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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">November 17, 2016</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Brisbane, Australia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="NO-BOK">*** Open Repositories Conference Update: OR2017 Proposal Deadline Extended ***</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">The final deadline for submitting proposals for the Twelfth International Conference on Open Repositories (@OR2017aus and #OR2017) has been extended until Wednesday, November 30, 2016. The conference is scheduled to
take place June 26-30 in Brisbane, Australia and is being hosted by The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">The theme this year is “Open : Innovation | Knowledge | Repositories.” You may review the call for proposals here:
<a href="http://or2017.net/call-for-proposals/">http://or2017.net/call-for-proposals/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Submit your proposal here: <a href="https://www.conftool.net/or2017/">
https://www.conftool.net/or2017/</a> by November 30, 2016 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">We look forward to seeing you at OR2017!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Sue Hutley, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Andrea Schweer, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Elin Stangeland, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Contact: <a href="mailto:or17-program-chairs@googlegroups.com">
or17-program-chairs@googlegroups.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">LOCAL HOSTS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">The University of Queensland (UQ); Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Griffith University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Contact: <a href="mailto:or2017@qut.edu.au">
or2017@qut.edu.au</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">CONFERENCE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">FAQs about OR2017: <a href="http://or2017.net/frequently-asked-questions/">
http://or2017.net/frequently-asked-questions/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Web site: or2017.net</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Twitter: @OR2017aus Tag: #OR2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ORConference/">
https://www.facebook.com/ORConference/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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