[IP-OA_Forum] Register now: Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today

[Bernie Folan <bernie.folan@oaspa.org>]

Dear OASPA member or supporter

OASPA is excited to announce our next webinar to welcome in the new year on a topic much needed for our times. Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today will feature four noteworthy speakers exploring not just how open access contributes to the general information environment, but if and how open access can serve as a force multiplier in this current period of destabilisation and uncertainty. In short – why do we care about opening up access to scholarship? And what is the risk of not having this content openly available?

At a time when the relevance of taxpayer-funded research at universities and other institutions is being questioned and debated, this session will include perspectives from four US-based speakers:

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today 

Thursday January 29, 2026

10.30am Pacific Time | 1.30pm Eastern Time | 6.30pm GMT | 7.30pm CET

Moderator and Panelist

Ameet Doshi (Princeton University Library)

Panelists

Joy Connolly (American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS))

Beth Daley (The Conversation, US)
Lacey N. LaGrone (UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies, Colorado)

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Be sure to bring your own views and questions along so you can contribute to this live discussion.

Full information including biographies. Join us for this exciting first webinar of 2026 and be sure to bring your own views and questions along so you can contribute to this live discussion.

Register now Please share this link with all who may be interested in this webinar – https://bit.ly/registration-january-2026

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Bernie Folan

Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager

OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

https://oaspa.org/

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Bernie Folan
Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager
OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association