Explore open access books - free researcher event in Boston
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Description
Springer Nature and Digital Science are holding an event on Thursday 19 September, open to all researchers and scholarly authors.
Join us to learn more about how you can make the most out of your research and how you can publish your research as an open access book.
A mixture of presentations and panel discussions with guest speakers will look at:
- Why should academics publish an open access book?
- Understanding the value and impact of open books
- Live author Q&A with lead editor of "Ray Tracing Gems" - Eric Haines, Nvidia
- MIT Knowledge Futures Group, a new joint venture of the MIT Media Lab and the MIT Press
This multidisciplinary event will start with registration at 1.30pm and close at 5pm with networking drinks nearby.
Registration is now open and tickets are free of charge.
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Organizer Springer Nature and Digital Science
Organizer of Explore open access books - free researcher event in Boston
SPRINGER NATURE is are a global publisher dedicated to providing the best possible service to the whole research community. We help authors to share their discoveries; enable researchers to find, access and understand the work of others and support librarians and institutions with innovations in technology and data.
Springer Nature publishes open access (OA) books and chapters under its SpringerOpen, Palgrave Macmillan and Apress imprints. We helped to pioneer open access book publishing, first piloting open access publication for books in 2011. We publish open access books across a wide range of areas in science, technology, medicine (STM), and humanities and social sciences (HSS).
http://www.springernature.com/oabooks
DIGITAL SCIENCE is a technology company serving the needs of scientific and research communities at key points along the full cycle of research. We invest in, nurture and support innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open, efficient and effective. We believe that together, we can help researchers make a difference.
https://www.digital-science.com/about-us/