2011.11 OERu meeting participants

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Key points

Due to the number of seats available at the meeting venue, the participant list will be restricted to 25 attendees. UNESCO has confirmed funding support for the OER Foundation to stream the meeting on the Internet for interested persons. The OER Foundation is allocating confirmed seats for the Dunedin meeting on 9 & 10 November 2011 according to the following criteria: Priority for confirming seats is given to: founding anchor partners of the OER Tertiary Education network (OERTen) who are implementing the OERu initiative selected representation from International Government Agencies. representatives invited by the OER Foundation. Available seats are allotted on a first-come, first serve basis according to the specified priorities On 26 October 2011 (NZST), available seats will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to members listed on the waiting list below. (The OER Foundation will contact individuals on the waiting list if seats are available.) Instructions Founding anchor partner representatives should add their names directly on the wiki or email Wayne Mackintosh with registration particulars. Non-anchor partner individuals who can attend the meeting and wish to add their names to the waiting list should add their names directly in the wiki following the last name on the list.

Confirmed attendees

Anchor partners who have confirmed attendance.

1. Narend Baijnath, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa,
   South Africa
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
2. Graham Bell, Director of Teaching and Learning, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology,
   New Zealand
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
3. Kevin Bell, Innovation Lab Leader for Learning and Development, Southern New Hampshire University.
   USA
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
4. Frances Ferreira, Commonwealth of Learning, Education Specialist, Open Schooling.
   Canada
   International Governmental Agency representing Commonwealth member states.
5. Robin Day, Deputy Chief Executive, Otago Polytechnic, Chair of the Board of Directors, OER Foundation,
   New Zealand
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
6. NIki Davis, Professor of e-Learning, Coordinator of Postgraduate Diploma in Education (e-Learning and Digital Technologies), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. President of the Distance Education Association of New Zealand; Executive Member of the Society of Information Technology in Teacher Education; Leader of EdusummIT TGW1 (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
7. Irwin Devries, Director, Instructional Design, Thompson Rivers University,
   Canada
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
8. Phil Ker, Chief Executive, Otago Polytechnic,
   New Zealand
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
9. Wayne Mackintosh, Director, OER Foundation,
   New Zealand
   (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
10. Toshiyuki Matsumoto, Programme Specialist (Education), UNESCO Office for the Pacific States,
    UNESCO
11. Rory McGreal, Associate Vice-President, Athabasca University, COL-UNESCO Chair for OER and board member of the OER Foundation,
    Canada
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
12. Ellen Marie Murphy, Director of Online Curriculum, Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College (SUNY)
    USA
    OERu Founding Anchor partner)
13. Judith Murray, Vice-President, Open Learning, Thompson Rivers University,
    Canada
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
14. Savithri Singh, Principal of Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, India.
    India
    FTE4WE member of the OER Foundation.
15. Jim Taylor, Professor, University of Southern Queensland,
    Australia
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
16. Herbert Thomas, Digital Media Group, Learning Resources, University of Canterbury,
    New Zealand
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
17. David Bull, Director, Open Access College, University of Southern Queensland,
    Australia
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
18. Jim Tittsler, Lead Software Engineer, OER Foundation,
    New Zealand
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
19. Vasi Doncheva, Flexible Learning Manager, NorthTec,
    New Zealand
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)
20. Sandra Wills, Executive Director Learning & Teaching and Chair of Educational Development, Academic Services Division, University of Wollongong.
    Australia
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner).
21. Terry Neal, Flexible Learning Manager (External Services), Open Polytechnic of New Zealand,
    New Zealand
    (OERu Founding Anchor partner)

Observer

1. Mark Brown, Director, Teaching, Learning and Distance Education, Massey University, New Zealand; Distance Education and Learning Futures Alliance (*DELFA); Member DEHub Steering Committee; Member DEANZ Executive Committee; Member ascilite Executive Committee; Member of ALTC funded OER research team.

Representatives at the Meeting

The representatives of the OERu Founding Anchor Partners at the inaugural planning meeting hosted by Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZ on 09-10 November 2011. The virtual participants are represented in the UStream, Identi.ca, Twitter streams on the display at the rear.