From: Kathleen Shearer <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:23:38 -0500

<Sorry for the cross-posting>

The role of collaboration in building a global knowledge commons

The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and the
University of Vienna are pleased to announce the upcoming COAR Annual
Meeting and Conference, which will take place at the University of
Vienna on April 12 & 13, 2016.

The major themes for this year's meeting are new roles for
repositories and international collaboration. The conference will
offer participants the opportunity to learn about international trends
in open science/open access, engage with colleagues from around the
world, and pursue collaborative projects with international partners.

The discussions will lay the foundation for COAR's work in 2016-17
around new functionalities for repositories, value-added services, and
improving the flow of research knowledge.

Registration fees are very affordable:

€50 Euros (for members of COAR and e-Infrastructure Austria)
€80 Euros (for non-members).

Conference themes and speakers

Next generation repositories: The meetings will kick off with two
thought-provoking speakers talking about new technologies and roles
for repositories.

Pandelis Perakakis, Open Scholar and University of Granada
Herbert Van de Sompel, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Focus on China: There will be a session offering an overview of the
current state of open science in China.

Xiaolin Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Liping Ku, Chinese Academy of Sciences

International collaboration: Several presentations will report on
existing international, collaborative work.

Daisy Selematsela, National Science Foundation, South Africa
Gerald Beasley, University of Alberta, Canada
Plus speakers from Latin America, Europe and the United States

Improving the flow of knowledge: The conference will close with an
open, interactive discussion about how we can improve the flow of
knowledge around the world.

View the full program me:

https://www.coar-repositories.org/community/events/annual-meeting-2016/programme/