World Open Educational Resources Congress | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Use the link to learn more about the conference briefly described as follows: “In full partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, UNESCO is organizing the 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress. The aims of the Congress are to: [1] Release the 2012 Paris OER Declaration; [2] Showcase the world’s best practices in Open Educational Resources policies, initiatives, and experts; [3] and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 UNESCO Forum that coined the term Open Educational Resources (OER). The Congress aims to encourage more governments to adopt policies that include OER and will bring together Ministers of Education/Human Resource Development, senior policy makers, expert practitioners, researchers, students and many other relevant stakeholders.”