Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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April 15: Joint COAR-SPARC Conference 2015
April 15-16, 2015 · Porto, Portugal Open AccessConnecting research results, bridging communities, opening scholarship April 15-16, 2015 | Porto, Portugal In a rapidly evolving world, academic and research institutions must think about...
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March 09: Open Education Week 2015
Open EducationOpen Education Week March 9-13, 2015 www.openeducationweek.org #openeducationwk Open Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education movement. Its purpose is to raise awareness about...
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January 31: The Integration of Open Education Resources into your Library
ALA Midwinter Conference Open EducationSPARC and ACRL Annual Forum Chicago, IL -- ALA Midwinter Conference Saturday, January 31, 2015 3:00-4:30pm Location: McCormick Place West -- Room W183a The Integration of Open...
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November 18: OpenEd Advocacy Day 2014
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188 Open EducationJoin SPARC for the first ever OpenEd Advocacy Day before the 11th Annual Open Education Conference (#OpenEd14) Date: November 18, 2014 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Place: Russell Senate Office...
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November 15: OpenCon 2014
October 15-17, 2014 · American University Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationOpenCon 2014 will bring together students and early career researchers from across the world to learn about the issues, develop critical skills, and return home ready to catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information — from scholarly and scientific research, to educational materials, to digital data.
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November 05: SPARC/COAPI Charleston 2014 Pre-conference
Charleston Conference Open AccessThe SPARC/COAPI Charleston Pre-conference will allow participants to learn about developing and implementing campus-wide open access policies, the impact of such policies, and how participants across the library spectrum can play a role in the success of campus open access policies.
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June 28: SPARC/ACRL Forum: Evaluating the Quality of Open Access Content
3:00-4:30pm · ALA Annual Conference Open AccessThis forum will explore the challenges and opportunities of evaluating open content, across disciplines and across resources types, while identifying promising pathways to identify and use quality open content.
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March 10: Open Education Week 2014
Open EducationOpen Education Week will take place on March 10-15, 2014. In a similar fashion to Open Access Week, participants across the world will organize events, share resources, produce videos, and take...