From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:45:44 -0600
I am interested in the claim here that Latin America is "a region of
the world that publishes almost exclusively in Open Access." Since I
know that there are many book publishers in Latin America that operate
in the way commercial publishers in the U.S. do, may I assume that
this claim is being made about journal, not book, publishing?
Sandy Thatcher
> From: Karen Meijer-Kline <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:22:36 -0800
>
> ***Apologies for cross-posting***
>
> The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous
> University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the Fourth
> International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held
> from August 19 - 21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.
>
> This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held in Latin
> America, a region of the world that publishes almost exclusively in
> Open Access. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for
> exchange on innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on
> the contributions of open source technologies. We look forward to
> hosting editors, publishers, librarians, researchers, developers,
> content aggregators, and PKP's growing user community from around the
> world.
>
> Previous International PKP Scholarly Publishing conferences have
> brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants
> from around the world. We anticipate an equally valuable experience in
> 2013.
>
> Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are
> especially encouraged:
>
> * Reports on institutional, national, and regional open access
> policies, initiatives, and projects;
>
> * Sustainability and alternative models for open access publishing;
>
> * Quality, impact, and reach of Open Access publications;
>
> * Open Access and higher education;
>
> * Interoperability and information systems;
>
> * New reading and publishing technologies.
>
> The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations,
> parallel conference sessions, brief "lightning talks," posters,
> workshops, and an exhibitor's hall. Presentations are welcome in both
> English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation available for some
> of the plenaries.
>
> Invited speakers will deliver plenary sessions around conference
> themes. Parallel sessions last up to two hours and will be a mixture
> of regular 15-minute presentations and 5-minute "Lightning Talks".
> Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea"
> in publishing, outlining of a specific problem, as well as other
> options.
>
> Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 1, 2013,
> using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site.
> All proposals will be subject to peer-review and decision will be
> announced no later than April 15, 2013. (For more information please
> see http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2013/pkp2013/schedConf/cfp)
>
> If you have any questions, please contact the PKP Conference Director,
> Juan Pablo Alperin at [log in to unmask] or Karen Meijer-Kline, at
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Best regards,
> Karen
>
> Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS
> Communications and Member Services Officer
> Public Knowledge Project (PKP)
> Simon Fraser University Library
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Skype: kmeijerkline
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