ALT have announced that the #OER17: The Politics of Open call for proposals has now been published.

The 8th Open Educational Resources Conference, OER17: The Politics of Open, will be held from 5 to 6 April 2017 at Resource for London, UK.

The deadline for proposals is on midday GMT Wednesday, 16 November 2016.  

The conference themes for submission this year are:

Local, national, and international policy and practice

  • Cape Town Declaration 10th anniversary & 5th anniversary of the UNESCO Paris declaration
  • Privacy, surveillance, and open politics
  • Governance and power
  • School-level policies

Institutional/organisational politics

  • Changing cultures
  • Open in the classroom
  • Open organisations and organising
  • From OER to OEP

Participation & social equality

  • Open as inclusive
  • Human rights and OER
  • Digital literacy & open
  • Children, young people and open education

Open Party

  • Celebrating heroes, wins and progress
  • Hacking, making, gaming, sharing
  • Open innovation
  • Wildcard contributions

There are four submission formats: lightning talks, presentations, workshops and panels, and posters.

Keep an eye on https://oer17.oerconf.org/call-for-proposals/ for more details.