June 2000 
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Meetingse-learning will be from 7-8 June whilst WOLCE, from the same stable, will be on4-5 October, see: www.distancelearning.co.uk The ODL Networking for Quality Learning conference will be held in Lisbon from 19-21 June; see www.univ-ab.pt/acontece/lisbon_2000.htm Papers from the CiTE conference on Best Practices in Online Education held in Denver in March are online at www.cite.ecollege.com OrganisationsThe Association of Learning Providers, an alliance between training organisations and providers of vocational training, was launched in April; details on www.uuy.org.uk/projects/ten/alpThe British Council's Education Counselling Service has now published the Report of the Project on Distance Learning and In-country Delivery. The reference is ECS 0000269 and it is available from 0161 957 7069 or from ecs.helpdesk@britishcouncil.org DfEE have published a second round of consultation papers on the new Learning and Skills Council, with a deadline for comments of 3rd July, see www.dfee.gov.uk/post16/publications.shtml New Investors In People Standards have been launched - details are on www.iipuk.co.uk/TheStandard The Socrates II programme was launched in the UK towards the end of March, see www.dfee.gov.uk/news/00/114.htm Action 5, Minerva, seeks to promote European co-operation in ODL and ICT in education: see: europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/minerva/guideline.html The National Open College Network (NOCN) has now been accredited as an awarding body by the QCA. ODL QC has now revised its Standards in Open & Distance Learning; details on: www.odlqc.org.uk/odlqc OtiS, the Online Tutoring Skills Project in Scotland, held its first online workshop in May, and hopes to produce tutor and staff delevopment guidelines arising from it; see
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