The PDfs for the International Conference on Policies and Strategies for Open Access to Scientific Information Beijing, China June 22-24, 2005 http://libraries.csdl.ac.cn/Meeting/MeetingID.asp?action=skin&language=Eng&MeetingID=7&MeetingMenuID=39 are now online at http://libraries.csdl.ac.cn/Meeting/MeetingID.asp?action=skin&language=Eng&MeetingID=7&MeetingMenuID=51
[There are some real gems among them -- SH] Opening Ceremony Chair: Xiaolin Zhang, Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences Welcome Jinghai Li, Vice President of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician Opening Remarks Melissa Hagemann, Open Society Institute (OSI) Rima Kupryte, Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) Keynote Speech Qiheng Hu, Vice Chair of Chinese Association for Science and Technology Session 1: National & Funding Agency's Strategies and Policies on OA-Part I Chair: Melissa Hagemann, OSI Open Availability of Scientific Information: An Overview of Policy and Practice at the U.S. National Academies Paul Uhlir, Director of the Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs at U.S. National Academies Open Access Policy in Finland Sakari Karjalainen, Director of Science Policy Division of Ministry of Education, Finland Why European universities and funding agencies are committing to open access Fred Friend, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication University College London Session 2: National & Funding Agency's Strategies and Policies on OA-Part II Chair: George Strawn, National Science Foundation (USA) Open Access - the next steps from a funder's perspective Robert Terry, Senior Policy Adviser of the Wellcome Trust The way to Open Access - French strategies to move forward Herbert Gruttemeier, Project Manager, International relations officer of INIST-CNRS Suggested policy framework for open access in scientific research in developing countries Xiaolin Zhang, Director of Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences Session 3: Institutional Strategies and Policies on OA Chair: Paul Uhlir, the U.S. National Academies The Open Access Agenda of the Max Planck Society Georg W. Botz, Max Planck Society Open access policy and strategies of Lund University and DOAJ Lars Bjornshauge, Director of Lund University Libraries Mandates and Benefits in Open Access Policies Leslie Carr, University of Southampton Session 4: Scientific Publishing's Strategies and Policies on OA: Part I Chair: Georg Botz, Max Planck Society Open Access publishing - What do authors want Matthew Cockerill, Director of Operations, BioMed Central Ltd Implementing a New Model for Scientific Publishing Helen Doyle, Director of Development and Strategic Alliances, Public Library of Science Enabling Open Access: Publishing Cooperatives Raym Crow, Senior Consultant for the SPARC Consulting Group Session 5: Scientific Publishing's Strategies and Policies on OA?Part II Chair: Jan Velterop, Velterop von Leyden Open Access Consultancy Open Access Repositories in China: a Case Study on qiji.cn Yanjiang Ji, Beijing Science and Technology University How open access journals and institutional repositories can work together Jean-Claude Guedon, University of Montreal Access To Scholarly Literature: Network Effects and Unintended Consequences John Wilbanks, Executive Director of Science Commons Session 6: Effects of OA on Information Service Agencies Chair: Jean-Claude Guedon, University of Montreal Open Access and the Transformation of Science Jan Velterop, Velterop von Leyden Open Access Consultancy Authors' perspectives on open access: effective ways to achieve OA Alma P Swan, Director of Key Perspectives Ltd Chinese Scientists' attitude toward open access Jingli Chu, Head of the Department of Education and Research of Libary of CAS Citation Analysis of Open Access Journals Allen Yeo, Lead Manager, Global Sales Support, Asia Pacific, Thomson Scientific Session 7: Digital Divide and Open Access Chair: Sakari Karjalainen, Science Policy Division of Ministry of Education, Finland Open access and the developing world Subbiah Arunachalam, Swaminathan Research Foundation, India Maximizing Research Impact of Scientific Publications from Developing Countries through Open Access: Experience from Bioline International Leslie Chan, Associate Director of Bioline International The SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library on Line) Program. An Initiative of Open Access to Scientific Journals in Latin America, Caribbean and Iberian countries. Rogerio Meneghini, SciELO Scientific Coordinator Closing Ceremony Xiaolin Zhang, Director of Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences Session 8: Invitational Meeting for a draft policy recommendation Chair: Jingli Chu, Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences Policy Recommendation Proposals Xiaolin Zhang, Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences