[open-science] Fwd: Research in the open: how mandates work in practice

Jonathan Gray jonathan.gray at okfn.org
Thu Apr 23 23:16:31 UTC 2009


Tom Moritz forwarded this - which will take place in London next
month.. Thanks Tom!

J.


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> Research in the open: how mandates work in practice
> Friday 29 May, 09:20 to 16:30, Wren Room, Royal Institute of British
> Architects, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
>
> The Repositories Support Project (RSP) and the Research Information
> Network (RIN) are holding a free event to look at how researchers are
> responding to mandates to include the results of their research work
> in repositories, the event will cover the issues around both research
> funders’ and institutional mandates at institutional, subject-based
> and national levels and ask how these mandates are working in
> practice.
>
> It will be an opportunity to investigate the way that mandates are
> working, what policies and processes can improve this, how mandates
> can become embedded within the research cycle, and reflect on their
> current and future impact. The event is aimed at institutional
> managers, senior librarians, research funders, repository managers,
> publishers, learned societies and academic researchers. Places are
> free but limited, so please book early. Book your place at this event
> at www.rsp.ac.uk/events/index.php?page=MandatesDay2009/index.php
>
> Provisional Programme: 29 May
>
> 09:20
> Registration and refreshments
>
> 09:50
> Introduction & Day Overview - Stéphane Goldstein, Head of Programmes,
> Research Information Network
> 10:00 -- Funder Mandates - Robert Kiley, Head of e-Strategy, Wellcome Trust
> 10:30 -- TBC
> 11:00 -- Refreshments
>11:15 -- UKPubMed Central - Paul Davey, Engagement Manager, UKPubMed Central
> 11:45 -- PEER (Publishing and the Ecology of European Research) - Julia Wallace, PEER
> 12:15 -- Economic Implications of Alternative Scholarly Publishing Models - Charles Oppenheim, Head of Department and Professor of Information
> Science, Loughborough University
> 12:45 -- Lunch
> 13:45
> TBC - Paul Ayris, Director of Library Services, University College London
> 14:15 -- HEFCE - Paul Hubbard, Head of Research Policy, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
> 14:45 -- Refreshments
> 15:00  Institutional Policies and Processes for Mandate Compliance - Bill
> Hubbard, Manager, SHERPA, University of Nottingham
> 15:30 -- Panel/Plenary Discussion
> 16:00 -- Close

> Sarah Gentleman
> Communications Officer
> Research Information Network
> 96 Euston Road
> London NW1 2DB
> telephone: 020 7412 7241
>
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> email: sarah.gentleman at rin.ac.uk
> website: www.rin.ac.uk

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