ASTM International board of directors approve formation of Cannabis Standards Group - April 27, 2017
ASTM International, one of the world's leading standards organisations, has announced that its board of directors has approved the formation of a committee on cannabis (D37). The organisation also announced that the committee will hold its first official meeting June 11-12 in Toronto. Nearly 100… Read More
The Optical Society members and leaders participate in Global March for Science - April 27, 2017
The March for Science, held on April 22, took place in over 600 cities around the globe. Over 250 organisations including, The Optical Society (OSA), connected for this non-partisan celebration of the value of science and scientific inquiry. Fundamental optical research in the last century… Read More
Upcoming webinar to Optimise Your Medical Publications and Avoid - April 26, 2017
A panel of industry experts will provide tips and tools to enhance medical publication efforts and avoid so-called "predatory journals" in a webinar titled Optimise Your Medical Publications and Avoid "Predatory Journals", scheduled for May 9, 2017. Jeffrey Beall, Scholarly Communications Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado… Read More
HIMSS acquires Health 2.0 conferences, expands global educational offerings - April 26, 2017
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has acquired the conference component of Health 2.0, effective immediately, expanding its global educational offerings to familiar and new audiences. HIMSS will establish a new Health 2.0 business unit within the enterprise that includes HIMSS North America, HIMSS Analytics,… Read More
Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be ‘Open in order to…’ - April 25, 2017
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in conjunction with this year's Open Access Week Advisory Committee, has announced that the theme for this year's 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be 'Open in order to….' This year's theme… Read More
Redlink supports Professional Headshot Studio at upcoming 39th SSP Annual Meeting - April 19, 2017
RedLink will sponsor the Professional Headshot Studio as part of their Platinum Sponsorship at the 2017 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting to be held at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, MA, May 31-June 2. The SSP Annual Meeting… Read More
American Journal of Managed Care to host 7th ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition - April 18, 2017
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) will host the 7th ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition live meeting on May 4-5, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The coalition brings together healthcare and business leaders from across the nation to discuss some of the most pressing issues in… Read More
ORCID announces road show series in the US and Europe - April 17, 2017
ORCID is starting its 2017 US road show series in Chicago in April, followed by a series of European workshops in May. These events bring together the cross-sector ORCID community and provide an opportunity to share stories, technology and outreach approaches, and meet directly with ORCID… Read More
OASPA issues call for contributions for 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing - April 11, 2017
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, will hold the 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) at the Altis Grand Hotel on September 20- 21, 2017. Now established as a key event in the scholarly publishing calendar, COASP brings together the open access… Read More
IOS Press celebrates 30th Anniversary - April 10, 2017
STM publisher IOS Press is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Friends and colleagues came together on April 4, 2017, for a mini-symposium in Amsterdam venue De Balie to commemorate this special event. The rest of the week was filled with social events and meetings with… Read More
