What do we want (or not want) from publishers?

The context of the conference is the current Dutch contract with Elsevier, but the theme will be broader. The event will explore the successes and challenges of ‘read and publish’ deals; cooperation with publishers in the field of research information; and how concepts such as ‘digital sovereignty’ play out in relationships with commercial publishers. It is conceived as an open forum to discuss what the academic sector wants from the publishing sector in safeguarding academic values in a just, equitable and open scholarly communication landscape.

The programme consists of two parts. First part of the conference (during the morning) will be a mixture of keynotes and discussion panels, which will be open for all. The second part of the conference (during the afternoon) consists of break-out sessions to discuss specific themes related to the conference title: “What do we want (or not want) from publishers? Looking beyond the current Dutch contract with Elsevier”. These sessions will only be open to the public sector (i.e., members of funding or government bodies, or research performing organisations). View the programme here, or download the programme at the bottom of this page.

Registration is open now, and since the amount of tickets is limited, please make sure to register on time. 

Programme Committee:

• Mireille  van Eechoud(University of Amsterdam)
• Bianca  Kramer (Sesame Open Science)
• Erna Sattler (University of Leiden)
• Anja  Smit (DANS)
• Ludo Waltman (University of Leiden)
• Hilde van Wijngaarden (VU Amsterdam)
• Corno Vromans (SURF) 

Organising Committee:

(also attend Programme Committee meetings)

• Darco Jansen, Universities of the Netherlands
• Alastair Dunning, TU Delft
• Jeroen Sondervan, Open Science NL - NWO