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--></style></head><body lang=en-NL link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm'><span style='color:black'>Dear colleagues,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>First of all, apologies for cross-posting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Two weeks ago,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>OA Diamond Journals study</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/4558704#.YFBt8S1Q10s"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://zenodo.org/record/4558704#.YFBt8S1Q10s</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='color:black'>was published: shining light on a publishing model – OA Diamond – that makes OA publishing truly accessible to all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Its<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>recommendations</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://zenodo.org/record/4562790#.YFhyCi1Q0_V" title="https://zenodo.org/record/4562790#.YFhyCi1Q0_V"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://zenodo.org/record/4562790#.YFhyCi1Q0_V</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='color:black'>hope to give the model a chance to flourish.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>The authors of the study are now inviting the OA diamond community to discuss these recommendations by answering any questions participants might have during a 2-hour Q&A webinar, hosted by<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>SPARC Europe<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://sparceurope.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://sparceurope.org/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Your participation will be important as it is the first step towards implementing a new future for OA diamond. Please join us on 9 April!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='color:black'>Register for this webinar<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>here</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>: <</span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B5DpGZwRQq-v5u-lgFddWQ"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B5DpGZwRQq-v5u-lgFddWQ</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>></span><span style='color:black'>.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm'><span style='color:black'>Best wishes, Vanessa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>***************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Vanessa Proudman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Director, SPARC Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>@SPARC_EU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.sparceurope.org" title="https://www.sparceurope.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.sparceurope.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>