[GOAL] OR2014 Conference Update: Registration Open; New Scholarship Programme

[Elin Stangeland]

A message from the Open Repositories 2014 Conference organizers

February 21, 2014
Read it online: http://bit.ly/1mwHBZx

Register for Open Repositories 2014
New scholarship programme aims to expand OR participation

Helsinki, FI  We are pleased to announce that registration for Open
Repositories 2014 <http://or2014.helsinki.fi/>  is now open. The five-day
conference will be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, from June 9 to
June 13, 2014. You will find full registration information on the following
page: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=454.

Open Repositories 2014-registration and fees

The early registration fee, 320 EUR, will be available until May 4. After
May 4, the registration fee will be 400 EUR. The conference dinner will be
held on Wednesday, June 11, on Valkosaari Island in Helsinki Harbor (more
information here <http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?p=420> ) and is priced
separately at 60 EUR. There is also a special Friday evening excursion to
Suomenlinna Sea Fortress (more information here
<http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?p=432> ) available for those delegates who will
be staying in Helsinki until Saturday.

The full conference program is expected to be available in late April once
the review process is completed. An early draft version of the schedule
(subject to change) is available here:
https://www.conftool.com/or2014/sessions.php.

The registration process will be handled by TAVI Congress Bureau. If you
have questions related to conference registration, you can contact them
directly at or-2014[at]tavicon.fi <http://tavicon.fi/> .

Pilot scholarship programme

A highlight of this year's conference is the availability of delegate
scholarships for the first time. The Open Repositories Steering Committee is
delighted to announce a pilot Scholarship Programme for OR2014. This
programme aims to expand participation by providing registration support for
a small number of delegates to this year's conference. The scholarship
programme is open to librarians, repository managers, developers and
researchers in digital libraries and related fields.

Please note: the OR2014 scholarship programme provides a full discount for
conference registration and the conference dinner. It does not cover other
costs including accommodation, travel and subsistence. It is anticipated
that the applicant's home institution will provide financial support to
supplement an OR scholarship award.

Only fully-completed applications will be accepted. The deadline for
applications is Sunday, March 14, 2014.

You may apply for funding here: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=412
<http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=412> 


For more information or to nominate someone for a scholarship, please
contact the Scholarship Committee chair, William J Nixon
(william.nixon at glasgow.ac.uk).