There are many ways to participate in the Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum - as a delegate or as someone who is also a presenter, a facilitator or a participant. The organisers also welcome participatation in the form of support for sponsored places.
You can register for the conference mailing list at any time by going to the online registration page and registering your details. This creates a username and password which you can then use to login and either submit a proposal, or book and pay for your place. Please note that you only need to choose the 'Register to attend' option when you are ready to make your payment.
Booking your place, submitting a proposal, becoming a sponsor
To book and pay for your place at the conference, please login or complete the online registration if you have not yet registered your name and details. You will need to provide payment to confirm your place. We have set upa full range of payment systems – details of the different choices are provided on the page, Conference Fees and Payment. Please contact the organisers on pcf5@london.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding payments.
The date for receipt of subsidy applications to attend the conference has now passed. All applicants should have received notification of the success or otherwise of their application - if not please do contact the conference team on pcf5@london.ac.uk. For further information, please go to Subsidised places.
The Programme committee's invitation to submit proposals for contributions to the conference has now closed. A listing of the abstracts which have been selected by the programme committee will appear in the new Programme section of the website. We will send out an announcement when this is ready.
If your proposal has been accepted by the programme committee, please follow the instructions sent out by the conference team on what you need to do next. You can also refer to the steps for contributing to the programme. Refer also to the Guidelines for proposals [PDF 2 pgs, 94KB] when completing your final submission. For information on applying for a subsidy to attend the conference, please go to the Subsidised places page.
The Pan-Commonwealth Forum offers sponsorship opportunities for those organisations who wish to support the event and establish contact with those working in the field of open and distance learning and development. Sponsorship of this important forum will:
The level of support provided by government, non-governmental and commercial organisations, including the support provided to visiting ministers, and to permit more people from developing countries to participate has been one of the important ingredients for the success of previous events. Several sponsorship options are available and are listed under sponsorship information.
Support and sponsorship is currently being provided by: