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<h1>Registration is open for the 2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2>Dates & Location<span style="color:#1F497D">                        </span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April 17-18, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SFU Harbour Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">515 W Hastings St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5K3</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h2>Conference Description<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This year’s theme is “Scaling New Heights with Open Education” and is a great opportunity to showcase the diverse and innovative spectrum of Open Education successes, ideas, and practices in our region – and
 to network with peers and colleagues from Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The venue, of course, is among the best to be found anywhere.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="https://bccampus.ca/events/cascadia-open-education-summit-2019/cascadia-open-education-summit-call-for-proposals/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Summit </span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">is co-hosted by
 BC Campus, SBCTC, <span class="highlight">Open</span> Oregon, and Lumen Learning for an audience of higher <span class="highlight">education</span> participants of any role, from administrators to faculty and librarians to students.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2>Registration<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SBCTC is extending special benefits to participants from the Washington Community and Technical College System: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%">        </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SBCTC will cover the registration fee for all <b>attendees</b> –
 students, faculty, staff -- from Washington Community & Technical Colleges<span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>When you <a href="https://events.eply.com/2019CascadiaOESummit">register</a>, the form requires you to specify your institution; when you choose a Washington CTC, you’ll be registered at no charge. No codes or reimbursements are required.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%">        </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have a proposal accepted, SBCTC will provide a further subsidy of $750.00 for <b>presenters</b> from
 our system colleges.  State Ethics Board approval is required for faculty and staff. Students are also encouraged to present.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="mailto:bchae@sbctc.edu?subject=Cascadia%20Open%20Education%20Summit"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact Boyoung Chae</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> at SBCTC for details after receiving notice that a
 proposal has been accepted.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please feel free to disseminate this information on your campuses and other networks in the system. We look forward to seeing you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director, Educational Technology & Open Education<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Accessible Technology Initiatives</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• o: 360-704-4363</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">
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