<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">You may be interested to read <a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/looking-ahead-to-2024-and-beyond/">OASPA's new </a></span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/looking-ahead-to-2024-and-beyond/">post</a></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> by our Executive Director - Claire Redhead - outlining our plans for 2024. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">The post explains how we will be kicking off work on the three year strategic plan developed last year with intention and purpose. Our vision is restated and our focus and priorities explained. The post also discusses planned activities this year including our September Conference in Lisbon, September 16-18, our Equity in OA work via the new </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline">Wayfinders Series </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">and the continuation of our hugely successful open scholarship online seminars series.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><i>  </i></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><i><br></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-2875037914977499291m_6000278165705277356m_-4707851523895356680gmail-docs-internal-guid-fcd99c00-7fff-70fb-5a35-6e83d020e5e0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 22pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i>
</i>Finally, you will notice we have a bold new look! We hope you like our new appearance and find it better showcases our members, and is more accessible for all users. We hope you are able to find all of the information you need about OASPA and our activities. Do help us by letting us know if anything causes you any difficulty and please bear with us as we learn and get things organised in the background.</span> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 22pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">We hope you take some time to read the post and share any comments or suggestions as a comment or by email as directed in the post. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We greatly value feedback from our members, supporters and wider open scholarship community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 22pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">With best wishes,
<br></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bernie</span></p></span><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#666666">Bernie Folan</font></b><div><font color="#666666">Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager, OASPA<br></font></div><div><font color="#666666">OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association</font></div><div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:bernie.folan@oaspa.org" target="_blank">bernie.folan@oaspa.org</a><br>_____________________________________________________________<br><br></font><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Check out the <a href="https://www.oajournals-toolkit.org/" target="_blank">Open Access Journals Toolkit</a><br>Stay up to date:  </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r" target="_blank">Sign up</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"> for OASPA news by email | Follow us on X: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/OASPA" target="_blank">@OASPA</a><font color="#666666" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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