From: Leyla Williams <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:28:56 +0100

The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, is pleased to
announce registrations are now open for the 8th Conference on Open
Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP), which will be held at the Westin
Arlington Gateway, Virginia, on the 21st and 22nd September, 2016.

Details can be found on the Registration and Accommodation page on our
website, including how to book rooms at the hotel at our discounted
delegate rate, at http://oaspa.org/registrations-and-accommodation.

An essential conference for all those working in and interested in
open access publishing, COASP returns for its 8th year with a diverse
range of panels, events, and collaborative opportunities to bring
together the open access community. With open access now at the top of
the agendas of global governments, universities, libraries, funders,
and policy makers, and of critical importance to researchers at all
stages of their careers, COASP offers a crucial space for those
working in open access around the world to come together and discuss
developments, innovations, and best practices, and to make and build
upon collaborations old and new.

Keynote speakers for this year are Heather Joseph (Executive Director,
SPARC),MacKenzie Smith (University Librarian, University of
California, Davis), Hilda Bastian (Chief Editor, PubMed Health/PubMed
Commons), and Meredith Morovati (Executive Director, Dryad).

Other confirmed speakers include: John Willinsky (Khosla Family
Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University),Caroline
Edwards (Open Library of Humanities), Arianna Becerril-García
(Redalyc), Liz Allen (Director, MarCom and Strategic Development,
Annual Reviews), Melissa Gymrek (PhD student, Harvard/MIT Health
Science and Technology Program), and Melissa Haendel (Oregon Health &
Science University and FORCE11).

Panel discussions are scheduled to cover: ‘Technology & Innovation’,
‘Non-APC Publishing’, ‘Evaluation’, and ‘Open Scholarship
Initiatives’. A pre-conference reception for delegates will be held on
the evening of Tuesday 20th September. The full program for the
conference will be announced as soon as possible.

Please discuss the conference on social media using the hashtag
#COASP8. Questions regarding the conference should be directed to
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We hope you can join us!

Best wishes,
Leyla
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Leyla Williams
Events and Communications Coordinator
Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, OASPA
oaspa.org | Twitter: @OASPA