<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica">The OASPA </span><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/events/2024-conference/" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-family:Helvetica" target="_blank">annual conference</a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica"> brings the open access community together to discuss new developments and innovations in scholarly publishing, and unite in our shared goal to enable research around the world to be openly accessible in line with</span><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/about/who-we-are/" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-family:Helvetica" target="_blank"> our mission</a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica">.</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:24px">The <span>2024</span> <span>conference</span> will encourage participants to consider how we might all work towards truly equitable and inclusive open scholarship practices as well as address many timely and fundamental topics relating to open scholarly communication. The <span>conference</span> will be held in Lisbon 16-18 September 2024. We welcome participants for collective reflection and discussion.<br><br></p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:25px"><span style="font-size:small"><span>Call</span> for <span>Panel</span> Session Proposals</span><br></h3><br style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica">The call for panel proposals <span>is now open.</span> We would like to hear your suggestions for <span>panels</span> addressing how we progress equitable and inclusive open scholarship practices. <b>OASPA invites proposals to be submitted by the deadline of April 10, <span>2024</span>. </b>Full information can be found </span><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/call-for-panel-session-proposals-for-the-2024-oaspa-conference/" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-family:Helvetica" target="_blank">on our blog</a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica">. </span><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:24px">Proposals should not be promotional in nature. We ask that <span>panels</span> are diverse in terms of ethnicity and gender, and to ensure speakers include members of any communities under discussion. </p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:24px"><em>We particularly welcome submissions from beyond North America and Europe. Please share this <span>call</span> widely within your networks.</em></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:24px">Our usual <span>call</span> for lightning talk poster proposals will follow in the coming months. These are short talks showcasing new projects, ideas or initiatives accompanied by a poster.<br>We look forward to receiving your suggestions!</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;line-height:24px"><br>Best wishes,<br>Bernie<br><br></p></div><div><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></font><div><div><font color="#0b5394"><br></font></div><div><font color="#0b5394">Support our work - Become an OASPA <a href="https://www.oaspa.org/membership/support-us/" target="_blank">Supporter</a><br></font></div><div><font color="#0b5394">Stay up to date - <a href="http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r" target="_blank">Sign up</a> for OASPA news by email <br>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/OASPA" target="_blank">X</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OASPA" target="_blank">@OASPA</a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/oaspa/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> / <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oaspa.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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