The document announces an international conference called LINQ 2013 that will take place on May 16-17, 2013 in Rome, Italy at the UN's Global FAO headquarters. It will bring together over 200 participants from 4 continents to discuss learning innovations and quality in digital resources. The conference will include a plenary session and reception on the first day, and 4 parallel sessions on the second day covering various topics. Additionally, the document announces the first meeting of the International Council for Open Research and Education (ICORE) on May 15, 2013 in Rome to connect organizations working in open research and open education.