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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">For Immediate Release:
<b>Save the Date for Open Repositories 2017</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The Open Repositories (OR) Steering Committee in conjunction with the University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University are delighted to inform
you that Brisbane will host the annual Open Repositories 2017 Conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">It's exciting to have Open Repositories return to Australia, where it all began in 2006. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University welcomed today’s announcement that Brisbane will host the <a href="http://or2017.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#262626">International
Open Repositories Conference 26-30 June 2017</span></a> at the Hilton Brisbane.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">The annual Open Repositories Conference brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms from higher education, government, galleries, libraries, archives
and museums. The Conference provides an interactive forum for delegates from around the world to come together and explore the global challenges and opportunities facing libraries and the broader scholarly information landscape.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">“There has never been a more exciting time for Australia to host this Conference as the issues around scholarly information, such as publishing and open access, directly play
into Australia’s National Innovation and Science Agenda. Australia’s researchers and scholars are producing phenomenal work yet most of this isn’t being realised as commercial success due to systemic barriers, such as how research data is stored and accessed”, </span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">said
Linda O’Brien, Pro Vice Chancellor, Information Services at Griffith University in response to the news of the successful bid.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">Ms O’Brien continued. <i>“This announcement confirms what we already know - Australian universities are amongst the most innovative around the world and that Brisbane is a world-class
conference destination.”</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#262626">Open Repositories 2017 will attract around 400 delegates and bring an estimated $1 million to the Queensland economy.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#D90000"><a href="http://www.or2017.net/" target="_blank">www.or2017.net</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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