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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>The last of three ASSAf articles has been published in <i>The Conversation</i>, in support of <a href="http://www.openaccessweek.org/">Open Access Week 2015</a>. Congratulations to the authors – Louise van Heerden and Prof Robin Crewe – on a well written article! The <a href="https://theconversation.com/opening-up-access-to-research-and-information-isnt-a-luxury-its-a-necessity-49302?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+20+2015+-+3670A+blanket+university+fee+reduction+benefits+the+wealthy+-+and+slows+change&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+20+2015+-+3670A+blanket+university+fee+reduction+benefits+the+wealthy+-+and+slo">first article</a> tried to set the scene and highlight the issues our country is facing, the <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-its-getting-harder-to-access-free-quality-academic-research-49603?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+26+2015+-+3700&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+26+2015+-+3700+CID_4f054333f1b9043761a488335297040e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=Why%20its%20getting%20harder%20to%20access%20free%20quality%20academic%20research">second article</a> tried to highlight challenges in terms of publishing fees, and the <a href="https://theconversation.com/heres-one-way-to-recover-and-protect-africas-lost-science-49678?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+29+2015+-+3717&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+29+2015+-+3717+CID_96a72afcbed5988a0ad6b5f9d14a8ce8&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=Heres%20one%20way%20to%20recover%20and%20protect%20Africas%20lost%20science">third article</a> comes with possible solutions on how the challenges can be addressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Read the article:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:27.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><a href="https://theconversation.com/heres-one-way-to-recover-and-protect-africas-lost-science-49678?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+29+2015+-+3717&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+29+2015+-+3717+CID_96a72afcbed5988a0ad6b5f9d14a8ce8&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=Heres%20one%20way%20to%20recover%20and%20protect%20Africas%20lost%20science">Here’s one way to recover and protect Africa’s ‘lost science’</a>/ Robin Crewe & Louise van Heerden</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><br>We would like to make special mention of the expert contributions made by Prof John Butler-Adam and Prof Crewe, which is highly appreciated! Thank you to both for making themselves available to assist.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>All are most welcome to comment and enter into open dialogue re this article.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>With kind regards<br>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ina Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>SciELO Planning Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>LIASA Exco Portfolio ICT Development (2014-2016)<br>LIASA HELIG Chair (2014-2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel: +27 12 349 6641 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fax: +27 (0) 86 576 9512<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ina@assaf.org.za</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=560 height=139 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1121C.2DBB2A00" alt="Logo+slogan"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1st Floor Block A, The Woods, 41 De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Website: <a href="http://www.assaf.org.za/">www.assaf.org.za</a><i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>