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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year all, there’s still time to submit a paper for OR2018 and to apply for the Scholarship programme. Please note that there’s no specific Interest Groups this year but if your proposal is related to EPrints then please indicate
that in the submission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="color:#333333">The 13th International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2018, will be held on June 4th-7th, 2018 in Bozeman, Montana, USA.</span></b><o:p></o:p></a></p>
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Call for papers and scholarships have been extended until the 15th January 2018.<br>
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The theme for Open Repositories 2018 is Sustaining Open.<br>
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</span><a href="http://www.or2018.net/call-for-papers/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">http://www.or2018.net/<span class="highlight">call</span>-<span class="highlight">for</span>-<span class="highlight">papers</span>/</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><br>
<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><br>
Research and Cultural Heritage communities have embraced the idea of Open; open communities, open source software, open data, scholarly communications, and open access publications and collections. These projects and communities require different modes of thinking
and resourcing than purchasing vended products. While open may be the way <span class="highlight">
for</span>ward, mitigating fatigue, finding sustainable funding, and building flexible digital repository platforms is something most of us are striving
<span class="highlight">for</span>. Submissions this year should focus on the how, why, and what it will take to make open sustainable. <br>
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While not limited to the below topics, we’re focusing our attention on issues around the sustainability of:<br>
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</span>Open source software - sustainability of software developed locally and large open source systems, legacy code<br>
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</span>Community - reaching out to new audiences, developing a community, governance<br>
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</span>Content - research data, digital preservation, persistent urls, archiving<br>
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</span>Teams/People - staff and knowledge within the community, contingency planning, training and development, and succession planning<br>
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</span>Projects - sustainability of projects beyond the grant, maturing communities<br>
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</span>Infrastructure/Integrations - integrations between systems, changing technical environments<br>
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</span>Policy - national, international, local and community policy and decisions<br>
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</span>Challenges of sustainability - funding, local, technical, community<br>
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</span>Rights and Copyright - including Data Protection, sharing and storing of content<br>
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</span>Reuse, standards, and reproducibility - <span class="highlight">for</span> example: software, data, content types<br>
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</span>New open technologies and standards<br>
<span style="color:#434343">Submission Process</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Accepted proposals in all categories will be made available through the conference’s web site
</span></span><a href="https://www.conftool.net/or2018"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">https://www.conftool.net/or2018</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#333333">,
and later they and associated materials will be made available in an open repository. Some conference sessions may be live streamed or recorded, then made publicly available.</span><br>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Interest Groups</span></b><br>
<span style="color:#333333">This year there are no separate interest groups <span class="highlight">
for</span> the different repository systems, instead if your 24x7 or presentation submission is related to a specific repository system please indicate so in your proposal.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Presentations</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Presentation proposals are expected to be two to four pages (see below
<span class="highlight">for</span> submission templates). Successful submissions in past years have typically described work relevant to a wide audience and applicable beyond a single software system.</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Presentations are 30 minutes long including questions.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Panels</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Panel proposals are expected to be two to four pages (see below
<span class="highlight">for</span> submission templates). Successful submissions in past years have typically described work relevant to a wide audience and applicable beyond a single software system. All panels are expected to include at least some degree
of diversity in viewpoints and personal background of the panelists. Panel sessions are expected to include a short presentation from each panel member followed by a discussion. Panels may take an entire session or may be combined with another submission.</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Panels can be 45 or 90 minutes long.</span><br>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Discussion Question and Answer</span></b><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Discussion Q&A proposals are expected to be two to four pages (see below
<span class="highlight">for</span> submission templates). This is your opportunity to suggest members of the community to join in a Q&A discussion on various proposed topics. This is meant to be a deep-dive into why a decision was made, how projects got started,
where an idea came from, or anything else that you want to know more about. Imagine this as a 45 - 90 minute grilling at a cocktail party but on a stage in front of your peers. Q&As may take an entire session or may be combined with another submission. This
session will not be video recorded.</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Discussion Q&A can be 45 or 90 minutes long.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">24×7 Presentations</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">24×7 presentations are 7 minute presentations comprising no more than 24 slides. Successful 24x7 presentations have a clear focus on one or a few ideas and a narrower focus than a 25 minute presentation. Similar to
</span></span><a href="https://www.pechakucha.org/presentations" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">Pecha Kuchas</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#333333">
or Lightning Talks, these 24×7 presentations will be grouped into blocks based on conference themes, with each block followed by a moderated question and answer session involving the audience and all block presenters. This
<span class="highlight">for</span>mat will provide conference goers with a fast-paced survey of like work across many institutions. Proposals
<span class="highlight">for</span> 24×7 presentations should be one to two pages (see below
<span class="highlight">for</span> submission templates).</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">24x7 presentations are 7 minutes long.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Posters</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">We invite one-page proposals <span class="highlight">
