**Apologies for Cross-Posting**
International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference – First confirmed speakers
We are pleased to announce the first confirmed speakers for the Third
International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference - “Building and
Sustaining Alternative Scholarly Publishing Projects Around the World”,
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<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fpkp.sfu.ca%2Focs%2Fpkp%2Findex.php%2Fpkp2011%2Fpkp2011%2Fabout%2Fsubmissions&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH-W2tlQtHShN1VB_I-w4FD1iJ6iA>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/*__*
We very much hope to see you in Berlin in 2011!
Yours truly,
PKP 2011 Conference Organizing Team
The Public Knowledge Project is a research and development initiative
directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic
research through the development of innovative online publishing and
knowledge-sharing environments.Located at the University of British
Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Stanford University, PKP has
developed free, open source software for the management, publishing, and
indexing of journals and conferences.Software such as Open Journal
Systems, Open Conference Systems and Open Monograph Press increase
access to knowledge, improve management, and reduce publishing
costs.Over 8000 online journals worldwide are currently using the OJS
software.
