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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> africa-l-request@iflalists.org [mailto:africa-l-request@iflalists.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roux, Marie [mr@sun.ac.za]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 March 2020 13:53<br>
<b>To:</b> africa-l@iflalists.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [africa-l] OR2020 postponement announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">The Open Repositories Steering Committee in consultation with the OR2020 and OR2021 hosts have made a decision to postpone OR2020 until
May 31 - June 3rd 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">This was not a decision made lightly – we looked carefully at our options (keeping the current dates, cancelling, or postponing) and decided postponing
a full year was the best option for both logistical and financial reasons. We chose Stellenbosch as a host location because we very much wanted to bring Open Repositories to the African continent and to create a space to listen and discuss the current state
of repositories across Africa and the world. Postponing the conference a year allows us to meet that goal and, hopefully, a resolution of the current COVID19 pandemic.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">If you have registered for the conference already or are a sponsor, the hosts at Stellenbosch will be contacting you with options. If you have submitted
a proposal, the program committee will be in touch shortly with options. We are exploring the possibility of a virtual conference in order to allow some accepted proposals that are time sensitive to be presented. More information soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> I also want to announce that our OR2022 location will be Denver, CO. The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries in collaboration with six of its member
institutions (University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, University of Denver Libraries, Colorado State University Libraries, Colorado School of Mines Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Library, and the University of Wyoming Libraries) were selected by
the Steering Committee to host OR2021, but have graciously offered to move the dates to OR2022. We very much appreciate their willingness and flexibility to shift a full year in conference planning.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Again, if you have registered, sponsored, have been awarded a fellowship, or have a proposal in, you will be hearing from us shortly.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Sarah and Claire</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Sarah L. Shreeves (Chair, Open Repositories Steering Committee) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Claire Knowles (Vice Chair, Open Repositories Steering Committee) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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