We are delighted to announce that the #OER17: The Politics of Open call for proposals [2] 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.

Find out more. [3]

We hope to see you in London in April 2017!