ePIC 2018

The 16th International Conference on Recognition, Trust, Identity and their technologies—Open Badges, ePortfolios, Social Networks and Blockchains

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Victoria Fontan, France

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Nate Otto, Concentric Sky, USA

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The Organising Committee

Dedicated to make ePIC a great event since 2003!

Serge Ravet

Open Recognition Alliance

Co-author of the Bologna Open Recognition Declaration, founding partner of the Open Recognition Alliance

Chiara Carlino

CINECA

Project Manager at CINECA, a non profit Consortium, made up of 70 Italian universities*, 8 Italian Research Institutions and the Italian Ministry of Education.

Don Presant

Cancred

Co-author of the Bologna Open Recognition Declaration, Don’s expertise combines 10 years experience in educational broadcasting with over 15 years in computer, Internet and e-learning technologies. He has developed several successful tools and methods for knowledge transfer and skills demonstration, based on experiential storytelling by practitioners and authentic multimedia evidence.

Tania Martinelli

Freelance Project Manager and Business Developer

Tania Martinelli supports private companies and public Institutions in the development of their own Digital Badges Ecosystems.

Nate Otto

Open Badge Director, Concentric SKy

Co-author of the Bologna Open Recognition Declaration, Nate is passionate about how Internet technology opens up democratic participation in culture, business, and politics and think that we have hardly begun to explore what is possible through our connections with community. I intend to apply my knowledge to projects that aim to revolutionize commerce, politics, and education.

Caroline Belan Menagier

Head of international relations and lifelong learning strategies

Caroline is Head of international relations and lifelong learning strategies" and change at Confederal University Leonardo da Vinci is an association of three public higher education institutions in the same area that have chosen to collaborate on specific strategic issues. Those institutions are the universities of Poitiers and Limoges and ISAE-ENSMA engineering school based in Poitiers

Philippe Petitqueux

Reconnaître

Philippe is leading "Badgeons la Normandie" initiative

Esther Linley

Reconnaître

Esther has been contributing to the organisation of ePIC since 2010.