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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">2 July, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Read it online: <a href="https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Call+for+Expressions+of+Interest+in+hosting+OR2017">
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Call+for+Expressions+of+Interest+in+hosting+OR2017</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest from candidate host organizations for the 2017 Open Repositories Annual Conference. Proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Important dates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest (EoI) to host the OR2017 conference until August 31st, 2015. Shortlisted sites will be notified by the end of September 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Background<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Candidate institutions must have the ability to host at least a four-day conference of approximately 300-500 attendees (OR2015 held in Indianapolis, USA drew more than 400 people). This includes appropriate access
to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; conference web site; management of registration and online payments; etc.).
The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference
Handbook on the Open Repositories wiki.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Expressions of Interest Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Organisations interested in proposing to host the OR2017 conference should follow the steps listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">1. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by August 31st, 2015. Please direct these EoIs and any enquiries to OR Steering Committee Chair William Nixon <<a href="mailto:william.nixon@glasgow.ac.uk">william.nixon@glasgow.ac.uk</a>>.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">2. As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook (<a href="https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook">https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook</a>)
which offer guidelines for organising an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at "Preparing a bid" before submitting an EoI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">3. The EoI must include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* an email address as a first point of contact<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* the proposed location for the conference venue with a brief paragraph describing the local amenities that would be available to delegates, including its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">4. The OR Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">5. Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued by the end of September 2015; institutions whose interest will not be taken up will also be notified at that time. The invitations sent out will provide
a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. The OR Steering Committee will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">About Open Repositories<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Since 2006 Open Repositories has hosted an annual conference that brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms. For further information about Open Repositories and links to past conference
sites, please visit the OR home page: <a href="http://sites.tdl.org/openrepositories/">
http://sites.tdl.org/openrepositories/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Subscribe to announcements about Open Repositories conferences by joining the OR Google Group
<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories">http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Please feel free to reflect this call for Expressions of Interest out through your communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">William Nixon and Elin Stangeland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">For the Open Repositories Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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