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From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart <diane@cni.org>
Subject: Forum on Access to Publicly Funded Research

ANNOUNCING: A Forum on Improving Access to Publicly Funded Research

The leadership of research universities and other research institutions=20=

will convene in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 20, to consider=20
=93Improving Access to Publicly Funded Research: Policy Issues and=20
Practical Strategies.=94

This one-day forum is sponsored by the Association of Research=20
Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the=20=

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). The=20
forum will take place on the day following the ARL Membership Meeting.

The morning program sessions will examine policy issues with a focus on=20=

improving access to scientific research. Speakers will address emerging=20=

government policies, motivations of funding agencies and scientists,=20
and the challenges that the research and academic communities face as=20
new policies are implemented.  The afternoon program consists of two=20
panels on practical solutions for implementing new policies: models for=20=

engaging and supporting faculty to improve access to their own=20
research, and new tools and economic models that libraries are using to=20=

foster institutional publishing programs.

Speakers include:
=95  Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC
=95  John Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Association of American=20
Universities
=95  Sudip Parikh, Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations=20
Committee
=95  Norka Ruiz Bravo, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National=20=

Institutes of Health
=95  Michael J. Kurtz, Astronomer and Computer Scientist,=20
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
=95  Samuel Kaplan, Professor & Chair, Microbiology & Molecular =
Genetics,=20
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
=95  James V. Maher, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor, University of=20=

Pittsburgh
=95  Ann Wolpert, Director of Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of=20
Technology
=95  John Ober, Director, Education and Strategy, California Digital=20
Library
=95  Sarah E. Thomas, University Librarian, Cornell University
=95  Nancy L. Eaton, Dean, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State=20
University
=95  Catherine Candee, Director, Publishing and Strategic Initiatives,=20=

Office of Scholarly Communication, California Digital Library
=95  David Shulenburger, Vice President of Academic Affairs, National=20
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

The program is designed for an audience representative of all of the=20
communities within university and research institutions, especially=20
senior decision makers and policy advocates. This includes provosts and=20=

vice presidents for research and academic affairs, legislative affairs=20=

officers, directors of research libraries and senior library managers,=20=

and CIOs and other senior information technology managers.

The registration deadline is September 29, 2006.
The fee is $275 for each individual from ARL, SPARC, and CNI=20
institutions; $350 for others.

The meeting will be held at the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd=20
Street, NW, Washington, DC, on Friday, October 20, 8:30 a.m.=964:45 p.m.

For more information and to register, see
    http://www.arl.org/forum06/

***********************************************
Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator
Coalition for Networked Information
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-5098
202-872-0884 (Fax)
diane@cni.org