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This article reports on the 13th European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) annual conference held in Budapest, Hungary on June 16-19, 2004. EDEN was established in 1991 to provide a community of practice within the European continent for professionals and academics engaged in the practice of distance education. Since then, it has held annual conferences all over Europe and has recently also conducted research seminars across the continent. The conference was formally opened in the afternoon of June 16th, with the president of EDEN, Ingeborg Bo of Norway, welcoming delegates to the conference and introducing the rector of the university. The first keynote speech was delivered by Umberto Paolucci of Italy, vice president of Microsoft, Europe, Middle East, and Asia region, who presented on the subject of developing e-learning communities in the European Union. Parallel paper sessions on the themes such as state of the art perspectives; integration of information and communication technology and e-learning into universities; and structuring digital knowledge.