[Open-education] Welcome to the Open Education mailing list

Thu Aug 22 12:42:54 UTC 2013

Thanks Marieke

We are really excited to have this group. Will be in launching program in
Geneva. See you there.

Thanks
Prakash Neupane
Ambassador
Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Marieke Guy <marieke.guy at okfn.org> wrote:

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> Welcome to the Open Education mailing list.****
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> This list has been set up to support the Open Education Working Group<http://education.okfn.org>.
> The working group is still in early development stages but is being
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> education activities the Open Knowledge Foundation <http://okfn.org> is
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> We will be officially be launching the working group at a panel session
> <http://okcon.org/2013/08/20/join-the-open-education-working-group-and-panel/>to
> be held at OKCon in Geneva, 16-18 September 2013. There are still tickets
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> Until then this list is likely to remain a little quiet, but once OKCon is
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> We hope that in time the Open Education Working Group, and the mailing
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> We are happy for you as the members of that community to sit back and
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