OpenCon 2015 Applications are Open

OpenCon 2015 Applications are Open

Applications to attend OpenCon 2015 on November 14-16 in Brussels, Belgium are now open! The application is available on the OpenCon website at opencon2015.org/attend and includes the opportunity to apply for a travel scholarship to cover the cost of travel and accommodations. Applications will close on June 22nd at 11:59pm PDT.

OpenCon seeks to bring together the most capable, motivated students and early career academic professionals from around the world to advance Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data—regardless of their ability to cover travel costs.  In 2014, more than 80% of attendees received support.  Due to this, attendance at OpenCon is by application only.

Students and early career academic professionals of all experience levels are encouraged to apply.  We want to support those who have ideas for new projects and initiatives in addition to those who are already leading them.  The most important thing is an interest in advancing Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data and a commitment to taking action. We also hope to use applications to connect applicants with opportunities for collaboration, local events in your area, and scholarship opportunities to attend other relevant conferences.

OpenCon is equal parts conference and community.  The meeting in Brussels serves as the centerpiece of a much larger network to foster initiatives and collaboration among the next generation across OpenCon’s issue areas.  Become an active part of the community by joining our discussion list, tuning in for our monthly community callsand webcasts, orhosting an OpenCon satellite event in your community.

Apply now, and join the OpenCon community today!

11th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, & Scientometrics (WIS)

11^th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) and the 16th COLLNET Meeting 2015

November 26-28, 2015 New Delhi, India 

http://www.slp.org.in/collnet2015/

The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative theme: 

A. Emerging Issues in Scientometrics

• Science Policy and Collaboration
• Informatics law and distributions
• Mathematical Models of Communication and Collaboration
• Quantitative Analysis of S&T Innovations
• Evaluation Indicators
• Collaboration in Science and Technology - Quantitative and Qualitative Points of View
• Bibliometric Research Tools

B. Data Management 

• Data Analysis and Data Mining
• Open Access Management and its Impact

Call for papers

Papers are invited for COLLNET 2015. Please submit extended abstract (3 pages) latest by 5th April 2015 to collnet2015@gmail.com and a copy to Prof. Hildrun Kretschmer at kretschmer.h@onlinehome.de. 

Fo more details about the Conference visit the conference page.

http://www.slp.org.in/collnet2015/

COAR -SPARC Conference 2015

 

                   

Joint COAR-SPARC Conference 2015

Connecting research results, bridging communities, opening scholarship

April 15-16, 2015

Porto, Portugal

     

For more details about the conference follow the link

http://www.sparc.arl.org/events/joint-coar-sparc-conference

21st Annual Conference & Exhibition of Special Libraries Association -- Gulf Chapter

21st Annual Conference & Exhibition of Special Libraries Association (Gulf Chapter) 

The Internet and the Positive Change to Librarians and Information Professionals: Creating Real Future Impact

from 17-19 March 2015 Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates

Important Dates

1. The Conference Date 17-19/3/2015
2. Abstracts Deadline 1/10/2014
3. Response of Acceptance 15/9/2014
4. Full Paper Deadline 1/12/2014
5. Response of Acceptance 15/12/2014

Conference website: http://www.slaagc2015.org/

              

International Conference on Open Access ICOA

XIII International Conference on Open Access ICOA

Montreal, Canada

May 11-12, 2015

Conference Objectives

The ICOA 2015: XIII International Conference on Open Access aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Open Access. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Open Access.

Call for Submissions

We encourage you to contribute to and help shape the conference through paper submissions. For the technical research track, we invite high quality submissions of papers describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Open Access. The conference solicits contributions of full-length papers, short papers, posters and abstracts, that address the themes and topics for the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research material. Please review the submission and formatting instructions carefully. Submissions that do not comply with the instructions and size limits will be rejected. 
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Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The post conference proceedings will be published in the International Science Index and submitted to be indexed in the Thomson Reuters, CiteSeerX, Google Books and Google Scholar, EBSCO, SCOPUS, ERA and ProQuest. The conference proceedings book & CD and certificate of presentation will be distributed to the conference participants at the conference registration desk. 

Special Journal Issues

ICOA 2015 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Advances in Open Access. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full text papers will be online published as free of charge. 

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a sponsor or exhibitor in the Conference, please download and fill in the Conference Sponsorship Request Form

Important Dates

Paper submissions Notification of acceptance Final paper submission and authors' registration Conference Dates

January 20, 2015 January 31, 2015 April 11, 2015 May 11 - 12, 2015

ICOA 2015 : International Conference on Open Access, Montreal, Canada

Conference on Open Access: Get Free Registration

Open Access to Research Data as a Driver for Open Science : RECODE Final Conference

Time: January 15, 2015 to January 16, 2015                             
Location: National Documentation Centre      
Street: 48, Vassileos Konstantinou Ave.   
City/Town: Athens, Greece                           
Event Type: conference
Organized By: RECODE Project                           

Registration is open. You can Register yourself free by following the link below

http://recodeproject.eu/events/upcoming-events/

The conference  aims to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on open science and open access to research data in particular by providing a forum for discussion that brings together an excellent line-up of international experts and key stakeholders. The Conference is designed around the following key themes:

• Policies for open access to research data
• Good practices in enabling re-use of research data
• Open research data and research cultures
• PSI as research data and vice versa
• Grand challenges in opening access to research data

The conference will showcase the results from RECODE and officially launch the RECODE Policy Recommendations. The key impact of RECODE will be to reduce fragmentation in the open access ecosystem by providing practical and evidence based advice to the organisations involved in facilitating open access to research data. This will be achieved through the production of overarching recommendations as well as specifically targeted at the following stakeholder groups:

• Data managers
• Funders
• Publishers
• Research institutions

The RECODE final conference provides an opportunity for learning as well as taking part in a rich dialogue regarding open access to research data within the current European research landscape. The Agenda and location information can be found on the RECODE website.

