Registration for the Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning is open! This conference will bring researchers and practitioners from all over the world together to explore applications of open and distance learning in widening educational access, bridging the digital divide, and advancing the social and economic development of communities and nations at large.
In-person experience, starting at $765 CAD | $595 USD*
SOLD OUT! See virtual registration option below
The in-person experience will include all scheduled conference sessions on 14-16 September 2022, including the following:
- Delegate welcome package
- Twelve plenary sessions
- Marketplace and poster session
- Five parallel blocks for sub-theme paper presentations with choice of eight sessions and four workshops
- Welcome reception
- COL publication launch and reception
- Farewell dinner event
- Three lunches
- Unlimited access to exhibition hall
- Event app or web-based event platform access, including on-demand session content within the four sub-themes
- In-person and virtual chat networking with delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, and speakers
In-person experience SOLD OUT! See Virtual registration below.
No longer available | No longer available | No longer available |
| In-person DAY PASS registration | In-person DAY PASS registration | In-person GUEST TICKET for evening farewell event |
| (14 September OR 15 September) $250 CAD | $195 USD | (16 September including farewell event) $350 CAD | $270 USD | (16 September farewell event only) $120 CAD | $95 USD |
*Fees above do not include charges incurred from your own bank or credit card company
*All credit card transactions will be processed in USD funds
*Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) are accepted in CAD or USD
Register to attend the Immersive Virtual PCF10 Conference
$250 CAD | $195 USD
If you can’t join us in Calgary, you can still contribute to these important discussions about the future of open, distance and technology-enabled learning with a new rich virtual PCF10 experience. While attending virtually from anywhere in the world, you can do nearly everything you can in person: connecting with colleagues via the event app, attending live sessions or watching when they’re posted on-demand (content available exclusively to in-person and virtual delegates), and networking one-on-one with education technology leaders in the virtual exhibit hall.
The immersive virtual experience will include the following:
- Digital welcome package
- Twelve plenary sessions live-streamed including a real-time Q&A
- Five parallel blocks for sub-theme paper presentations with a choice of two live-streamed sessions which include a real-time Q&A
- Web-based event platform access, including on-demand session content within the four sub-themes
- Virtual chat networking with delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, and speakers
- Unlimited access to the virtual exhibition hall
- Full papers and abstracts
- Poster session and Marketplace digital submissions with opportunity to connect with speaker in virtual format
Cancellation policy and fees
In-person registration
- Cancellation for in-person registration will be accepted by email only to [email protected]
- A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from cancellations received until 31 July 2022
- A 50% cancellation fee will be charged between 1-25 August 2022
- A 100% cancellation fee will be charged after 25 August 2022
- All requested cancellations will be subject to review and approval by COL
- Approved refunds will be processed through money transfer following the completion of the PCF10 conference
Virtual experience registration
- Cancellation for the virtual experience registration will be accepted by email only to [email protected]
- A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from cancellations received until 4 September 2022.
- A 100% cancellation fee will be charged after 5 September 2022
- All requested cancellations will be subject to review and approval by COL
- Approved refunds will be processed through money transfer following the completion of the PCF10 conference
Forum agenda
The agenda outline shown below may be subject to change.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening ceremony Innovations for Education Resilience (panel discussion) |
Keynote address – Building resilience | Keynote address – Inspiring innovations |
| Sub-themes parallel sessions | Poster session | COL partner showcase |
| Country showcase | Sub-themes parallel sessions | Marketplace |
| Asa Briggs lecture | Keynote address – Fostering lifelong learning | Sub-themes parallel sessions |
| Excellence in Distance Education Awards presentation and COL honorary fellows | Sub-themes parallel sessions | Keynote address – Promoting equity and inclusion |
| Welcome reception | Panel discussion – Transforming education for climate change | Sub-themes parallel sessions |
| Launch of COL publication & reception | Valedictory session & closing ceremony | |
| Farewell dinner event |
Payment methods
Credit card payments are available with the secured e-commerce registration system: Visa and Mastercard in USD only.
Direct Bank Wire Transfer or Electronic Fund Transfer payments can be requested by selecting that method of payment during registration. A form will be forwarded to you via email once your registration is processed.
All bank fees for remittance are to be paid by the participant.
Receipt of remittance must be sent by email to [email protected] for confirmation.
Your payment status will be changed from “pending” to “complete” upon clearance of your payment.
Contact information
For more information contact [email protected].
PCF9 highlights
App details
We are pleased to announce Pheedloop as our event app and web-based virtual platform. Details on how to access this valuable tool will be included with your registration confirmation. Find more details on the registration site.
