<div dir="ltr">Dear Madam / Sir,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>May I please ask you to post the following invitation to all the list members?</div><div><br></div><div>Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Many thanks in advance,</div><div><br></div><div>Yannis</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear Friends,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We would like to invite you to the conference “</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Science</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Works</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">!” in the European Parliament on October 15th from 9:00 to 11:00 (room PHS 5B001) under the auspices of MEP Marietje Schaake with the support of the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD).</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">“</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">”, “access” and “new innovation models” are becoming new buzz words in many quarters of academia, business and civil society. Nowhere is this discussion as vigorous as in the field of </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">scientific</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and academic research. Intense debate and new proposals of legislation are increasingly present on these subjects in EU Institutions.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We shall consider “</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> access </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">scientific</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> publishing”, “</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> data”, “</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">science</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">” and “</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">open</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> education”. These all pose difficult questions concerning the protection of the public good, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">scientific</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> responsibility and the adaptation of</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">science</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> to the digital age. Also at stake are promoting new business models, saving public money and, even, saving lives.</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><img height="193" width="324" src="cid:6AB6D362-8152-419F-A3FB-09897A7BD40B@lan"><br><br><br><span style="font-size:18px"><b>Programme</b></span><br><br>
Introductory remarks by MEP Marietje Schaake<br>
<br>Christoph Bruch, Helmholz Association, Berlin: "Text and Data Mining: the way forward in the EU." <br><br>Alma Swan, SPARC, "The EU´s new <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Open</span> Access Policy: making it happen." </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>Dr. Tim Hubbard, Human Genome researcher, "The importance and potential of<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Open</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Science</span>". <br>
<br>The European Commission will respond with DG Connect representative Celina Ramjoué<br><br>The discussion will be moderated by Mr. David Hammerstein, Senior advocate, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue, Brussels.<br><br>
We would kindly ask you to confirm your attendance to <a href="mailto:openscience.works@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">openscience</span>.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">works</span>@gmail.com</a> by Friday 11 October 2013.<br>
Should you require a badge to access the European Parliament, please do not forget to provide us with your full name, nationality, passport/ID number and date of birth.</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Yannis Natsis</b></span><br><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Advocacy Officer, TACD</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Rue Belliard 20, 1040 Brussels</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Tel.: </font><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="tel:%2B%2032%20478%2077%2083%2045" value="+32478778345" target="_blank">+ 32 478 77 83 45</a> & </font><a href="tel:%2B%2032%20489%2028%2088%2049" value="+32489288849" target="_blank">+ 32 489 28 88 49</a> <br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Yannis Natsis</b></span><br><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Advocacy Officer, TACD</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Rue Belliard 20, 1040 Brussels</font></div>
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