October 22 - 28, 2012

http://www.openaccessweek.org/profiles/blogs/open-access-week-2011-dates

The opportunity

As part of the process of fulfilling Section 103 of the 2010 America COMPETES Act, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI), asking individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for broad public access and long-term stewardship to peer-reviewed scholarly publications that result from federally funded scientific research. The RFI poses eight multi-part…

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern

Registration is free, but required. RSVP by November 14 at http://sparc.arl.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=100.

Please join SPARC November 15 for a review of Open Access Week 2011. Participants worldwide will come together for an online discussion to share successes, challenges, and great ideas taken from this year's celebration.…

On November 15, at 1:00pm Eastern, SPARC will host another online discussion through the openaccessweek.org network, to gather participants and talk through this year’s milestones, experiences, and goals for 2012. Please save the date and watch for more post-OA week news from SPARC, the official organizer, later this week.

SAVE THE DATE

Open Access Week 2011 wrap up

Another free SPARC online event

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

1:00 – 2:00PM…

Folks,

I'd like to offer special thanks to Donna Okubo from the Public Library of Science who has been monitoring this site continually for new members and new content, and releasing both from the moderation queue. We unfortunately still need to guard both from spam and spammers and it's a big job to keep an eye on all of the amazing activity on this site. Donna, THANK YOU for keeping the OA Week site alive…

 Fifth annual event draws broad global participation, highlights deep community commitment to Open Access

Washington, DC – Open Access Week, the annual event celebrating the global movement towards Open Access (OA) to research and scholarship, kicks off for the fifth time on Monday, October 24.  Coordinated by SPARC and organized by more than 2,000 advocates in countries around the world, the event provides an opportunity to learn about the benefits of Open…

Open Access Week Idea Swap

Another free SPARC online event

Monday, October 3, 2011

1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern

Registration is free, but required. RSVP by September 29 at http://sparc.arl.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=90

In 2010, Open Access Week (OAW) was the largest and most successful yet. With just under 900 participants in 94 countries, last…

In response to overwhelming demand, SPARC is now welcoming sponsors to the 2011 Open Access Week. Your financial contributions will help make this year's event a huge hit -- and it's a great chance to highlight your company or organization's work for a worldwide audience. Take a look at the benefits here: http://openaccessweek.org/pages/sponsorship

We'll look forward to hearing from you!

At this February 22 event, we hosted a conversation on how to deepen faculty engagement at your institution. Heather Joseph and Jennifer McLennan, representing the Open Access Week organizing coalition (SPARC), presented the theme for OA Week 2011 plus participant feedback from last year and invited your suggestions on how to take the Week to yet another level in 2011.

http://sparc-na.blip.tv/file/4864671/

eIFL put together a great wish list after last week's Webcast conversation. Take a look. What would you add?

http://www.eifl.net/news/your-wish-list-open-access-week?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 The (OA)Week ahead: Getting started on Open Access Week 2011

Another free SPARC online event

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

1:00 – 2:00PM Eastern

Registration is free, but required. RSVP by February 21 at http://sparc.arl.org/civicrm/event/register?id=68&reset=1.  

In 2010, Open Access Week (OAW) was the largest and most successful yet. With just under 900…

A presentation by Rania Baleela (Sudan) and Pablo de Castro (Spain). 

"Open Access promotion and dissemination activities in developing countries should now materialise in a growing number of operating repositories with a critical mass of locally-based research contents which may come of use for solving problems that affect the whole society in those countries."

http://e-archivo.uc3m.es/bitstream/10016/9712/1/OA_worldmapping_Africa.pdf

With thanks to Benjamin Hettig. Details are in the original post at http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=1092.

Open Access Week 2011 will take place all over the world between October 24 and 30. In future, Open Access Week will be the last *full* week of October:

2011: Oct 24 - 30

2012: Oct 22 - 28

2013: Oct 21 - 27

2014: Oct 20 - 26

2015: Oct 19 - 25

Details on the program for 2011 will be announced in the New Year.

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Jennifer McLennan

Program Director, Open Access Week

Director…