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Pre-conference Workshops - 6 November 2012
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08h30 - 13h00 |
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08h30 - 17h00 |
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08h30 - 17h00 |
Workshop 3: Publishing journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS) |
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13h00 - 17h00 |
Workshop 4: Policy and infrastructure to support high impact data |
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08h30 - 13h00 |
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18h30 - 22h00 |
Welcome Reception (Endler Hall, Conservatoire, Stellenbosch University. Also see "Social Events" above.) |
Main Conference - 7 November 2012 (Day 1)
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08h00 - 09h00 |
REGISTRATION |
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09h15 - 10h10 |
SESSION 1: OPENING |
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| 10h10 - 10h30 | Keynote - Ms Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, European Commission, Belgium Podcast (.mp3) Q&A Podcast (.mp3) |
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TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
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11h00 - 12h45 |
SESSION 2: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH OPEN ACCESS |
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Transforming the scholarly landscape at UNAM |
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Funding and sustainability: the Wellcome Trust perspective |
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What it takes for the stakeholders involved to facilitate the full potential of open access to unfold! |
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Open access, the Finch Report, and the aftermath |
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Discussion |
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12h45 - 13h45 |
LUNCH |
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13h45 - 15h30 |
SESSION 3: OPEN ACCESS AND OTHER FORMS OF OPENNESS |
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Blurring the boundaries: expanding conceptions of open access and open education in the African context |
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Opportunities and challenges of scholarly publishing in Africa: experiences from the African Crop Science Journal |
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Square Kilometre Array: open questions |
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Discussion |
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15h30 - 16h00 |
TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
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16h00 - 17h30 |
SESSION 4: OPEN ACCESS AND IMPROVING ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING |
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Research assessment to support research impact |
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Research assessment: some ramifications of open access for quality and impact assessment |
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Beyond the Impact Factor: why the Thomson-Reuters Impact Factor has to be replaced |
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Discussion |
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18h30 - 22h00 |
Gala Dinner (Allée Bleue, Franschhoek. Also see "Social Events" above.) Guest Speaker: Mr Derek Hanekom, Minister of Science and Technology, SA Government, South Africa |
Main Conference - 8 November 2012 (Day 2)
| 09h00 - 10h30 | SESSION 5: BENEFITS OF OPEN ACCESS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND WIDER SOCIETY Moderator: Dr Lorraine Haricombe, Dean of Libraries, University of Kansas, United States of America |
| Empowering development: why open access is right for the World Bank Mr Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank, United States of America Podcast (.mp3) |
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Openness and innovation: recent research and the strength of weak ties Mr Elliot Maxwell, Chief Strategist, e-Maxwell and Associates, United States of AmericaPodcast (.mp3) |
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| Enabling higher education development through challenging commercial academic publishing Prof Adam Habib, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation, Library Information & Faculty Coordination, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Podcast (.mp3) |
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TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 11h00 - 12h45 | SESSION 6: NETWORKED SCHOLARSHIP Moderator: Prof Dieter Stein, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, University of Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Networked scholarship: perspectives from the global south Prof Arnold van Zyl, Rector, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany Podcast (.mp3) |
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| Latin American experiences of institutional collaboration for accessibility and visibility of scientific and academic output Ms Silvia Nakano, Director, Science & Technology National Directorate of Physical Resources, Ministry of Science Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina Podcast (.mp3) |
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| Open access and interdisciplinary research Dr Matthew Cockerill, Managing Director, BioMed Central, United Kingdom Podcast (.mp3) |
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| Engaging the next generation: students as an agent for change in scholarly communication in Africa and beyond Mr Nick Shockey, Director, Right to Research Coalition, United States of America Podcast (.mp3) |
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| 12h45 - 13h45 | LUNCH |
| 13h45 - 15h45 | SESSION 7: OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS IN AFRICA Moderator: Mr Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank, United States of America |
| Open access in Africa: inches, pinches and dystrophies in the wellhead Dr Williams Nwagwu, Lecturer, Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| The 'Scholarly Publishing Programme' of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf): towards greater visibility and quality of indigenous journals Prof Wieland Gevers, Executive Director, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), South Africa |
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Making data relevant to citizens: some observations from Kenya |
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| SCOAP3: the role of the national contact points after the tendering process Dr Ralf Schimmer, Head, Department of Scientific Information Provision, Max Planck Digital Library, Germany Podcast (.mp3) |
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15h45 - 16h15 |
TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
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16h15 - 17h00 |
SESSION 8: SUMMARY AND CLOSING CEREMONY |
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Summary: Ms Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC, United States of America |
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Closing remarks: Prof Eugéne Cloete, Vice-Rector, Research and Innovation, Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
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Closing remarks: Prof Bernard Schutz, Director, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Germany |
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Vote of thanks: Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director, Library and Information Service, Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
