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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000>THE PANAFRICAN FORUM
EXPERIENCE: Announcing the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> Pan-African Forum on OER and OA
(hosted by the MERLOT Africa Network (MAN) <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>& the Africa Virtual University
(AVU))</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><A
title="http://man.merlot.org/meetings/MAN at eLA2009.html" href="">Please join
us in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Dakar</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Senegal</st1:country-region></st1:place>, for a unique journey
dedicated to OER and eLearning featuring:</A></STRONG></FONT></P>
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style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">BEST OER PRACTICES AND
TECHNOLOGIES TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">WO-MAN EXPERTS PANEL:
CELEBRATING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN OER AND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT</FONT></P>
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style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">DELIVERING THE
INTERNATIONAL MAN@eLA AWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY OER PRACTICES FOR
DEVELOPMENT</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">OFFERING UNIQUE
WORKSHOPS WITH FOLLOW- UPS THAT PREPARE THE FUTURE OER AND Elearning
PRACTITIONERS and LEADERS </FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
title="http://man.merlot.org/meetings/MAN at eLA2009.html" href="">FULL PROGRAM
IS NOW AVAILABLE</A>: <A
title="http://man.merlot.org/meetings/MAN at eLA2009.html"
href="">http://man.merlot.org/meetings/MAN%20at%20eLA2009.html</A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Arial Black">This
event is sponsored by the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Senegal - West
Africa</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Posted by Arif Jinha, on behalf of
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=1 face=Verdana FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8"><B>Moustapha
Diack, Ph.D.</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#808080 size=1 face=Verdana
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8"></B><BR>Depts. of Science/Math Education &
Chemistry<BR>Southern University - Baton Rouge, LA 70813<B><BR>Tel.</B> (225)
771 2028 (Office) - <B>Fax:</B> (225) 771 3992<BR>Director, MERLOT Africa
Network, <I>MAN - <A href="">http://man.merlot.org</A></I></I><BR>(President, <A
href="">Louisiana Academy of Sciences</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#808080
size=1 face=Verdana FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8">)<BR>(Associate Editor, MERLOT
Faculty Development Board)<I><BR>For great new teaching ideas and
Conferences:<BR>MERLOT web site: <A
href="">http://www.merlot.org</A></I></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#808080 size=1
face=Verdana FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="8"></I><BR>e-learning Africa Conference:
<A href="">http://www.elearning-africa.com/partner_advisory.php
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