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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Forwarding from the Scholcomm mailing list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As I'm sure many of you are aware, recently around 1100 researchers from<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>around the world signed a complaint regarding Elsevier and their role in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the European Commission's Open Science Monitor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now, the Directorate-General of Research and Innovation, Jean-Eric Paquet,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>has provided a full response, available online here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>https://zenodo.org/record/1443395#.W7Ta22j0lPZ (posted with permission).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is also a version here that can be annotated using Hypothes.is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>https://docdrop.org/pdf/Annex-to-letter-to-Jon-Tennant-1--BbPfR.pdf/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At this stage, while much clarity has been provided into the process and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>situation, there are still many apsects which remain unclear or unresolved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thus, I invite you all to participate in the ongoing discussion by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>annotating the response, sharing with your colleagues, and contributing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>your own views and comments. It might be the case that a follow up response<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>is required, depending on how satisfactory the community regards this<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>letter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Nomadic Palaeontologist, Rogue Open Scientist; PhD, MEarthSci, MSc*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Founder of *paleorXiv* <https://paleorxiv.org/>, a free digital<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> publishing platform for Palaeontology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Companion Website <https://paleorxiv.github.io/><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Founder of the *Open Science MOOC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <https://opensciencemooc.github.io/site/>*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Project development on GitHub <https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Freelance science communicator and consultant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Author of Excavate! Dinosaurs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Excavate-Dinosaurs-Paper-Toy-Palaeontology/dp/178240144X><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> World of Dinosaurs (coming 2018)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Executive Editor of Geoscience Communication<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <https://www.geoscience-communication.net/><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Editor for the PLOS Paleo Community <http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*Personal website <http://fossilsandshit.com/> - Home of the Green Tea and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Velociraptors blog.*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*ORCID:* 0000-0001-7794-0218 <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-0218><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*Twitter:* @protohedgehog<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><https://twitter.com/Protohedgehog><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>