<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">*** With apologies for cross-posting ***</font></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">A progress report for The OA Switchboard has today been posted on the <a href="https://oaspa.org/oa-switchboard-initiative-progress-report-september-2020/" target="_blank">OASPA blog</a>.</font></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="m_-2460999508216641394gmail-m_995735041875091407gmail-docs-internal-guid-a7df40ad-7fff-707f-13e8-aeacdebf6fbe"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The OA Switchboard initiative (</span><a href="http://www.oaswitchboard.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.oaswitchboard.org</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) is a not-for-profit collaboration between funders, institutions and publishers to provide essential infrastructure, standards and back-office services to achieve a breakthrough in the transformation of the market such that Open Access is supported as the predominant model of publication.</span></span> <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Over the summer the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) was developed in close collaboration with representatives of all stakeholder groups. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">Simultaneously, we’re preparing, as planned, for a sustainable set-up for 2021 and beyond. </span>Further information is available from <a href="mailto:yvonne.campfens@oaswitchboard.org" target="_blank">Yvonne Campfens</a>, OA Switchboard Project Manager.</font></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">The post includes information on how to be kept informed and get involved.</font></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Best wishes,<br>Bernie</font></p></div>  <a href="https://oaspa.org/oa-switchboard-initiative-progress-report-september-2020/">https://oaspa.org/oa-switchboard-initiative-progress-report-september-2020/</a>  <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#666666">Bernie Folan</font></b><div><font color="#666666">Events and Communications </font></div><div><font color="#666666">OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association</font></div><div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:bernie.folan@oaspa.org" target="_blank">bernie.folan@oaspa.org</a><br>___________________________________________________________________<br></font><font color="#999999">Stay up to date:  <a href="http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r" target="_blank">Sign up</a> for OASPA news by email | Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/OASPA" target="_blank">@OASPA</a></font><font color="#666666"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>