Presentations and discussions at COAR annual meeting 2016 - May 9, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) conducted its Annual Meeting and General Assembly on April 12-13, 2016 in Vienna/Austria. Through a diverse mix of conference sessions, round-table discussions and open dialogue, the meeting pushed attendees to examine the future of repositories and the challenges and… Read More
David S. Kidder and Dr. Margaret-Ann Amour featured keynote presenters at the Society for Scholarly Publishing 38th Annual Meeting, June 1-3 - May 4, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that its keynote speakers for the SSP 38th Annual Meeting to be held June 1-3 in Vancouver, BC are David S. Kidder and Dr. Margaret-Ann Amour. Kidder, who will speak on June 2, is the co-founder and CEO… Read More
OpenAIRE webinar on call for proposals to fund APC-free Open Access journals and platforms - May 3, 2016
OpenAIRE is hosting a webinar to learn more about the new OpenAIRE call for proposals to fund APC-free Open Access journals and platforms under the alternative funding mechanism of the FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot. The webinar will be held on May 12, 2016 at 10:00… Read More
OASPA issues call for contributions for 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing - May 2, 2016
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) will be holding the 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) in the US this year at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel in Virginia, on September 21 - 22, 2016. Now established as a key event in… Read More
STM Launches Tech Trends 2020: The Floodgates of Technology are Open! - April 28, 2016
The new STM Tech Trends is being launched at the ongoing STM Annual US Conference in Washington DC. The theme of this year’s infographic look into the future of STM publishing is: The Floodgates of Technology are Open. The Tech Trends 2020 emphasize how the growth… Read More
OpenCon 2016 to be held in Washington DC on November 12-14 - April 27, 2016
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Right to Research Coalition have announced that OpenCon 2016 will be returning to Washington, DC on November 12-14, 2016, where it will be hosted at the American University Washington College of Law. OpenCon is more… Read More
Registrations now open for the 2016 IDPF DigiCon @ BEA - April 25, 2016
Registration is now open for the 2016 IDPF DigiCon @ BEA, scheduled for May 10-11 at Chicago's McCormick Place. Formerly known as IDPF Digital Book, IDPF DigiCon @ BEA is a two-day, co-located conference focusing on all the key issues facing advancing publishing in an increasingly… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting crosses boundaries, borders and aims to break down barriers - April 21, 2016
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC, June 1-3, 2016. Although its membership includes professionals from around the world, this is the first time SSP is meeting outside of the US. The… Read More
Informa announces inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference - April 18, 2016
The Knowledge & Networking division of Informa has scheduled its inaugural Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference to be held at the Hilton Financial District in San Francisco, CA, June 8-10, 2016. New technologies and data processing models have led to sharper insights and increased… Read More
The London Book Fair launches Market Focus 2017: Poland - April 15, 2016
The London Book Fair, its UK partners the British Council and the Publishers Association; and the Polish Book Institute marked the official launch of Market Focus Poland 2017, with a special event at The London Book Fair. The Market Focus programme is a key opportunity… Read More
