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<p class="MsoNormal">The University of <span style="color:black">California and the Open Access 2020 Initiative (OA2020) are planning
</span>the 15<sup>th</sup> Berlin Open Access Conference to be held in the Spring of 2021.
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<p class="MsoNormal">With the uncertainties of the continuing global health crisis in mind, the Conference will be held in person in San Francisco if conditions permit, or will otherwise be conducted virtually to allow for robust participation. We hope that
postponing the conference from its usual fall / winter date will allow the global research community to come together with renewed clarity of purpose and energized by the
<a href="https://oa2020.org/progress-report/">great strides made</a> in the time since the
<a href="https://oa2020.org/b14-conference/final-statement/">14<sup>th</sup> Berlin Open Access Conference</a>, through transformative agreements and related transitional open access models that redirect former subscription funds to support open access publishing
of research outputs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Further updates will be provided in due course, and queries regarding the conference can be directed to
<a href="mailto:cdl@www.cdlib.org">cdl@www.cdlib.org</a> or <a href="mailto:contact@oa2020.org">
contact@oa2020.org</a>.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleen Campbell<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Colleen Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Open Access 2020 Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ESAC Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Max Planck Digital Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:campbell@mpdl.mpg.de">campbell@mpdl.mpg.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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