The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning has grown to become one of the world’s leading conferences on learning and global development. PCF5 in London will explore how open and distance learning can help achieve international development goals and education for all. The conference theme is "Access to Learning for Development" with a focus on children and young people, health, livelihoods, social justice, conflict and governance.

The focus for PCF5 is on the contribution of open and distance learning to achieving international development goals. There are four key themes:

• Governance, conflict and social justice
• Health
• Livelihoods
• Provision for children and young people
  

The Forum seeks contributions related to appropriate technologies that are relevant to the Forum main themes.

For  information about registration, accommodation and the conference venue, please go to the Coming to London pages.