The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the Fourth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held from August 19 - 21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.

This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held in Latin America, a region of the world that publishes almost exclusively in Open Access. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for exchange on innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on the contributions of open source technologies. We look forward to hosting editors, publishers, librarians, researchers, developers, content aggregators, and PKP’s growing user community from around the world.

Previous International PKP Scholarly Publishing conferences have brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants from around the world. We anticipate an equally valuable experience in 2013.

By popular demand, we have now extended the deadline for proposals to May 6th!  

The deadline for submission of proposals to the PKP Scholarly Publishing 2013 conference, taking place August 19-21 in Mexico City, Mexico, has been extended to May 6. Please consider submitting a presentation proposal, attending the event, and sharing this message with any colleagues who you think might be interested in participating.

We especially encourage proposals that address one or more of the following topics:

• Reports on institutional, national, and regional open access policies, initiatives, and projects;
• Sustainability and alternative models for open access publishing;
• Quality, impact, and reach of Open Access publications;
• Open Access and higher education;
• Interoperability and  information systems;
• New reading and publishing technologies.

The conference will also include technical workshops, as well as the PKP AGM. A preliminary program is available.  

Proposals should be submitted using the submission guidelines and form available on our website; all proposals will be subject to peer-review and you will be informed of a decision by May 15th. 

We would also like to note that there is an “early bird” registration discount available until May 31, 2013.

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