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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Advisory Committee Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the last meeting of the Programme Committee, there was debate on the theme taking into consideration the comments made by members of the Advisory Committee. The confirmed theme of the conference is
<b><i>Networked scholarship in a networked world: participation in Open Access.</i></b> Further, there has been
<span style="color:black">small</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>changes to the sub themes, again, a result of contributions made by the Advisory Committee. It would be greatly appreciated if members of the AC could have a second look at the sub themes
– your views are valued.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">The sub themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">1. General Open Access issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Transformative impact of OA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Transformation in publishing<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">2. Open Access developing synergies with other forms of openness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B OER$B!G(Bs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Open Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Open Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Open Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Grey material<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">3. Benefits of OA for society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B OA and empowerment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B OA and innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B OA and economic growth<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">4. Interoperability and assessment (metrics, quality of OA IR$B!G(Bs and OA journals)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">5. Network scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B interconnecting North and South<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Interdisciplinary research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Young researchers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">$B!>(B Student engagement</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reggie <o:p></o:p></p>
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