Registration is now open for the 5th International Lifelong Learning Conference to be held at Rydges Capricorn Resort on June 16-19.

The theme for this year's conference is "Reflecting on successes and framing futures".

Keynote speakers for the conference are:

- Associate Professor Patrick Danaher, University of Southern Queensland

- Dr Fred Lockwood, Emeritus Professor of Learning and Teaching at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

- Dr Lana W. Jackman, Principal Melange Information Services and co-chair of the National Forum on Information Literacy, Cambridge, Massachusetts

- Dr Hamish Coates, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research.

Workshops to be presented from 1pm-4pm on June 16 include:

- Ensuring Study Materials offer a Quality Learning Experience - Dr Fred Lockwood (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

- Six Frames for Information Literacy Education - Professor Christine Bruce and Associate Professor Sylvia Edwards (Queensland University of Technology)

- Learning Commons and Learning Spaces: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Essentials - Dr Mary M Somerville (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose State University, USA)

- Prior Learning and Portfolio Preparation: on the road to life long learning Marici Snyman and RPL colleagues (RPL Department, UNISA. South Africa).

Details of costs are at the conference website at http://lifelonglearning.cqu.edu.au/2008/index.htm