[IP-OA_Forum] 2nd Announcement: Berlin 10 Open Access Conference, 7-8 November 2012

[Anja Stöber <stoeber@mpdl.mpg.de>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

anbei die zweite Ankündigung zur Berlin 10 Open Access Konferenz, die im November im Südafrika stattfinden wird.

Eine Anmeldung ist ab 31.07. möglich.

Mit besten Grüßen,

Anja Stöber
Max Planck Digital Library
Open Access Policy
 

Berlin 10 Open Access Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa CONFERENCE THEME ANNOUNCEMENT As announced previously, the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference will be held at Stellenbosch, South Africa.  The Conference will be held at the Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) from 7-8 November 2012.  Pre-conference workshops will be held on 6 November.  The theme of the Conference is Networked scholarship in a networked world: participation in Open Access.  Given that the Conference will be held in Africa, the sub-themes to be explored are concomitant with the development and transformative agenda of Open Access.    The sub-themes are: ·         Transformation through Open Access ·         Open Access and other forms of openness ·         Benefits of Open Access for scholarship and wider society ·         Open Access and improving assessment of research and scholarly publishing ·         Networked scholarship   Stellenbosch University, in partnership with the Max Planck Society and other hosts, has the distinct pleasure of inviting policy and ‘funding’ communities, scientists and researchers and librarians to the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference   Please take note of the following Call to Action! We would like to call on all institutions supporting opening access to research information to also sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. Please visit http://www.berlin10.org/call-to-action.html for more information.   Registration Registrations for both the conference and pre-conference workshops will open on the 31st of July 2012.   Stay in touch! Please stay in touch and follow all activities around the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference by joining us on facebook, twitter, or through subscribing to our newsletter. Other relevant information will become available in forthcoming announcements which will also be available on the conference website (www.berlin10.org).

 

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