From: World Bank Publications To: "naglaxman@yahoo.com" Sent: Friday, 20 October 2017, 21:08:55 GMT+5:30Subject: Celebrate International Open Access Week with the World Bank and SPARC! | Mark your calendars now! | | | | | | | | | | | | The World Bank Group and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) invite you to a panel discussion for International Open Access Week 2017 October 26 from 2:00 – 3:30pm EDT, (16:00 – 17:30 GMT) at live.worldbank.org This year’s theme, “Open in order to…” invites participants to fill in the blank with their own vision of Open Access (OA). “Open in order to…” also serves as a prompt to move beyond talking about openness itself and to focus on how open access can be used as an enabling strategy — whether for an individual discipline, an institution, or in a specific context; then to take action to realize these benefits. The World Bank has chosen to celebrate with the theme “Open in order to end extreme poverty” – the World Bank’s mission and rationale behind its OA initiatives. Panelists from a variety of perspectives and organizations will share their thoughts on how OA activities contribute to their work and goals, as well as some of the challenges that remain. Opening remarks from Denis Robitaille, World Bank Group CIO and VP, Information & Technology Solutions  Panelists: Thanos Giannakopoulos, Principal Librarian, United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library Timothy Herzog, Data Scientist, The World Bank Group Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, PhD research fellow, United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) in Maastricht, the Netherlands Elisa Liberatori Prati (Panel Moderator), World Bank Group Chief Archivist Nick Shockey (Audience Moderator), Director of Programs & Engagement, SPARC We invite you to watch online and join the conversation. We also encourage you to organize watch parties and celebrate Open Access Week in your own community!  Mark your calendar and learn more here! | | | | Celebrating SPARC’s 10th International Open Access Week and the 5th Anniversary of the World Bank’s Open Knowledge Repository and Open Access Policy | | | | | | | | | | | | World Bank Publications | 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 | | | Unsubscribe naglaxman@yahoo.com | | Update Profile | About our service provider | | Sent by dlevy@worldbankgroup.org in collaboration with | | | | | | Try it free today | | | |