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The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://or2020.sun.ac.za/en/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">15th International Conference on Open
Repositories, OR2020,</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"> will be held in
Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 1-4 June 2020. The organisers are pleased to
invite you to contribute to the program. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This year’s conference
theme is:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Open for all</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In today’s world, access to
knowledge by all is viewed by some as a fundamental freedom and human right.
In our societies, open knowledge for all can enable sustainable development
and growth on many levels. How well do repositories support knowledge in the
service of society? How well do they enable local knowledge sharing and
support not only academic use, but also use in education and practice?</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Invitation to
participate</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">OR2020 will provide an
opportunity to explore and reflect on the ways repositories enable openness
for all. We hope that this discussion will give the participants new insights
and inspiration, which will help them to play a key role in developing,
supporting and sharing an open agenda and open tools for research and
scholarship.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">We welcome proposals on the
overall “Open for All” theme, but also on other administrative,
organisational or practical topics related to digital repositories. We are
particularly interested in the following sub-themes:</span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Equity and democratization of knowledge</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)"> / </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Beyond the repository</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> / </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Open and sustainable</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> / </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Policies, licensing and copyright laws</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> / </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Discovery, use and impact</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,56,100);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> / </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Supporting open scholarship and cultural
heritage</span></p>
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<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The following submission categories are
available:</span></p>
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Developer track / Workshops and tutorials</span></p>
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page of the </span><a href="https://or2020.sun.ac.za/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Conference
website</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">.</span></p>
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