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
Background
Expressions of Interest Guidelines
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].
2. As
noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organisingan 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.
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