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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Asha<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note the seminar invite and Simon has recommended you assist in publishing on Social Media and The African Open Science Platform list is still active and has subscribers from throughout the continent <a href="mailto:african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com"><span style="color:blue">african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA">The Unisa Library and Information Services together with CODATA PASTD TG is pleased to invite you to register for the Unisa Open Access 2020 Webinar to be held on the 21<sup>st</sup> October 2020. The theme of the event
is Global Collaboration to Accelerate Transition to Open Access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA">The programme is promising inspiring contributions from the following international experts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-ZA">Dr Alena Rybkina, vice president of CODATA Executive Committee, will feature as the keynote speaker.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-ZA">A Panel consisting of Dr Umar Ahmad, Ms Priscilla Mensah and Mr Luke Okelo from the AfricArXiv Pan-African Open Scholarly Repository Team<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-ZA">Dr Joseph Mulenga Mwelwa, founder, senior partner and researcher at Open Minds Consult, Gaborone, Botswana<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA">You will find more information about the speakers and the programme in the attached document. Kindly note that registration is required. Please complete the online registration form that is linked in the attached document.
You will receive a link from where the event can be joined on the 21<sup>st</sup> October 2020.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA">Please feel free to share this invitation widely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA">Regards<br>
Daisy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A90E13">Dr Daisy Selematsela<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Executive Director: Library & Information Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Professor of Practice: Information & Knowledge Management - University of Johannesburg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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