<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#444444"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">OASPA, in collaboration with Research Consulting, has today released a <b><i>Next 50%</i> <i>project-primer document</i> </b></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">that frames a fresh conversation about the future of open access. Visit <a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/oaspas-next-50-project-your-voice-matters-at-a-critical-moment-for-open-access/" target="_blank">today's </a></span></font><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/oaspas-next-50-project-your-voice-matters-at-a-critical-moment-for-open-access/" target="_blank">onli</a></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/oaspas-next-50-project-your-voice-matters-at-a-critical-moment-for-open-access/" target="_blank">ne post from OASPA</a> </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">and see why we believe this is the moment to collectively reassess what "open" truly means.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#444444"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#444444"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Onest,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">Our post will also link you to the primer document explaining the need for a </span><span style="font-family:Onest,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">bolder and more comprehensive path forward, and will connect you to our <b>open survey</b> about this effort that we hope you will respond to by 11 July. Feel free to share <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/news/oaspas-next-50-project-your-voice-matters-at-a-critical-moment-for-open-access/" target="_blank">this news </a></span>widely. </span><span style="font-family:Onest,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">Every voice matters to us, and we look forward to your engagement.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family:Onest,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><font color="#444444"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Onest,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><font color="#444444">Best wishes,<br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Onest,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><font color="#444444">Bernie</font></span></div><font color="#444444"><br></font></div><div><b><font color="#666666"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">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://www.linkedin.com/company/oaspa/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>  / <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oaspa.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></font></div></div></div></div></div>
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