The annual .LRN Global Conference will be held in Madrid 10-11 May. It will be hosted by Telefonica I+D, the research arm of the biggest Telco in Spain and Latin America.

The conference will consist of two overlapping workshops:

• The .LRN Users' Group Meeting will take place on March 9th and 10th. The agenda includes user and technical talks, breakout sessions for in depth exploration of topics, and a Gala Flamenco dinner. Event registration information is here.

• The second event. Foro hispano de .LRN y software libre educativo, will take place on March 10th and 11th. The agenda provides multiple perspectives on .LRN implementation and, more generally, open source educational software for a Spanish speaking audience. Event registration information is here.

Galileo University announces the release of the E-LANE Project distribution, which is based in the last stable release of the .LRN platform (dotlrn-2.1.1).

The E-LANE distribution is a superset of .LRN: it contains ".LRN-certified" components as well as preview releases of the following packages:

• Learning Objects Managment System (LORS)
• Assessment
• Evaluation
• User Tracking
• Photo Album
• Random Photo
• Weblogger
• Wimpy Point

The E-LANE Partners are also currently working on:

• Windows Installer for dotlrn-2.1.1 and e-lane.
• Debian Package for dotlrn-2.1.1 and e-lane.
• Knoppix CDs for e-lane.
• Changes on the LORS package.
• Assessment package.
• New features regarding the Bug Tracker and the autosubmition of bugs into it.