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         <description>Abstract submission is now open for the 24th ICDE World Conference on Open and Distance Learning. Hosted by Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia, and supported by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia, the 24th ICDE World Conference will be will be held 2–5  October, 2011 on the island of Bali, Indonesia.</description>
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         <description>Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency will be the keynote speaker at the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents in South Africa in September.</description>
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         <description>The Open Educational Quality Initiative is producing a quantitative study on the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in Higher Education and Adult Learning institutions. You are invited to take part in the survey.</description>
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         <description>Organized in collaboration with ICDE, the 2010 European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) Research Workshop is now open for registration. ICDE members receive a discount on the registration fee. The call for paper submissions has also been extended to 9 September.</description>
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         <description>ICDE is an official supporter of the Open Education Conference 2010, to be held on 2-4 November 2010, in Barcelona, Spain. A number of important updates including an extension to the early bird registration period, an optional extra activity and information about accommodation availability have been published.</description>
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         <description>The deadline for submission of papers for the Education 2011-2021 Summit to be held in Sydney, Australia in February next year has been extended to 25 September. Posters, workshops, research notes and plenary panel proposals are also expected by 25 September.</description>
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         <description>The Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning has recently announced the keynote speakers to present at its International Conference in February next year in India. A brochure, detailing the registration procedure, programme and conference themes, has also been published.</description>
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         <description>ICDE member institution Unisa has appointed Prof Mandla Makhanya as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He will assume the role when the current Vice-Chancellor Prof Barney Pityana retires at the end of 2010.</description>
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         <description>Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency will be the keynote speaker at the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents in South Africa in September.</description>
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