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The OPERAS Core Group met at the Max Weber Foundation in Bonn on 23 April 2018 and engaged in a vivid discussion about an application process for future members and the membership organization.The meeting was followed by a validation workshop of the project OPERAS-D on 24 April. OPERAS-D, which supports the 9 main partners ("core group") of OPERAS in the development of a European e-infrastructure, will conclude at the end of June 2018. The consortium has validated two deliverables: The Visibility of Open Access Monographs in a European Context and the Report on Online Survey on Optimizing e-Infrastructure.The consortium organizes a final conference on the topic of “Open Scholarly Communication in Europe. Addressing the Coordination Challenge” from 31 May – 1 June 2018 in Athens. The conference is organized by the National Documentation Centre (EKT/NHRF). 