 Welcome to OE Global 2018. My name is Robert Schuur and I'm the conference program chair. I'd like to invite you to review the tracks for the conference team, transforming educations through open approaches and submit a proposal. We feature four different formats, a presentation, a panel, an action lab and a poster, and additionally proposals may be considered for a special issue of open practices. We will review the proposals on originality, if they address a significant issue, if they are engaging and if they communicate a clear and relevant message. The submission will be closed on the 23rd of October and we will announce the accepted sessions on the 1st of December. We look forward to reviewing your proposals.