Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged:
- New reading and publishing technologies, e.g., integration of Web 2.0 features;
- Reports on national and regional open access policies and initiatives;
- Alternative publishing and funding models;
- National and international collaborative projects;
- New roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers, and others;
- Sustainability for open access publishing and open source software.
The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations, panel discussions, brief "lightning talks," posters, workshops, a hackfest, an exhibitor hall, and parallel conference sessions in the following streams:
- Editors, publishers, and librarians
- Researchers and members of scholarly/scientific societies
- Software developers and system administrators
- Community/User groups
Parallel sessions will each be up to 20 minutes in length. Lightning Talks and "Ask a Developer" presentations are limited to 5 minutes each. Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea" in publishing, as well as other options.
Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 31, 2011, using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site. All proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by June 1, 2011. Due to the strong interest in this year's conference, only a limited number of sessions will be accepted.
Author Guidelines
1. Papers (20 minutes)
Standard conference papers, to be presented at the conference, with the paper posted to the PKP Conference web site.
The paper should be structured as follows:
- Title of the contribution
- Name of the author(s)
- Abstract: 100 to 200 words
- Key words: 5-10
- Text
- Single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- Acknowledgments (optional)
- References: APA style
- Appendix: (optional)
- Author information: brief biographical information. We recommend that authors give at least some information about the research/work interest and the discipline of study. At the very least, the complete postal address should be included, and if existent: the URL for the Web site and the e-mail address.
2. Presentations (20 minutes)
Standard conference presentation, without an accompanying paper. The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site.
3. Panels (20 - 50 minutes, depending upon number of panelists)
Standard conference panel session, with the time length determined by the number of panelists. All presentation files will be posted to the Conference web site.
4. Posters
A poster to be displayed in the common space. The poster file will be posted to the Conference web site.
- The poster should focus on publishing research, activities, and issues. No commercial promotions will be accepted in this category (see Sponsorship Opportunities).
- The poster size should be enriched with appropriate graphs, tables, and photos. Multi-color posters are greatly encouraged.
- The size of a poster will be 85cm X 120cm. We will make your submitted digital poster file into print.
- The poster file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site.
5. Lightning Talks (5 minutes)
Very brief presentations: 5 slides in 5 minutes.The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site. Topics could include a new feature development, or a case study of a current project (local, regional, national, international) using one or more of the PKP software applications.
6. "Ask a Developer" Presentations (5 minutes)
Very brief (5 minute) presentations illustrating a particular problem, issue, or need with one or more of the PKP software applications, made to an open audience, but also to members of the PKP development team. PKP team members will respond to each presentation with suggestions, recommendations, or opportunities for further collaboration. The presentation file (e.g., Powerpoint) will be posted to the Conference web site.
Submissions for this conference were closed on 2011-07-31.
