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  • Dates: September 22-25, 2008
  • Location: Logan, Utah (U.S.A.)
  • Co-Sponsors / Co-Event: As in years past, we are teaming up with COSL in their annual OpenEd event, which is scheduled to run from September 24-26, 2008 (overlapping with our meeting).
  • Registration: Basic registration information can be found here. A registration form will be made available in the future (TBD).
  • Basic Agenda for the OpenEd Conference: A high level agenda for the entire conference can be found here, but the specifics for the OCWC portion of the conference are as follows. (For more information on the individual topics, or to discuss the sessions, follow the wiki links. If you wish to pose questions about the session, or suggest material to be covered, click the discussion tab on that wiki page):

    • Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008: 
      Time Topic
      7:00 - 8:00 am Registration
      7:30 - 8:45 am Newcomers' Breakfast: What is OCW? What should you get out of the meeting? wiki page
      8:45 - 9:00 am BREAK
      9:00 - 9:45 am Plenary: Welcome and Overview wiki page
      9:45 - 10:15 am BREAK
      10:15 - 11:00 am Board Reports wiki page
      11:00 - 11:15 am BREAK
      11:15 - 12:00 Discussion wiki page
      12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH
      1:30 - 2:15 pm Break Out 1
      More OCW's:  Conference Planning Roundtable wiki page
      Reach and Impact:  Accessibility Roundtable wiki page
      Sustainability:  Budget and Finance Roundtable wiki page
      2:15 - 2:30 pm BREAK
      2:30 - 3:15 pm Break Out 2
      More OCW's:  Membership Development Roundtable wiki page
      Reach and Impact:  Communications Roundtable wiki page
      Sustainability:  Sustainability Roundtable wiki page
      3:15 - 3:30 pm BREAK
      3:30 - 4:15 pm Break Out 3
      More OCW's:  Regional Consortia Roundtable wiki page
      Reach and Impact: Exploring Quality, Community and Accreditation Roundtable wiki page
      Sustainability:  Platform Fixes and Features Roundtable wiki page
      4:15 - 4:30 pm BREAK
      4:30 - 5:30 pm Report and Wrap-up wiki page
      6:00 pm Depart from University Inn for dinner
      6:30 pm DINNER
    • September 24th-25th, 2008: OCW-related presentations by members will be integrated into the main OpenEd Conference as part of the "Concurrent Sessions" listed here.

  • Scholarships: If any of you (especially students) are interested in applying for a scholarship to attend the conference, more information can be found here.
  • Travel Information: Can be found here.
 
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