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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>You are invited to this workshop on scholarly book publishing – important background for when you are a role player in the scholarly publishing environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>It will be presented by </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Eelco Ferwerda, who is the Director of <a href="http://www.oapen.org/">OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)</a>, and who is currently visiting SA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> 24 August 2015 (Monday)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Time:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> 9:00 – 16:15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Venue:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://www.legacyhotels.co.za/en/hotels/sunnyside/hotel-contact/">Sunnyside Park Hotel, Parktown</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Please register:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> Complete the online form by 20 August at <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/FbdQr8osLU">http://goo.gl/forms/FbdQr8osLU</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Publishers, librarians, editors and others most welcome! Please feel free to forward this invitation to others who might be interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>-----------------------------------------------------</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>ASSAf National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>The National Scholarly Publishing Forum and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) would like to invite National Scholarly Book Publishers to register to attend a workshop on Open Access for (Academic Books), to be held on Monday, 24 August 2015, Sunnyside Park Hotel, Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown, South Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Presenter: Eelco Ferwerda (Director: OAPEN)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>The workshop will include discussions on:<br>- An overview of OA book publishing landscape<br>- OAPEN platforms and services<br>- Best practises for OA books<br>- Opportunities for South African publishers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Please register by 20 August 2015, through completing the following </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/FbdQr8osLU"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>registration form</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Attached please find:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Draft programme : we are looking <b>for two volunteers</b> to present us with a case study of their presses to be discussed and to showcase the South African challenges and progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'>An information letter on OAPEN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'>We look forward to your response. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'>KIND REGARDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Susan Veldsman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Director: Scholarly Publishing Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century 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