The EDEN Annual Conference will approach the key questions of learning methodology and technology focusing on the "Open learning generations", the contexts of socially significant target groups: juniour and senior e-learners. We will explore their learning cultures, technology use patterns and discuss new approaches in pedagogy and andragogy that respond to them.The changing technology dimension: development of networking tools, new platforms and standards, and interoperability questions, will also be addressed from the perspective of different groups of users.Pragmatic observers may state meanwhile that there is not that much novelty in new generations applying different tools and approaches to changing social and technology conditions. Thus there is space for interpretation by established distance learning professionals to consider the diverse practice and experience with young and adult learners in the open learning arena.The 2012 Annual Conference will be intensively supported and accompanied by social networking, sharing, online and virtual presence and involvement possibilities.