Dear Canadian OE community, Please note this very interesting SPARC webinar for next week’s Open Education Week on the subject of OE policy in Canada and the US. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png(a)01D70C1E.7AF7C790] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png(a)01D70C1E.7AF7C790]@carlabrc ------ From: Nicole Allen <nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org>> Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10:01 AM Subject: [SPARC] SPARC Webcast: Open Education Policy in the U.S. and Canada Dear SPARC community, In honor of international Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, SPARC is excited to announce a webcast on Thursday March 4th to explore the latest in open education policy. [cid:image003.png(a)01D70C1E.7AF7C790] Open Education Policy in the U.S. and Canada: Trends and Opportunities Webcast | Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00pm EST Register here to attend live or receive the recording<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEOJcyVQSW--brNo975olg> Policy is one of the key ingredients for sustainable, effective open education efforts. In this special Open Education Week webcast, members of the SPARC policy team will provide a timely update on the state of open education policy across the U.S. and Canada. What are the key trends in successful state and province-wide efforts? What are the opportunities with the new U.S. administration? What can community members do to advance open education policy in your context? Join us for a 1-hour exploration of these questions and more from our team of experts, including Nicole Allen<https://sparcopen.org/people/nicole-allen/>, Hailey Babb<https://sparcopen.org/people/hailey-babb/>, Katie Steen<https://sparcopen.org/people/katie-steen-2/>, and Winni Zhang<https://sparcopen.org/people/winni-zhang/>. Registration<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEOJcyVQSW--brNo975olg> is free and open to all. Nicole Starr Allen SPARC<http://www.sparcopen.org/> | Director of Open Education 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, #608 Washington, DC 20036 USA nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org> @txtbks<http://twitter.com/txtbks> she/her