<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Lucida Grande";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:2102751349;
mso-list-template-ids:548573586;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:72.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:108.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:144.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:180.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:216.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:252.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:288.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:324.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">For info…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Subject: NOW OPEN! Call for Proposals for Open Apereo 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Open Apereo 2019: Affordability and Innovation for Higher Ed</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Los Angeles, CA | June 2-6, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Learn more at the Open-Source Conference for Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">PROPOSAL DEADLINE IS
<b>JANUARY 25th</b>!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
<b>The Open Apereo 2019 Call for Proposals is open NOW! </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eiseverywhere.com/eselectv3/v3/events/388380/site/view"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Click Here to Submit Today</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">What is the Open Apereo 2019 conference?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Open Apereo is the open-source conference for education.
It's an international, inclusive event offered by the Apereo Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and sustaining innovative open-source software solutions for education. There are projects related to learning tools and environments,
media capture and management, authoring learning materials, portals, authentication, learning analytics, and more.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This year's conference will be held in Los Angeles, California, USA from June 2-6, 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Why does open source matter to higher education?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Affordability and sprawling student debt are
major issues for higher education. These challenges become magnified with the increasing pace of technology change and a desire to innovate towards more flexible systems to meet student and faculty needs. How do institutions meet challenge of sustaining innovation?
Open-source software can help. Institutions that invest in open-source software as part of their software procurement strategy retain flexibility to both control costs and adapt to changing needs, circumstances, and challenges.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Why submit a conference presentation?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Whether you are working with Apereo tools or not, we're
interested in hearing about your ideas and solutions to current academic challenges. Share the teaching and learning, development, or leadership approaches that have been successful for your team or institution. Or spark a conversation about a key topic or
issue that you feel needs a new, open-source approach, tool, or project to address.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We invite you to submit a proposal now -
<u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.eiseverywhere.com/eselectv3/v3/events/388380/site/view"><span style="text-decoration:none">Click Here to Submit Today</span></a></span></u></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conference website - <a href="https://www.apereo.org/conferences/open-apereo-2019"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://www.apereo.org/conferences/open-apereo-2019</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are seeking proposals for presentations or discussion sessions in these tracks:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Strategy & Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Student Success<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Faculty Focus<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tech Dive<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Facing the Future<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">DEADLINE AND REVIEW</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The final proposal deadline is
<b>January 25, 2019</b>. The program committee will review and accept submissions during the open submission period. The committee expects to have proposals reviewed and final acceptances by mid-February.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
We look forward to your proposal!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ian Dolphin, Executive Director, Apereo Foundation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Alan Regan, Open Apereo 2019 Planning Committee Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jennifer Cummings,
<a href="mailto:jenn.cummings@apereo.org">jenn.cummings@apereo.org</a>, Open Apereo 2019, Conference Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Discover more about Apereo by visiting
<a href="http://www.apereo.org">www.apereo.org</a> or subscribe to our announcements and open discussion lists by sending mail to
<a href="mailto:announcements+subscribe@apereo.org">announcements+subscribe@apereo.org</a> and
<a href="mailto:open+subscribe@apereo.org">open+subscribe@apereo.org</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">You can discover more about Apereo mailing lists - including how to unsubscribe - at
<a href="https://www.apereo.org/content/contact-and-mail-lists"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://www.apereo.org/content/contact-and-mail-lists</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Contacts" group.<br>
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
<a href="mailto:projects+unsubscribe@apereo.org">projects+unsubscribe@apereo.org</a>.<br>
To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:projects@apereo.org">projects@apereo.org</a>.<br>
Visit this group at <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/apereo.org/group/projects/">
https://groups.google.com/a/apereo.org/group/projects/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>