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 held at the Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) – has been extended until 30 September 2012.

To register for the Conference (7-8 November) and Pre-conference Workshops (6 November), please visit: http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/b10/register.html

Information on the registration process is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/reg.html

The draft programme is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/programme.html

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The Berlin 10 Open Access Conference is hosted by Stellenbosch University, and  organised in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. Other partners include the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and UNESCO.

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The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, issued in 2003 by international research, scientific, and cultural institutions, promotes the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge. It has been signed by the leaders of over 300 research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world. Signatories include the Max Planck Society (co-initiator and custodian of the declaration), CERN, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Europea, Harvard University, and the International Federation of Library Associations.

The Berlin Open Access Conference Series supports the continued adoption and realisation of the principles of the declaration and has been hosted in Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, France, China, and more recently in the USA (North America). Berlin 10 will mark the first such meeting to take place on the African continent. The program will feature concrete steps taken by a variety of stakeholders to support Open Access and invite participants to consider added actions that might be taken – including encouraging signatures to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. Call to action – Please visit http://www.berlin10.org/call-to-action.html for more information.

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For registration enquiries, please contact: 

Ellen Claasen ellen.claasen@mrc.ac.za

All other enquiries can be directed to:

Ina Smith ismith@sun.ac.za

More information on the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference: http://www.berlin10.org/  

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.

Read more … or view the programme

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 & Vice-Chancellor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

– Mr Derek Hanekom (Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, South African Government, South Africa)

– Ms Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, European Commission, Belgium)

– Dr Cameron Neylon (Advocacy Director, Public Library of Science (PLoS), United Kingdom)
– Prof Bernard Schutz (Director, Albert Einstein Institute, Max Planck Society, Germany)

– Mr Cyril Muller (Vice President, External Affairs, The World Bank, United States of America)

– South African representative from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project

And many more!

The theme of this Conference, ‘Networked scholarship in a networked world: Participation in Open Access’, addresses access to scientific knowledge for countries worldwide. The Conference offers a unique opportunity for African institutions and organisations to fully engage in discussions about improved publication models and the use of network infrastructure to promote science. For more information about the themes, click here.
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To register for the Conference and Pre-conference Workshops, please visit: http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/b10/register.html 

Please note that space is limited. Early Bird registration closes on the 15^th of September 2012, and General Registration on the 24^th of October 2012.

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For registration enquiries, please contact: 

Ellen Claasen ellen.claasen@mrc.ac.za

All other enquiries can be directed to:

Ina Smith ismith@sun.ac.za

For more information, please visit: http://www.berlin10.org/reg.html

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.

Enquiries: ismith@sun.ac.za

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 web at www.berlin10.org in due course. 

To register for the Conference and Pre-conference Workshops, please visit: http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/b10/register.html 

Please note that space is limited. Early Bird registration closes on the 15^th of September 2012, and General Registration on the 24^th of October 2012.

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The Berlin 10 Open Access Conference is being organised by Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. Other partners include the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and UNESCO.

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The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, issued in 2003 by international research, scientific, and cultural institutions, promotes the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge. It has been signed by the leaders of over 300 research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world. Signatories include the Max Planck Society (co-initiator and custodian of the declaration), CERN, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Europea, Harvard University, and the International Federation of Library Associations.

The Berlin Open Access Conference Series supports the continued adoption and realisation of the principles of the declaration and has been hosted in Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, France, China, and more recently in the USA (North America). Berlin 10 will mark the first such meeting to take place on the African continent. The program will feature concrete steps taken by a variety of stakeholders to support Open Access and invite participants to consider added actions that might be taken – including encouraging signatures to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. Please visit http://www.berlin10.org/call-to-action.html for more information.

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For registration enquiries, please contact: 

Ellen Claasen ellen.claasen@mrc.ac.za

All other enquiries can be directed to:

Ina Smith ismith@sun.ac.za

More information on the registration process: http://www.berlin10.org/reg.html

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 sub-themes to be explored are concomitant with the development and transformative agenda of Open Access.

The sub-themes are:
• Transformation through Open Access
• Open Access and other forms of openness
• Benefits of Open Access for scholarship and wider society
• Open Access and improving assessment of research and scholarly publishing
• Networked scholarship

We would like to call on all institutions supporting opening access to research information to also sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.

Visit: www.berlin10.org

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 first time that the Berlin Open Access Conference will be held in Africa. As is tradition with the conference, it will explore the transformative impact that open, online access to research can have on scholarship, scientific discovery, and the translation of results to the benefit of the public.

The Conference will be held at the Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS). STIAS is situated on the historic Mostertsdrift farm in the heart of Stellenbosch.

Conference date: 7-8 November 2012

Pre-conference date: 6 November 2012

The theme, programme, speakers and other relevant information will become available in forthcoming announcements which will also be available on the conference website (www.berlin10.org).

More info: http://oa.sun.ac.za/?page_id=126 Please register (free) if you want to tune in and follow online from http://www.sun.ac.za/streaming! Register at http://oa.sun.ac.za/?page_id=105

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)

Highlights: Stevan Harnad, Peter Suber, Eve Gray, launching of 14 OA journals hosted by the Library and Information Service, Stellenbosch University.