First Conference for Open Access Publishers 2009

First Conference for Open Access Scholarly Publishers, 14-16 Sept 2009

The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA (www.oaspa.org), and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (www.doaj.org) are pleased to announce that they will jointly host the 1st Conference for Open Access Scholarly Publishers in Lund, Sweden from the 14th-16th September 2009 at the Scandic Star Hotel.

The conference is directed towards the interests of independent open access journals and professional publishing organizations, as well as librarians, suppliers and other stakeholders. Also those who are interested in learning more about open access publishing and exploring opportunities are welcome.

 Participants will have the opportunity to hear from many leading figures within the open access publishing movement, and to participate in workshops that will highlight a number of important issues related to open access publishing. A growing speakers list already includes: Lars Bjornshauge, Director Lund University Library Head Office/DOAJ, John Willinsky, Public Knowledge Project/OJS, Geoff Bilder, CrossRef, Kaitlin Thaney, Creative Commons and Jens Vigens, CERN/SCOAP3.

Additional information on the conference, registration and proposal submissions can found on the conference website at: www.oaspa.org/conference . Early bird fees will be available.

The organizing committee, the DOAJ and OASPA look forward to welcoming a broad and international spectrum of publishers and publishing suppliers to the first conference to specifically focus on open access and publishing.