[BOAI] You are invited! PKP 2019 Conference

[Marisa MacDonald]

**With apologies for cross-posting.**

Do you use Open Journal Systems (OJS) or Open Monograph Press (OMP)? Do 
you work in scholarly communications or library publishing? Are you an 
open access and/or open source advocate? Then you won’t want to miss PKP 
2019!

Since 2007, the Public Knowledge Project <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpkp.sfu.ca%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=Nyk1XorXeNHY37%2F3sXLoPwf3fJB6MhpNhqhXwkyRaNg%3D&amp;reserved=0>'s (PKP) 
bi-annual conference has brought together participants from around the 
world to discuss local publishing activities and the latest in open 
access research. They also provide an opportunity to learn and share 
innovative work related to open source publishing technologies, 
including our flagship software, OJS. In 2018, PKP turned 20. The 2019 
PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpkpbcn19.net%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=NJZPt931Aa6zFLkYceQh0nwv5SeN6n13MEdPOodVlaQ%3D&amp;reserved=0> 
(PKP 2019) will explore this milestone further, reflecting on the 
maturation of open access and the open, community controlled 
infrastructure that brings us all together.

Hosted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Cerdanyola del 
Vallès, Spain, PKP 2019 includes a week of events November 18-22, 2019. 
Interested in joining us? Here’s what you need to know:

  * The preliminary program
    <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconference.pkp.sfu.ca%2Fpublic%2Fconferences%2F9%2FschedConfs%2F9%2Fprogram-en_US.pdf&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=uklwBiwT6m5AwISqfVdCOGWLhvDKLgSJLSybc2W5lYw%3D&amp;reserved=0>
    is now available.
  * Registration
    <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconference.pkp.sfu.ca%2Findex.php%2Fpkp2019%2Fpkp2019%2Findex&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=a%2BJQwraIy6ikkWDzeTyQdkePAhOYRZza%2BRza7u7Vx7c%3D&amp;reserved=0> is
    $175USD (early), $250USD (regular), and $75USD (student).
  * Conference registrants can sign up for two (of six) OJS workshops
    <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpkpbcn19.net%2F%23block-views-block-works-block-1&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=t38eUpLsZ8W%2BgD%2FmzZrQxigNutChVfGrRxKyqKXmW8w%3D&amp;reserved=0> on November
    20 ($25 each).
  * The conference is in English, however we are offering two Spanish
    workshops on November 20.
  * PKP founder John Willinsky will open the conference at our evening
    reception November 20 (tickets are $10, conference registrants only).
  * We have five amazing keynotes lined up for November 21-22: Abel
    Packer (SciELO), Tara Robertson (Mozilla), Reme Melero (CSIC),
    Ignasi Labastida (University of Barcelona), and Katherine Skinner
    (Educopia).
  * The week kicks off with a free pre-conference sprint
    <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpkp.sfu.ca%2Fsprints%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=URc4mHeyNjyTxKq3s5SCqczTRnCiGpJ1EgLohj8nOxo%3D&amp;reserved=0> November 18-19 (conference
    registration not required). More information coming soon.

Questions or comments? Please email Marisa MacDonald 
<mailto:marisa_macdonald at sfu.ca>, Communications Coordinator. And don’t 
forget to follow us on Twitter <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpkp&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=g1MZVmMOF8E41sM6jN61Qh2iUjZcUe3ep3%2BfbLlHrPg%3D&amp;reserved=0> and Facebook 
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpublicknowledgeproject&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C44243c260b2646f61c3008d73c2a5705%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=Lfo684yZ5P2fr0LVHtYLytaoAMAwd04MJo1Zyj%2BjM5s%3D&amp;reserved=0> (#pkpbcn19) for the 
latest news and announcements. See you in Barcelona!

Sincerely,

Your PKP 2019 Conference Planning Committee

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