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Virtual event promises real-world interaction


This year’s Research Information conference boasts a stellar and international line-up, writes Tim Gillett


The countdown to Research Information’s annual event – CISPC 2020 – has well and truly begun. Our 2020 conference will build on the


success of last year’s event by providing librarians and information professionals with deeper knowledge and understanding of communication strategies for open research. In an increasingly open world –


encompassing open research, open science and open data – some of the biggest challenges are around educating researchers about the changes they have to make to their working practices. We’ll also be reflecting on the research


landscape in a post-Covid world – the changes we’ve had to make this year, the medium-term outlook, and long- lasting, if not permanent, ways in which the scholarly publishing cycle will have to adjust in future years. At CISPC 2020, we will be bringing


together speakers from around the world that have developed effective scholarly communication strategies in their own institutions, and who will share their experiences and expertise with fellow scholarly communication professionals. We’re also increasing the time available


for table discussions, enabling delegates to share and learn from each other in an informal environment. Research Information is delighted that


the event is being kindly sponsored by ISSN and Clarivate Analytics.


Latest plans It was our intention to deliver a full, live ‘in-person’ event at London Art House at the end of November, as past events have shown that’s the best way to encourage interaction and shared best practice


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“CISPC 2020 will offer delegates, presenters and moderators the chance to network and take part in as much social interaction as possible”


among the scholarly communications community.


While in the light of the ongoing


Covid-19 pandemic a decision has been made to deliver a fully virtual event, CISPC 2020 will offer delegates, presenters and moderators the chance to network and take part in as much social interaction as possible by means of online arrangements. There will be break-out rooms and plenty of opportunity for delegates to meet presenters and sponsors throughout the two-day event on 30 November and 1 December. We will once again be providing an


excellent environment for librarians and information professionals to learn from and engage with their peers about how to overcome challenges in the scholarly publishing cycle.


Conference themes •


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Best practice changes post-Covid


• Streamlining the process of open submissions


Best practice in submitting, storing and accessing open and FAIR data


Implementing software/browser tools to aid open research processes


Delegate rates: academics/librarians £60; vendors/publishers £200 CISPC is being organised in partnership with Info International. Visit https://cispc-event.com/ for more details


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• Effective communication of approaches to open research


Among the speakers confirmed for the event are:


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Rachel Bruce, head of open science, UK research and innovation;


Martin Jagerhorn, FAIR Funder Alliance (FFA);


Liz Bal, director of open research services, Jisc;


Alenka Princic, head of research support at Delft University of Technology Library, Netherlands;


• Danielle S Apfelbaum, scholarly communication librarian, Farmingdale State College, USA: and


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Anita Schjøll Brede, CEO and co- founder, Iris.ai.


Who should attend? Librarians/information professionals wanting to improve researcher support and communication in the open research era; researchers/academics wanting to understand the benefits and challenges of delivering open research; publishers who want to develop platforms and submission channels that support the open research agenda; vendors/service providers of tools that serve open research; and any of the above that wants to know what the research landscape will look like in a post- Covid world. Ri


In association with


COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR OPEN RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN THE SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING CYCLE


Sponsored by


INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER


INTERNATIONAL CENTRE


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