The Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) will hold its Third Annual Conference form November 21 to 23, 2006 at the Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa and Beach Resort. The theme of the conference, which is hosted by the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports, St. Lucia is “Strengthening Tertiary Education in Response to Global Integration Trends.” The conference organisers invite papers on the theme which includes topics such as “Regional and International Standards in Tertiary Education,” “Quality Assurance and Accreditation,” “Qualifications and Equivalency,” “Distance and Transnational Education,” “Economic Imperatives for Tertiary Education” and “Instructional and Assessment Issues.” The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 1. For more information please contact the Conference Secretariat: Human Resource Development Department, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports, 4th Floor Francis Compton Building, Water Front, Castries, St. Lucia West Indies. Contact person: Ms. Elizabeth Bailey, Telephone: (758) 468-5230/5231/5229 or email ebailey@education.gov.lc or hrd@education.gov.lc