Directors’ Briefing: UK-SCL

Please note this event is now fully booked. Any further applications will be added to a waiting list.

M25 Consortium Members are invited to attend a Directors’ Briefing on the UK Scholarly Communications Licence and Model Policy (UK-SCL). This event will address generally the state of open access publishing in the UK and the rest of Europe, and specifically the application of the UK-SCL with its stated aims of ‘keeping ownership of academic research within the academic community’. The speakers will share their particular expertise from a range of backgrounds, including libraries, academia and publishing.

Programme:

1.30pm: Registration and coffee

2pm: Welcome & introduction from the M25 Consortium

2.05: Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost (UCL Library Services)

2.25: Chris Banks, Director of Library Services (Imperial College London)

2.45: Stephen Curry, Professor of Structural Biology (Imperial College London)

3.05: Coffee break

3.25: Stuart Taylor, Publishing Director (The Royal Society)

3.45: Q&A panel with all speakers

4.15: Close

More information about the UK-SCL and Model Policy can be found on their website: http://ukscl.ac.uk/

Venue: Chandos House, 2 Queen Anne St

Cost: (open to M25 Members only) First place is free, additional places cost £65.

Date & time: Monday 16th April 2018, 2pm to 4:15pm (registration and refreshments from 1:30pm)

To book a place please use our online booking form, selecting ‘M25’ under ‘Type of event’.

Please note this event is now fully booked. Any further applications will be added to a waiting list.