eLFAsia organizes annual forums to advance knowledge of the use of information technology in teaching and learning. 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