After a call for nominations that resulted in over 40 names being put forward, the BCcampus Strategic Council has chosen 16 representatives to serve on its open textbook sub-committee. The 16 members (and 2 co-chairs) are listed on the Open Textbook project pages.

This project is a high priority, and is on a fast track. Committee members have wasted no time and met in Vancouver on February 19. We expect to announce a call for proposals in mid to late-March 2013. We anticipate 2-3 more meetings of the committee before March 31, 2014.

In addition, BCcampus is hosting an Open Textbook summit April 8-9. This meeting will bring together higher education representatives from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and California to capitalize on any synergies between the jurisdictions.

For all things dealing with the Open Textbook project, see our web site at open.bccampus.ca.