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<div class=""><span class=""><b class="">Force2016 Conference </b></span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p>Dates: Preconference: April 17, 201; Main conference: April 18-19, 2016</span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p>Venue: Portland, Oregon</span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p>Hashtag: <span class="" style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">#Force2016</span></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Site: <a href="http://www.force2016.org/" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(84, 79, 76); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.215s ease-in-out 0s; -webkit-transition: color 0.215s ease-in-out 0s; outline: 0px; line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);"></a><a href="x-msg://20/www.force2016.org" class="">www.force2016.org</a></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Chair: Melissa Haendel</span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p>Program Chairs: Susanna Sansone and Nicole Vasilevsky</span><span class="" style="float: none; display: inline !important;"></span>
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<div class="">The FORCE2016 Research Communication and e-Scholarship Conference brings together a diverse group of people interested in changing the way scholarly and scientific information is communicated and shared. <span class="">Join us in Portland if you
are passionate about transforming research processes and scholarly communication in support of maximizing accessibility and efficiency. </span>Keynote speakers include <a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/researchers/john-brownstein" class="">John Brownstein
(Harvard Medical School)</a>, <a href="http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto/index.php" class="">Cassidy Sugimoto (Indiana University)</a>, <a href="http://www.sdsc.edu/~bourne/" class="">Phil Bourne (NIH)</a> and the <a href="http://www.centerforcommunicatingscience.org/" class="">Alan
Alda Institute for Communicating Science</a>.</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Who is it for? </b>Scholars, researchers, librarians, data managers, grant administrators, funders, publishers, editors, societies and anyone else interested in scholarly communications</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">What is Force11? </b>FORCE11 is a grass-roots organization that aims to improve knowledge creation and sharing by encouraging better use of new technologies by working across disciplines, roles and sectors. Everyone is welcome to join <a href="https://www.force11.org/" class="">Force11</a> and
participate in a variety of working groups, task teams and pilot projects.</div>
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<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" class=""><b class="">SUBMIT ABSTRACTS:</b> <span class=""><b class="">Posters, Demos, Sessions</b></span> at this <b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);"></span></u></b><a href="http://force11.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=5e2d2ee75f2d3afd1d39a666d&id=64af21b943&e=45b944a225" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">form
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<div class="">Sessions descriptions:</div>
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<li class=""><a href="https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2016/concurrent-session-no-see-no-touch-traps-still-struggling-escape-or-free-last" class="">No see, no touch traps: still struggling to escape or free at last?</a> - Open Access let the world first
see (access), and then use (license) research content. But access doesn’t stop at the point of reading.</li><li class=""><a href="https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2016/concurrent-session-starting-right-foot-data-management" class="">Starting off on the right foot with data management</a> - Calling for participants to argue positions on data sharing</li><li class=""><a href="https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2016/session-data-people-people" class="">Data by the people, for the people</a> – Ethical considerations for human subjects research and patient data sharing</li><li class=""><a href="https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2016/session-pitch-it-innovation-challenge" class="">Pitch it: innovation challenge</a> – Give us your great ideas on how to change scholarship!</li></ul>
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Fellowships are available for up to $1,200 for travelers within the US and Canada, and up to $2,000 <b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);"></span></u></b>for international travelers. While applications will be accepted from anyone
who wishes to attend the conference and demonstrates a need for support, we especially encourage applications from student/young scholars and those from beyond North America and Europe.
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<div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font class=""><b class="">SUBMIT TO HOST: Pre-conference Workshops and Meetings</b> Sunday, 17 April 2016, is available for groups who want to meet in conjunction with the FORCE2016 conference, whether for workshops,
informal or formal collaborations, or business meetings. Meetings should <b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);"></span></u></b>be related to the <a href="https://www.force11.org/about" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">goals
and mission of FORCE11</span></a>. If you are interested in hosting a meeting at the FORCE2016 venue, <b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);"></span></u></b><a href="https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2016/forms/pre-conference-meeting-proposals" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">please
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