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OPERAS will hold its first 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).The scholarly communication landscape in Europe experiences rapid changes with the development of Open Science. These changes are impacting stakeholders across several countries differently. Among many challenges the academic community is facing, a prominent one is how to efficiently coordinate research activities from multiple disciplines, based on different skills and organized in several countries. The OPERAS research infrastructure approaches the coordination challenge in a transition to Open Science context, particularly for the humanities and social sciences.The conference is addressing all stakeholders involved in open scholarly communication activities: researchers, librarians, publishers, digital infrastructure managers, editors, research policy makers, and funders.ProgrammeDownload the programme pdf: OPERAS Conference Programme 2018/0531 May 20189:00–9:30Registration9:30–10:00WelcomeEvi Sachini, Director of National Documenation Centre (EKT)Pierre Mounier, Coordinator of OPERAS and Deputy Director of OpenEdition10:00–10:30Keynote: Open Science in EuropeVictoria Tsoukala, Policy Officer, Unit Open Data Policies and Science Cloud, European Commission10:30–11:00Designing an Infrastructure for Open Scholarly Communication: OPERAS-D FindingsPierre Mounier, Coordinator of OPERAS and Deputy Director of OpenEdition11:00–11:30Coffee Break11:30–13:00Scholarly E-Infrastructures Across Europe: Models of CoordinationModerator: Matthew Dovey, Head of e-Infrastructure Strategy, JiscCoordination through market: Eelco Ferwerda (OAPEN), Graham Stone (Jisc)Coordination through government: Pierre Mounier (OpenEdition), Michael Kaiser (MWS), Maciej Maryl (IBL PAN), Marina Angelaki (EKT)Coordination through community: Elena Giglia (University of Turin), Delfim Leão (Coimbra University), Jadranka Stojanovski (University of Zadar)13:00–14:00Lunch14:00–15:30Poster SessionWhat‘s at stake? Presentation of the OPERAS working groups‘ white papers.15:30–16:00Coffee Break16:00–17:00Funding Opportunities to Support Open Scholarly CommunicationModerator: Daša Radovič, International Cooperation Manager, OpenEditionVictoria Tsoukala (European Commission), Lars Bjørnshauge (DOAJ), Suzanne Dumouchel (Huma-Num)17:00–17:30Keynote: A View from America (Canada)John Willinsky, Director of the Public Knowledge Project1 June 20189:00–9:30Registration9:30–10:00Keynote: A View from America (Brazil)Abel Packer, Director of SciELO10:00–11:30EOSC: The Vertical Coordination ChallengeModerator: Suzanne Dumouchel, Huma-Num and DARIAH Program Implementation OfficerDamien Lecarpentier (EUDAT), Laurent Romary (DARIAH), Matthew Dovey (EGI), Natalia Manola (OpenAIRE)11:30–12:00Coffee Break12:00–13:00Flipping Journals or Changing the System? The Need for CoordinationModerator: Thomas Stäcker, Director of Darmstadt University LibraryJacques Lafait (University of Jussieu, Jussieu Call), Dirk Pieper (University of Bielefeld, OA2020 Initiative), Saskia de Vries (FOAA)13:00–13:45Conclusion and next Conference13:45–15:00Lunch15:00–17:00OPERAS Partners Meeting (by invitation only)RegistrationTo register for the conference, please follow this link: bit.ly/2opwu9b. There is no registration fee.ContactFor questions and further information, please contact Marina Angelaki, National Documentation Centre (EKT/NHRF): mangelaki[at]ekt.grVenueThe conference will take place in Athens at the National Hellenic Research Foundation/NHRF, 48 Vas. Konstantinou Av., GR-11635.Hotels close to the venue (max. 15 min. walk): Hotel Alexandros airotel.gr/en/Alexandros-Hotel-791.htm Hotel Athinais athinaishotel.gr/el/ Hotel Stratos Vassilikos airotel.gr/en/Stratos-Vassilikos-793.htm Hotel Ilisia ilisiahotel.gr/index.php/gr/