for</span> posters that showcase current work (see below <span class="highlight">
for</span> submission templates). OR2018 will feature physical posters only. Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Instructions
<span class="highlight">for</span> preparing the posters will be distributed to authors of accepted poster proposals prior to the conference. Poster submitters will be expected to give a one-minute teaser to encourage visitors to their poster during the conference.</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Posters presentations will be 1 minute.</span><br>
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Developer Track: Top Tips, Cunning Code and Imaginative Innovation</span></b><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Each year a significant proportion of the delegates at Open Repositories are software developers who work on repository software or related services. OR2018 will feature a Developer Track that will provide a focus
<span class="highlight">for</span> showcasing work and exchanging ideas.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Building on the success of previous Developer Tracks, where we encouraged live hacking and audience participation, we invite members of the technical community to share the features, systems, tools and best practices that are important
to you (see below <span class="highlight">for</span> submission templates).</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">The 15 minute presentations can be as informal as you like, but we encourage live demonstrations, tours of code repositories, examples of cool features, and the unique viewpoints that so many members of our community possess. Proposals
should be one to two pages, including a title, a brief outline of what will be shared with the community, and technologies covered. Developers are also encouraged to contribute to the other tracks.</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Developer Track presentations are 15 minutes including questions.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Ideas Challenge</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">OR2018 will also again include the popular Ideas Challenge. Taking part in this competition provides an opportunity to take an active role in repository innovation, in collaboration with your peers and in pursuit of prizes. The Ideas
Challenge is open to all conference attendees. Further details and guidance on the Ideas Challenge will be
<span class="highlight">for</span>thcoming closer to the conference.</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">Workshops and tutorials</span><br>
The first day of Open Repositories will be dedicated to workshops and tutorials.<br>
<span style="color:#333333">One to two-page proposals addressing theoretical or practical issues around digital repositories are welcomed. See below
<span class="highlight">for</span> Proposal Templates; please address the following in your proposal:</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">The subject of the event and what knowledge you intend to convey</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">Length of session (90 minutes, 3 hours or a whole day)</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">A brief statement on the learning outcomes from the session</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">The target audience <span class="highlight">for</span> your session and how many attendees you plan to accommodate</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">Technology and facility requirements</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">Any other supplies or support required</span><br>
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</span><span style="color:#333333">Anything else you believe is pertinent to carrying out the session</span><br>
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<span style="color:#333333">Please note, the program committee may consider submissions
<span class="highlight">for</span> other tracks and <span class="highlight">for</span>mats, as appropriate.</span><br>
Submission System<br>
</span><a href="https://www.conftool.net/or2018"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.conftool.net/or2018</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Review Process</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">All submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated according to the criteria outlined in the
<span class="highlight">call</span> <span class="highlight">for</span> proposals, including quality of content, significance, originality, and thematic fit.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#333333">Code of Conduct</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">The OR2018 Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy are available at</span></span><a href="http://or2017.net/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "or2017.net" claiming to be</b></font> <span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#333333">
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<span style="color:#333333">Scholarship Programme</span><br>
<span style="color:#333333">OR2018 will again run a Scholarship Programme which will enable us to provide support
<span class="highlight">for</span> a small number of full registered places (including the poster reception and conference dinner)
<span class="highlight">for</span> the conference in Bozeman. The programme is open to librarians, repository managers, developers and researchers in digital libraries and related fields. Applicants submitting a proposal
<span class="highlight">for</span> the conference will be given priority consideration
<span class="highlight">for</span> funding. Please note that the programme does not cover costs such as accommodation, travel and subsistence. It is anticipated that the applicant’s home institution will provide financial support to supplement the OR Scholarship
Award. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#333333">Full details and
</span>the Scholarship<span style="color:#333333"> application <span class="highlight">
for</span>m </span></span><a href="http://www.or2018.net/scholarships/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">http://www.or2018.net/scholarships/</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#434343">Key Dates</span><br>
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</span>15 January 2018<span style="color:#333333">: Deadline <span class="highlight">
for</span> submissions</span><br>
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</span>15 January 2018: Deadline <span class="highlight">for</span> Scholarship Programme applications<br>
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</span>09 February 2018: Submitters notified of acceptance to Workshops<br>
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</span>12 February 2018: Registration opens<br>
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</span>21 February 2018: Submitters notified of acceptance to other tracks<br>
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</span>21 February 2018: Scholarship Programme winners notified<br>
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</span>23 February 2018: Submitters notified of acceptance of 24x7, posters, and developer track<br>
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</span>20 April 2018: Close of Early Bird<br>
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</span>25 May 2018: Presenter registration deadline<br>
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</span>4-7 June 2018: OR2018 conference<br>
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Program Co-Chairs<br>
Claire Knowles and Evviva Weinraub<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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