ILN GCC Spring Symposium 2020
The Information Literacy Network of the GCC and Zayed University is hosting a Symposium on Open Access and Information Literacy.
Thursday April 16, 9a.m. to 4p.m.
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi Conference Center.
Registration will close by April 9, 2020.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Catronia MacCullum is the Director of Open Access at Hindawi.
Catriona has more than 19 years experience in scholarly publishing and 14 years in Open Access publishing. She worked initially for Elsevier as Editor and Managing Editor of Trends in Ecology & Evolution. In 2003 she joined PLOS as they launched their first journal. As well as being a Senior Editor on PLOS Biology, she was involved in the planning stages of PLOS ONE and the PLOS Community Journals and also acted as a Consulting Editor on PLOS ONE. Her most recent position before joining Hindawi in July 2017 was as Director of Advocacy. She took a sabbatical in 2007-2008 as an invited Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Berlin and has a Ph.D. from Edinburgh University on the evolutionary ecology and genetics of speciation. She is currently Chair of the OASPA Policy Committee and a member of the Advisory Boards of OpenAire and the Royal Society (Publishing), the UUK Open Access Efficiencies Working Group and RCUK’s Open Access Practitioner Group.
Morning Presentations
Mohamad Boufarss is a working towards a PhD focused on Information Literacy and has a lot to share about the regional importance of Open Access.
Amani Magid,Brian Hall and Nikesh Narayanan will speak about their experiences setting up and using Institutional Repositories.
Afternoon Lightning Sessions
The Professional Development Committee of the ILN GCC is pleased to host presenters who wish to quickly share their latest research, practical knowledge, or Open Access experiences. 5-10 minute slots will be an exciting feature.
To find out more about the Symposium, or to submit a proposal click here: https://iln-gulf.org/2020/01/iln-spring-symposium-thursday-april-16-2020-abu-dhabi/
