The Personal Learning Environment (PLE) Conference was intended to produce a space for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, experiences and research around the development and implementation of PLEs – including the design of environments and the sociological and educational issues that they raise. 

Following the highly successful events in Barcelona (Spain), and Southampton (UK), the PLE Conference 2012 was held simultaneously in Aveiro (Portugal) and Melbourne (Australia) from July 11th to 13th 2012.