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= Open Textbook Virtual Meeting, 20th May 2009 =

The Community College Open Textbook Project, California Digital Marketplace, and the Open Knowledge Foundation invite those with an interest in open textbooks to a meeting on Wednesday, May 20th at 1330-1530 pm PDT (2130-2330 GMT or 2230-0030 CET). The meeting will be particularly focused on metadata, tagging, interoperability, accessibility, and repository efforts for open textbooks.

Agenda

 * Welcome and Meeting Purpose: To facilitate coordination of metadata, tagging, interoperability, accessibility, and repository efforts for open textbooks
 * Introductions: Name of attendee, Organizational affiliation, Organization's goals and needs
 * Identify and summarize common goals and needs
 * Share metatagging, interoperability, and accessibility guidelines for OER repositories
 * Target 20 high-enrolment general education (transferable) courses for open textbook development

In person
If you are in California you can attend in-person at the Foothill College campus. If you are interested in coming along, please contact Jacky Hood, CCOT Project Director (hoodjackylene@fhda.edu) for a temporary parking permit and directions.

Virtually
You can attend virtually via the CCCConfer system.


 * Teleconference
 * Dial your telephone conference line: (888) 886-3951
 * Enter your passcode: 228240
 * Internet
 * Go to www.cccconfer.org.
 * Click the Participant Log In button under the Meet & Confer logo
 * Locate your meeting and click Go.
 * Fill out the form and enter the password: 228240
 * For detailed instructions see the Login Guide and Participant Guide.