[EIFLoa] Fwd: International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference - First confirmed speakers

[Iryna Kuchma]

[Forwarded message PKP 2011]

  Dear all,



we would like to call your attention to the Third International PKP
Scholarly Publishing Conference - Building and Sustaining Alternative
Scholarly Publishing Projects Around the World – once more. The Public
Knowledge Project, in partnership with the Freie Universitaet Berlin and
Simon Fraser University Library, is pleased to name the first confirmed
speakers for the conference, which will be held from September 26 - 28, 2011
at Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany.



Confirmed speakers so far include Anurag Acharya (Google Scholar), Eelco
Ferwerda (Amsterdam University Press), Gustavo E. Fischman (Arizona State
University), Melissa Hagemann (Open Society Foundations), Sigi Jottkandt
(Open Humanities Press), Ray Siemens (University of Victoria), and John
Willinsky (Stanford University and PKP).



We cordially invite you to also consider attending this event, or submitting
a presentation proposal. We would also ask you to share this message with
any colleagues that you think might be interested in participating.



Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 15, 2011, using
the  submission guidelines and
form<http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/pkp2011/about/submissions>available
on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and
you will be informed of a decision by June 1, 2011.



We would also like to note that there is an “early bird” conference fee
available until May 26, 2011.



More information, including the Call for Participation and Registration
form, is available on the conference website:



http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2011/

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We very much hope to see you in Berlin in 2011!



Yours truly,

PKP 2011 Conference Organizing Team
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