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*Save the Date for Open Repositories 2019* The Open Repositories Steering Committee in conjunction with Universität Hamburg is very pleased to announce that the 14th Open Repositories Conference will be held in Hamburg, Germany from 10-13 June 2019 at Universität Hamburg. Link to online version of this text: http://or2019.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/?p=23 Universität Hamburg <https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en.html>is the largest research and educational institution in northern Germany. As one of the country’s largest universities, it offers a diverse range of taught programs coupled with excellent research. The institution is committed to sustainable science and scholarship and its faculties pursue the concept of sustainability in its broadest sense in both research and teaching. The annual Open RepositoriesConference <http://www.openrepositories.org/> is a practitioner based conference that brings together people from higher education, government, libraries, archives and museums to focus on repository infrastructure, tools, services, and policies. The Conference provides a forum for delegates from around the world to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise at the interface of technology and scholarly publishing and practice. Contact information: http://or2019.net For the Open Repositories Steering Committee: Elin Stangeland University of Oslo Library [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> For the local organizing committee: Kai Wörner Center for Sustainable Research Data Management Universität Hamburg [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ** *Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2020* The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) from candidate host organizations for the 2020 Open Repositories Annual Conference series. Proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration. Link to online version: http://www.openrepositories.org/2017/11/30/calleoi/__ _Important dates_ The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest (EoI) to host the OR2020 conferences until February 28th, 2018. Shortlisted sites will be notified by the end of March 2018 and invited to submit a full proposal. _Background_ Candidate institutions must have the ability to host at least a four-day conference with up to 500 attendees (OR2016 held in Dublin, Ireland drew about 500 people and OR2017 held in Brisbane, Australia drew around 330). This includes appropriate access to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; conference web site; management of registration and online payments; etc.). The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference Handbook <https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook> on the Open Repositories wiki <https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/OR+Steering+Committee+Home>. Expressions of Interest Guidelines Organisations interested in proposing to host either the OR2020 conference should follow the steps listed below: 1.Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by February 28, 2018. Please direct these EoIs and any enquiries to OR Steering Committee Chair Elin Stangeland - [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. 2.As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organising an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at "Preparing a bid" before submitting an EoI. 3.The EoI should be fairly brief (1-2 pages, or email length), and must include: a.the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid) b.an email address as a first point of contact c.the proposed location for the conference venue with a brief paragraph describing the local amenities that would be available to delegates, including its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport 1.The OR Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal. 2.Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued by the end of March 2018; institutions whose interest will not be taken up will also be notified at that time. The invitations sent out will provide a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. The OR Steering Committee will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared. About Open Repositories Since 2006 Open Repositories has hosted an annual conference that brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms. For further information about Open Repositories and links to past conference sites, please visit the OR home page: http://www.openrepositories.org/ Subscribe to announcements about Open Repositories conferences by joining the OR Google Group <http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories>. Please feel free to reflect this call for Expressions of Interest out through your communities. Thank you! Elin Stangeland and Sarah Shreeves for the Open Repositories Steering Committee