FGV Online is co-author of the 19th edition of the ABED International Congress for Distance Education (CIAED), offered by the Brazilian Association of Distance Learning (ABED). The event - which takes place from today until September 12 in Salvador (BA) - brings together Brazilian and foreign specialists around the discussion about the education of professionals involved in EAD in the country and in the world.The speakers include the vice-director of FGV's Institute of Educational Development (IDE) and ABED's vice-president, Stavros Xanthopoylos, who will address the impact of EAD's new pedagogical models in education worldwide. Besides him, the president of the directing committee of OpenCourseWare (OCW) and the project director of free open courses from the University of California at Irvine (UCI), Larry Cooperman, will speak about the future of open and universal education.The event will also be attended by representatives of education institutions in Brazil, Latin and North America, and Europe, in addition to Brazilian educational channels and governmental institutions such as Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) and National Fund for Education Development (FNDE), who will address their experiences, the impact of new technologies and innovations in the industry.For more information about the 19th CIAED, please visit www.abed.org.br/congresso2013.Available only in Portuguese.