<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear OASPA member or supporter</div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>OASPA is excited to announce our next webinar to welcome in the new year on a topic much needed for our times. <b>Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today </b>will feature four noteworthy speakers exploring not just how open access contributes to the general information environment, but if and how open access can serve as a force multiplier in this current period of destabilisation and uncertainty. In short – why do we care about opening up access to scholarship? And what is the risk of not having this content openly available?</div><div><br></div><div>At a time when the relevance of taxpayer-funded research at universities and other institutions is being questioned and debated, this session will include perspectives from four US-based speakers:</div><div><br></div><div>____________________________________________________________________</div><div><br></div><div><i><b>Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today</b> </i><div><b>Thursday January 29, 2026</b><div>10.30am Pacific Time | 1.30pm Eastern Time | 6.30pm GMT | 7.30pm CET<br><br><div><u>Moderator and Panelist</u></div><div><br></div><b>Ameet Doshi</b> (Princeton University Library)<div><br></div><div><u>Panelists</u></div><div><br></div><div><b>Joy Connolly</b> (American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS))<div><b>Beth Daley</b> (The Conversation, US)<br><b>Lacey N. LaGrone</b> (UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies, Colorado)<br><br>____________________________________________________________________</div><div><br></div><div>Be sure to bring your own views and questions along so you can contribute to this live discussion.<br><br><a href="https://www.oaspa.org/events/beyond-the-ivory-tower-the-real-world-importance-of-open-access-today/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><b>Full information including biographies</b></a>. Join us for this exciting first webinar of 2026 and be sure to bring your own views and questions along so you can contribute to this live discussion.</div><div><br><b><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N-2jxmHHRCmRklybWt7m7Q#/registration" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Register now</a> </b>Please share this link with all who may be interested in this webinar – <b><a href="https://bit.ly/registration-january-2026" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/registration-january-2026</a></b></div><div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix"></span>Bernie Folan</div><div dir="ltr">Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager</div><div dir="ltr">OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association</div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><a href="https://oaspa.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://oaspa.org/</a></div><div>========================</div></div></div></div>
</div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Bernie Folan<br>Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager<br>OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association</div></div>