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Dear staff and students, The HKU Libraries is organizing a webinar regarding Open Science and Open Access Publishing on 28 October 2022 (Friday). Guest speakers from iGroup Asia Pacific, PLOS, and DOAJ are invited to deliver speeches related to open sciences and best practices in open access publishing. The event will also be open to academic community members from the APAC region, which will provide opportunities for idea exchange and discussions with international participants within the region. You are cordially invited to register and join the webinar. Details are as follows: Open Science and Open Access Publishing: Integrity and Innovations Date: 28 October 2022 (Friday) Time: 2 – 4 pm (Hong Kong Time) Venue: Online via Zoom Targeted Audience: Interested academic community members within the APAC region Language: English Topics and Guest Speakers: First session: Title: Open science in practice through PLOS journals Guest Speaker: Ms. Elaine Tham (Regional Director, Publishing Development (Asia), PLOS)
Second session: Title: Understanding best practice in open access publishing and DOAJ services Guest Speaker: Dr. Cenyu Shen (Quality Team Leader, DOAJ, DOAJ Ambassador for China)
Third session: Title: Three things to know before O.A. publishing: channels, tools, and skills Guest Speaker: Dr. Woei Fuh Wong (Consulting Manager of iesResearch, iGroup Asia Pacific)
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/hkuloa2022 For enquiries, please contact scholarlycomm@hku.hk.
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