The conference is organized by the National Documentation Centre and will take place at the National Hellenic Research Foundation in the heart of Athens.  Attendance is free but registration is required. The conference will be broadcast through live streaming.

International Conference on Web & Open Access to Learning - ICWOAL 2014

International Conference on Web & Open Access to Learning - ICWOAL 2014 Nov 25th to 27th 2014 Dubai United Arab Emirates. The International Conference on Web & Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL’2014) focuses on an important concept in the right to education that is access.UNESCO in 2002 adopted the term Open Educational Resources (OER) to refer to the “open provision of educational resources enabled by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)”. Though, much progress has been made in the field of OER and online learning, such as open access journals, learning objects, and open source software, many challenges are still facing the international research community and decision makers to address the global education gap. ICWOAL’2014 provides forum for discussion between researchers, practitioners, industry, students, and education policy makers interested in new developments in Web learning technologies, eLearning solutions, smart learning systems, social media & learning, and policies and regulations for open access to learning and education. The International Conference on Web & Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL’2014) is organized by the Canadian University of Dubai in partnership with many prestigious International Institutions. ICWOAL’2014 will be held from 25th to 27th of November, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai is a city where the sophistication of the 21st century walks hand in hand with the simplicity of a bygone era; a cosmopolitan society with an international lifestyle combining the comfort and convenience of the Western world with the unique charm and hospitality of Arabia. Website: http://www.icwoal.org

International Conference on Open Access 2014

ICOA2014 / International Conference : "Open Access and Scientific Research : Towards New Values" 

27-28 Nov 2014 Tunis (Tunisia)

National University Center for Scientific and Technical Documentation (CNUDST) & Higher Institute of Documentation is going to organize an international conference on "Open Access and Scientific Research: Towards new values" at Tunis from November 27-28, 2014.

The deadline for the registration is November 20, 2014

For the complete details and the call for participation please follow the link below

http://icoa2014.sciencesconf.org/

http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/icoa2014-international-conference-open-access-and-scientific

7th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries

7th QQML 2015 Peris

Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 May, 2015

This is the seventh year of the conference which brings together different disciplines on library and information science; it is a multi–disciplinary conference that covers the Library and Information Science topics in conjunction to other disciplines (e.g. innovation and economics, management and marketing, statistics and data analysis, information technology, human resources, museums, archives, special librarianship, etc). 

The conference invites special and contributed sessions, oral communications, workshops and posters. 

Target Group 

The target group and the audience are library and archives professionals in a more general sense: professors, researchers, students, administrators, stakeholders, librarians, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers and managers. 

Main topics 

The emphasis is given to the models and the initiatives that run under the budget restrictions, such as the Information Management and the innovation, the crisis management, the long-term access, the synergies and partnership, the open access movement and technological development. 

The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes: 

1. Information and Knowledge Management 

2. Synergies, Organizational Models and Information Systems 

3. Open Data, Open Access, Analysis and Applications 

4. Multimedia Systems and Applications 

5. Computer Networks and Social Networks, 

6. Health Reference and Informatics 

7. Information Technologies in Education 

8. Decision making in service innovation 

9. Data Mining, content analysis, taxonomies, ontologies 

10. STM information development 



Special Sessions – Workshops 

You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description at: secretar@isast.org or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractsubmission.html 

You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the proposed sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractsubmission.html 

Registrations are registration forms are available from: http://www.isast.org/qqml2015registration.html 

Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways 

a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation; 

b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); 

c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words); 

In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. 

Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/. 

The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines: http://www.isast.org/ 

All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s). 

Student submissions 

Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of Postgraduate theses and dissertations. 

Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2015 Conference and Student Research Presentations to: the secretariat of the conference at: secretar@isast.org 

Important dates: 

First call of proposals: 29th of September 2014 

Deadline of abstracts submitted: 20 December 2014 

Reviewer’s response: in 3 weeks after submission 

Early registration: 30th of March 2015 

Paper and Presentation Slides: 1st of May 2015 

Conference dates: 26-29 May 2015 

Paper contributors have the opportunity to be published in the QQML e- Journal, which continues to retain the right of first choice, however in addition they have the chance to be published in other scientific journals. 

QQML e- Journal is included in EBSCOhost and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). 

Submissions of abstracts to special or contributed sessions could be sent directly to the conference secretariat at secretar@isast.org. Please refer to the Session Number, as they are referred at the conference website to help the secretariat to classify the submissions. 

For more information and Abstract/Paper submission and Special Session Proposals please visit the conference website at: http://www.isast.org or contact the secretary of the conference at : secretar@isast.org