**With apologies for cross-posting**
Dear Colleagues:
A reminder that the Public Knowledge Project <https://pkp.sfu.ca/> is
heading to Barcelona November 18-22, 2019 for PKP 2019, our 7th
International Scholarly Publishing Conference hosted by the Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). We have a spectacular week of all things
open access and open source planned, including workshops and
presentations featuring Open Journal Systems (OJS), our flagship
software - you won't want to miss it! To learn more, please visit our
conference website at http://pkpbcn19.net/.
Interested in joining us? Here’s what you need to know:
* The preliminary program
<https://conference.pkp.sfu.ca/public/conferences/9/schedConfs/9/program-en_US.pdf>
is now available.
* Registration
<https://conference.pkp.sfu.ca/index.php/pkp2019/pkp2019/index> is
$175USD (early), $250USD (regular), and $75USD (student). *Early
registration ends September 20, 2019.*
* Conference registrants can sign up for two (of six) OJS workshops
<http://pkpbcn19.net/#block-views-block-works-block-1> on November
20 ($25 USD each).
* The conference is in English, however we are offering two Spanish
workshops on November 20.
* PKP founder John Willinsky will open the conference at our evening
reception November 20 (tickets are $10 USD, conference registrants
only).
* We have five amazing keynotes lined up for November 21-22: Abel
Packer (SciELO), Tara Robertson (Mozilla), Reme Melero (CSIC),
Ignasi Labastida (University of Barcelona), and Katherine Skinner
(Educopia).
* The week kicks off with a free pre-conference sprint
<https://pkp.sfu.ca/sprints/> November 18-19 (conference
registration not required). More information coming soon.
Questions or comments? Please email Marisa MacDonald
<mailto:[email protected]>, Communications Coordinator. And don’t
forget to follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/pkp> and Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/publicknowledgeproject> (#pkpbcn19) for the
latest news and announcements. See you in Barcelona!
Sincerely,
Your PKP 2019 Planning Committee
