April 20, 2010
Berlin
8 Open Access Conference (Berlin 8), jointly hosted by Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China, and Max Planck Society, Germany, will be held in October
25-27, 2010, in Beijing, China.
In
today’s world, access to information is a critical factor for the survival,
development, and competition for institutions, communities, and citizens. Open
access to information becomes a major means to ensure the widest distribution
of information and public rights of access to knowledge. As the newest one of
the Berlin Open Access Conferences,
As the first Berlin Open Access Conference to be held
outside the European continent,
1. Themes
The main theme of
The following sub-themes are suggested but not limited
to:
Trends in international scholarly
communications and open access
Strategies and policies of funding agencies
OA strategies, policies, and implementations at R&D
institutions
Open Data, Open Educational Resources, and Open Science
Current Research on Open Access, including legal issues,
economy, impact, user participations, and others
Administrative and operational issues in implementing OA
Supporting mechanisms for sustainable OA
OA in developing countries and in the world
2. Registration
Regular registration fee for international participants
would be 300 euros, and the early-bird registration before August 20 is 240
euros. The registration fee will cover the conference sessions and a free
access to post-conferences sessions, lunches for Oct. 25-27, the reception, and
one local cultural visit on Oct. 27,2010.
3.
Presentations
Formal presentations on the themes and other closely
related topics are welcomed. We are inviting speakers from governmental and
funding agencies, research and educational institutions, scholarly
communications agencies, libraries, and open access researchers and
practitioners. At the same time, we welcome proposals for presentations from
all interested.
Deadlines:
June 15: Proposals
for presentations due.
July 15: Acceptance of presentations due.
August 15: Abstract of presentations due.
September 30: Full presentations (in full-text or in
power-point presentation) due.
The proposals can be sent to Berlin 8 Secretariat at the
following
Room 604
National Science Library,
33 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian District,
Email: berlin8@mail.las.ac.cn.
Tel: 86-10-82626611-6604, 86-10-82626683
Fax: 86-10-82626600 (please indicate in the cover “for B8
conference”)
4.
Poster session
Posters will be invited to be displayed during the conference
at the conference venue. A special Call for Posters will be issued soon.
5.
Organization of
Co-hosts:
Max Planck Society (MPS),
Local organizer:
National Science Library, CAS,
Venue:
National Science Library, CAS,
Honorary Chairs of the Organizing Committee:
Professor Lu Yongxiang, President, CAS
Professor Peter Gruss, President, MPS.
Chair of the Organizing Committee:
Professor Li Jinghai, Vice
President of CAS
For more information about Berlin 8 Open Access Conference,
please visit
6. Attached: Draft B8 Conference Program
Draft Program 1.0 (April 20, 2010)
Berlin 8 Open Access Conference, co-hosted
by Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, and Max Planck Society, Germany, to be
held at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China.
Day One |
October 25, 2010,
B8 Conference |
|
09:00-09:30 |
Opening Ceremony:Welcome speeches
by the organizers and others |
|
09:30-10:30 |
Keynote Speeches |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
|
11:00-12:30 |
Session 1: National
Open Access Strategies and Policies (1) |
|
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00-15:30 |
Session 2: National
Open Access Strategies and Policies (2) |
|
15:30-16:00 |
Tea break |
|
16:00-17:30 |
Session3: Strategies and
policies of funding agencies |
Session4: OA strategies,
policies, and implementations at R&D institutions |
18:00-20:00 |
Reception |
Day Two |
October 26, 2010,
B8 Conference |
|
09:00-10:30 |
Session 5: Open Repositories |
Session 6: Open Access
Publishing |
10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
|
11:00-12:30 |
Session7: Open Data, Open Educational Resources, and Open Science |
Session8: Open Access in Developing Countries and the World |
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00-15:30 |
Session9: Legal and Economical Issues
in OA |
Session10: Supporting Mechanisms and Services for Sustainable OA |
15:30-16:00 |
Tea break |
|
16:00-17:00 |
Panel Discussion: Future
Challenges for Open Access |
|
17:00-17:30 |
Invitation to B |
|
18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
|
|
|
|
Day Three |
October 27, 2010,
Post-Conference Sessions |
|
09:00-10:30 |
Case Study 1: Open
Access Journal Operations |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Tea Break |
|
11:00-12:30 |
Case Study 2: Open
Repository Tools and Operations |
|
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00-15:30 |
Case Study 3: Open
Access Policies by Publishers |
|
15:30-16:00 |
Tea Break |
|
16:00-17:30 |
Case Study 4: Open
Research and Open Access |
|
18:00-19:00 |
Dinner |
|
Day Three |
October 27, 2010,
Local Cultural Visits (Half day) |
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