In January 2005, the project on Access to Learning Materials in Southern Africa (A2LMSA) organised a regional conference at the Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg. Over two days, more than 300 visitors spoke, debated and participated in issues connected to access to knowledge. What follows is a set of presentations made at the conference; they include powerpoint slides, papers and discussion documents. Each individual document is labelled with the last name of the presenter.