Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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January 26: SPARC Member-only Meetup at ALA Midwinter
The Kimpton Hotel Palomar Open Access · Open DataAn Overview of A Roadmap for Action with Claudio Aspesi, Heather Joseph, and the SPARC team.
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January 25: ACRL/SPARC Forum at ALA Midwinter 2020
3-4:30pm EST · Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122-A Open Access · Open DataAt each meeting of the American Library Association, SPARC and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) host a forum on a current issue in scholarly communications.
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October 21: International Open Access Week 2019
Worldwide Open AccessRunning from October 21st through the 27th, the theme for this year's International Open Access Week is "Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge."
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October 07: Open Education Policy Forum
Warsaw, Poland Open EducationThe 4th Open Education Policy Forum will take the form of a six-month policy incubation process, initiated by a two-day in-person workshop and ending during Open Education Week 2020. The workshop...
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June 23: SPARC Member Meetup at ALA Annual
3:00 - 5:00pm · National Union BuildingA SPARC members-only event, featuring a sneak preview of our soon-to-be released “Solutions Roadmap” document, the follow-up to SPARC’s Landscape Analysis on the implications of commercial control of critical higher education infrastructure. Claudio Aspesi, will be with us to talk about his latest research and work.
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June 22: ACRL/SPARC Forum: Collective Reinvestment in Open Infrastructure
2:30-3:30pm · Washington Convention Center, 151A Open Access · Open DataAt each meeting of the American Library Association, SPARC and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) host a forum on a current issue in scholarly communications.
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May 01: Expanding the Scope: Illustrating the Impact of OER
Our upcoming webcast "Expanding the Scope: Illustrating the Impact of OER" will provide participants with frameworks for illustrating the many benefits of open educational resources, focusing on expanding impact beyond cost savings.
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April 11: SPARC Member Meetup at ACRL
5pm · Society Lounge Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationWe invite you to join Nick Shockey, SPARC’s Director of Programs & Engagement, and Shawn Daugherty, SPARC’s Director of Operations, at a cocktail reception to further discuss SPARC’s programs and hear from SPARC members about what is important to them. This event to take place from 5-6:30pm at Society Lounge — 2063 E 4th St, Lower Level, Cleveland, OH.