Record Attendance Expected for PCF5
London (UK), July 2008 - More than 600 people representing educational institutions, governments, and development agencies will attend the fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF5) from 13-17 July in London. The Forum has grown to become one of the world's leading conferences on learning and global development.
The PCF5 programme will feature workshops, discussions, and presentations that address each of the Forum's main themes:
- Governance, Conflict and Social Justice,
- Health,
- Livelihoods, and
- Children and Young People.
Keynote speakers include the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma; Mr. Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO; Professor Brenda Gourley, Vice-Chancellor, U.K. Open University and Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities; and Reverend Professor Barney Pityana, Vice-Chancellor, UNISA.
PCF5 is hosted by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in partnership with the University of London, with additional sponsorship from the U.K. Open University and the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID). Conference Co-Chairs are Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, and Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of COL.
