<div class="gmail_quote"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><div class="gmail_quote">[Forwarding from Ageliki Oikonomou. --Peter Suber.]</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">“Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries”</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">IFLA Satellite pre-conference, Sections: Science and Technology Libraries, Health and Biosciences Libraries</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Chania, Crete , Greece , 6- 8 August 2010 Call for papers First announcement</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
Dear Colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">We are pleased to announce a Satellite Meeting in conjunction with the World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, "Open access to knowledge - promoting sustainable progress", 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden. The pre-conference Satellite Meeting “Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries” will take place in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) Conference Centre, Chania, Crete, Greece at 6-8 August 2010.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Call for papers</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">The Satellite Meeting is organized under the umbrella of the Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis International Society - ASMDA (<a href="http://www.asmda.com">www.asmda.com</a>) and it is aimed to all those in the Library and Information community interested in improving access to science information including life and physical sciences as well as medical and technical information.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">We invite people to submit papers on the following topics:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">1. Libraries, Open access and heritage</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2. Organizational changes</div><div class="gmail_quote">3. Open resources management and quality</div><div class="gmail_quote">4. Users and services</div><div class="gmail_quote">5. Staff contribution and staff enrolment</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">6. Copyright and licenses</div><div class="gmail_quote">7. Technological support: preservation, migration, sustainability and interoperability</div><div class="gmail_quote">8. Institutional Repositories enhancement</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">9. Academic authors’ contribution</div><div class="gmail_quote">10. Open Access Journals and libraries journal subscription policies.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
Proposal submissions The language of the session is English. Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes in duration. There will be additional time for questions and discussion. Interested colleagues are invited to submit a proposal for a paper, a workshop or a session on the topics listed above which should not be more than 500 words long. Also, a short curriculum vita of the author(s) is considered important.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Proposals should be sent to: Satellite Meeting Chair: Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, University of Piraeus Library , Greece (email <a href="mailto:anthi@asmda.com">anthi@asmda.com</a> ) or Satellite Meeting secretary: Ageliki Oikonomou, MSc, University of Piraeus Library , Greece (email <a href="mailto:oikoang@yahoo.gr">oikoang@yahoo.gr</a>)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Important dates:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">January 10, 2010 : Abstracts for papers and workshops to the Programme Committee. March 10, 2010: Notification of acceptance of papers and posters.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">May 10, 2010: Completed papers due to Program Committee. June 30, 2010: Speakers </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Registration in order to be included in the Conference Program.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Conference Halls and the Conference Location at: <a href="http://www1.maich.gr/conference">http://www1.maich.gr/conference</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote">Satellite Meeting further information Chania is located at the north-south area of the island of Crete and you can arrive to Chania either by plane or boat. By plane: from Athens to Chania using direct flights from several international locations with special rates are also available. The airport is located at the north east of Chania. By boat from Piraeus to the port of Souda (Close to Chania).</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Dr. Anthi Katsirikou Deputy Director of the Library, University of Piraeus, European Documentation Center Member of the Board of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Professionals</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">80 Karaole and Demetriou str, 18532 Piraeus, Greece. tel: 0030 210 4142022 fax: 0030 210 4142330 email: <a href="mailto:anthi@unipi.gr">anthi@unipi.gr</a> <a href="mailto:anthi@asmda.com">anthi@asmda.com</a></div>
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