Pan Commonwealth Forum 6 : Kochi
The Sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF6) took place on 24–28 November 2010 at Le-Meridien, Cochin Resort & Convention Centre (Kochi, Kerala ), India. The theme of PCF6 was: Access and Success in Learning: Global Development Perspectives
PCF6 as an international forum explores the contribution of open and distance learning to international development goals, by opening up access to learning at every level. The Forum brings together practitioners, researchers, planners and policy makers in the fields of open and distance learning and development from over 70 countries. It provides opportunities to share experience and expertise, and to contribute to future policy and provision. Participants will represent the main Commonwealth, Asia and international institutions and agencies active in the field, including funding bodies and technology providers.
The Commonwealth of Learning's biennial Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning has grown to become a leading international forum on learning and development. PCF6 brought the forum to India for the first time, jointly organized by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), coinciding with the completion of 25 years of IGNOU.
| Chair | Official |
|---|---|
| Honorary Chair | M.S. Swaminathan |
| Co-Chair | Sir John Daniel, President & CEO of The Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada |
| Co-Chair | V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor IGNOU, New Delhi, India |
| Programme Chair | P.R. Ramanujam, Director, Academic Programmes Committee, PCF 6 |
| Conference Manager | Himar Arjun Singh, PCF6 Secretariat |
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