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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
</span></span><a href="https://oa2020.org/working-groups/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">OA2020 Working Group
on ESAC Resources Update and Development</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
is preparing to deliver its first major outcome: in the coming weeks, the </span>
</span><a href="https://esac-initiative.org/about/transformative-agreements/agreement-registry/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">ESAC
Registry</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> will relaunch
with expanded scope, enhanced functionality, and richer, more strategically relevant data.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In this focus session,
<b>Jack Hyland</b>, Manager of Irish Research eLibrary (IReL) and lead of the working group's package dedicated to updating the Registry, will present the platform's evolution to better reflect the changing landscape of open access publishing agreements.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The session will include
a guided walk-through and live demonstration of entering an agreement into the Registry, highlighting how shared, structured data supports comparability, transparency, and stronger negotiation practices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Designed for negotiators,
consortia leads, and institutions, this session underscores why even partial data contributions meaningfully strengthen collective understanding of the global OA agreement landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Meeting details<br>
</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Date:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
25 February 2026<br>
<b>Time:</b> 9am CET / </span></span><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260225T09&p1=37&ah=1&am=30https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260225T09&p1=37&ah=1&am=30"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">See
your time zone for this session</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
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<b>Duration:</b> 90 min<br>
<b>Audience: </b>Library and library consortia staff <br>
<b>Registration:</b> </span></span><a href="https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/jvwUr4aBT0aqb4GkyGra2Q"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/jvwUr4aBT0aqb4GkyGra2Q</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></span></p>
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recorded and published openly on the </span></span><a href="https://oa2020.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">OA2020
website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk203127751"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We look forward to seeing
you there!<br>
The OA2020 Initiative team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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