<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Dear all, <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> We are glad to inform you of the upcoming symposium entitled “Open</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Access policies by HORIZON 2020 and international issues regarding</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> open
science” which is going to be held on October 13 – 14, 2015 at Kobe</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> University,
Japan hosted by EU Institute in Japan, Kansai and Kobe University <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Library. The
symposium includes lectures by European open science advocats <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">and Japanese influential
library experts. Detailed program information is <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">available online at <a href="http://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/www/html/events/euoa_eng.html" target="_blank">http://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/www/html/events/euoa_eng.html</a>. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> All Japanese lectures and panel discussions will be simultaneously</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> translated
into English.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> The themes of the symposium are below:</span></p>
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</span>HORIZON 2020 and its Open Access Policy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>OpenAIRE:
Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe</span></p>
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</span>FOSTER: Open Data Pilot Project and University Activities</span></p>
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</span>Open Science in Japan</span></p>
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</span>Open Access Mandate by Kyoto University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:5.25pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>Institutional Repository
Community and Open Access in Japan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"> Join us and discuss recent situation and the future of open science
in the <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">beautiful city, Kobe. Free to participate (\5,000 for optional reception
on the <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">first day). Please check the website above to find registration
information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><br><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Hideki Uchijima</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Manager. Administrative Office.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Kobe University Library</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/www/modules/eng/" target="_blank">http://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/www/modules/eng/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Institutional Repository Kernel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/kernel/e_index.html" target="_blank">http://www.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/kernel/e_index.html</a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">mail: <a href="mailto:huchijima@port.kobe-u.ac.jp" target="_blank">huchijima@port.kobe-u.ac.jp</a></span></p></div>