*Expressions of Interest to host Open Repositories 2025 * The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) from candidate host organizations for the 2025 Open Repositories (OR2025) Annual Conference. Preference is for proposals from the Americas (Central, North and South), though proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration.
*Important dates* The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to host the OR2025 conference, to be submitted by July 5th, 2023. Shortlisted sites will be notified by August 16th, 2023 and invited to submit a full proposal. *Background* Candidate institutions must have the ability to host at least a four-day conference with up to 500 attendees (OR2016 held in Dublin, Ireland drew about 500 people and OR2017 held in Brisbane, Australia drew around 330). This includes appropriate access to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; management of registration and online payments; etc.). The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference Handbook <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook> . *Expressions of Interest Guidelines* Organizations interested in proposing to host the OR2025 conference should follow the steps listed below: 1. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by July 5th, 2023. Please direct these EoIs and any inquiries to the OR Steering Committee Vice-Chair, Torsten Reimer at rei...@uchicago.edu 2. As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organizing an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at “Preparing a bid” before submitting an EoI. 3. The EoI should be brief (about 2 pages), and must include: 1. the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid) 2. an email address as a first point of contact 3. the proposed location for the conference venue 1. 1. 1. with a description of the local amenities available to delegates, 2. its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport and 3. its suitability for hosting OR in a way that is inclusive and welcoming for members of a diverse international community A template for the EoI is available <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/download/attachments/34662371/OpenRepositories%20Bid%20EoI%20template.docx?version=2&modificationDate=1649782446703&api=v2> . 1. The Open Repositories Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal. 2. Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued by August 16th, 2023. The invitations sent out will provide a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. Institutions whose EoI was not successful at this time will also be notified. 3. The Open Repositories Steering Committee Chair and Vice-Chair will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared. Please direct EoIs and any inquiries to the OR Steering Committee Vice-Chair, Torsten Reimer at rei...@uchicago.edu Maureen Walsh on behalf of the Open Repositories Steering Committee -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Technical Support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dspace-tech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-tech/CAKj8zsXezU_S8_BEMYkBMWEq64Vu-5zK%2BtGEJM82uTQme3JL7w%40mail.gmail.com.
