Berlin 10 Open Access Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2012

We take pleasure in announcing that Early Bird Registration (ZAR 3 300,00) for the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference - to be…

In a breakthrough for Africa, the 10^th annual Berlin Open Access Conference will be taking place on the continent for the first time later this year, with Stellenbosch University (SU) as host.

The prestigious gathering will be taking place at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) from 7 to 8 November. It will be preceded by a preconference on the practical implementation of open access principles on 6 November.

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We are pleased to announce that the draft programme for the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference is now available. To view the programme, click here.

This Conference wishes to bring together internationally recognised speakers and Open Access experts from all disciplines. Some of the key speakers to present include:

- Dr Horst Freitag (Ambassador, German Embassy, South Africa)

- Prof Russel Botman (Rector…

6 November 2012 Berlin 10 OA Pre-conference workshop: Publishing journals using OJS by Kevin Stranack (PKP), SU, UNESCO, SPARC (max. 40 delegates). More info at http://www.berlin10.org/workshops/16-workshops/73-w03.html

Target group: Existing journal editors interested in converting their 'traditional' printed journal to online and/or Open Access.

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Registration is now open for the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference, to be held at the Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch, South Africa  from 7-8 November 2012. Registration is also open for Pre-conference Workshops to be presented on 6 November 2012.  The theme of the Conference is Networked scholarship in a networked world: participation in Open Access. The programme will be made available on the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference…

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. 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…

Stellenbosch University, in partnership with the Max Planck Society and the Academy of Science for South Africa, has the pleasure of announcing that the prestigious Berlin 10 Open Access Conference will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. This will be the…

Please share this special event with us during OA Week @ Stellenbosch University: 24 October 2011. Visit http://oa.sun.ac.za

Also follow it in real time on the 24th from http://www.sun.ac.za/streaming 14:00 South African time (Time Zone Converter)

Just a word of thanks to all who attended the Stellenbosch University Open Access Seminar – also our virtual audience who followed the presentations in real time. Our presentations are now online available from our institutional research repository, SUNScholar (running on Ubuntu and DSpace open source software).…