The Open Education Conference List and Webinar Calendar are two of the initial deliverables curated by the Open Education Association Development Project (opened.org). The Project has been developed in response to requests from the open community for a central place to find and share information. The list includes annual events with a primary focus on open education. Email contact@opened.org with questions, and if you have an event you would like to submit you are invited to do so using the suggestion box. 

The 2025 Open Education Conference will be October 28-30, 2025 in Denver, CO and online. This very well done hybrid event will be a great chance to learn, network, and explore scholarship emerging from the field of open education. The conference will feature a virtual keynote by NYT bestselling author adrienne marie brown. Register by August 29 to secure early bird rates; if you're going in person book your hotel before space runs out. Visit the conference website to sign-up for email updates and opportunities to volunteer. 

The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) invites faculty, staff, and students to plan to participate in the 2025 Oklahoma OER Summit. The in-person event will be held November 7, 2025, at Rose State College in Midwest City, OK. Registration is free, and there will likely funds available to help reimburse participants for the cost of travel.

The OERizona Network invites proposals to present at the 8th annual OERizona Converence, scheduled to take place online February 19 and 20, 2026. This conference brings together people interested in sharing and discovering innovative teaching and learning practices, connecting with other educators, and further exploring how open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy can enhance student success. The 2026 Conference Theme is "Surviving and Thriving." The CfP is open through November 16, 2025.

The Northeast OER Steering Committee is excited to announce the upcoming Northeast OER Summit, a two-day, multi-state collaborative virtual event for new and experienced OER advocates offering groundbreaking ideas, reasearch, and best practices in Open Education. The conference will be offered virtually through UMass Amherst. The deadline for proposals is January 5, 2026.

This year’s theme is building Bridges: Linking Local Foundations to Global Horizons. Suggested topics include

1. Collaborations Driving Open Education Initiatives
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Automatic Textbook Billing and Homework Access Codes
4. Data, Assessment, Evaluation, and Advocacy
5. The Future of Open

• When: March 25 - 26, 2026
• Where: Online
• Cost: [2025 conference was $50, 2026 registration cost not yet posted]
• Who Should Attend: People engaged in open education initiatives, including students, faculty, librarians, instructional technologists, administrators, and other campus leaders.
• Registration: opens soon
   

Save the date for the 2026 conference! It will take place Friday, May 29 at Arapahoe Community College.

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