For immediate release 02 January 2019
NOW ACCEPTING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS The Open Repositories Steering Committee is now accepting applications<https://goo.gl/forms/Q6brQ81StYYf87LI3> for fellowships to attend OR2019 in Hamburg, Germany. The purpose of the fellowship programme is to allow a limited number of qualified librarians, repository managers, developers, or researchers in digital libraries or related fields to participate in the conference. The fellowship covers travel, accommodation, and full conference registration, including the poster reception and conference banquet. Applicants will be asked to address the following: 1) Financial need; 2) How participating in Open Repositories will support your professional and/or educational goals; and 3) Willingness to participate in the conference as evidenced by note-taking/live-blogging and/or a presentation or poster submission. Application deadline: 19 January 2019 Notifications: early February 2019 Apply now: https://goo.gl/forms/Q6brQ81StYYf87LI3. PROGRAM CHAIRS Jyrki Ilva, National Library of Finland Jessica Lindholm, Chalmers University of Technology Torsten Reimer, British Library Contact: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> LOCAL HOSTS Universität Hamburg Center for Sustainable Research Data Management Contact: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA Conference website: http://or2019.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ORConference/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenRepos Hashtag: #OpenRepo2019
