Dear all, The 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP <http://oaspa.org/conference/>), hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, will be held in 8 weeks time. The event will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway, Virginia, on the 21st and 22nd September, 2016. To register for the conference, *visit the conference website <http://oaspa.org/registrations-and-accommodation/> today: **http://oaspa.org/registrations-and-accommodation/ <http://oaspa.org/registrations-and-accommodation/>*
The final program is now available on the conference website <http://oaspa.org/conference/coasp-2016-program/> along with registration details. Keynote speakers for this year are Heather Joseph <http://sparcopen.org/people/heather-joseph/> (Executive Director, SPARC), MacKenzie Smith <https://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/about/meetnewul.php> (University Librarian, University of California, Davis), Hilda Bastian <http://hildabastian.net/> (Chief Editor, PubMed Health/PubMed Commons), Meredith Morovati <https://blog.datadryad.org/2015/03/03/execdirmm/> (Executive Director, Dryad), and Jerry Sheehan <https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about/leadershipstaff> (Assistant Director for Scientific Data & Information, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - TBC). 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. *'I really loved the conversations around assessment and around what we can do to move forward -- how we can change the world, if you will.' * In this video, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVa6B9n6zYQ> Jennifer Hansen, Senior Officer of Knowledge & Research at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reflects on her time at the 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) in Amsterdam, 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVa6B9n6zYQ A pre-conference reception for delegates will be held on the evening of Tuesday 20 September. Delegates will be entitled to discounted rates on guest rooms at the conference hotel. We hope you can join us. Best wishes, Leyla ————— Leyla Williams Events and Communications Coordinator Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA oaspa.org | Twitter: @OASPA <https://twitter.com/OASPA> | Sign up <http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r> for our mailing list Registrations are now open for 8th Conference of Open Access Scholarly Publishing, COASP: oaspa.org/conference/registrations-and-accommodation
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