Hi all,

This may be of interest to people on this list. We've done our best to ensure that it is multi-disciplinary and there are some real insights to be gained on current trends in Scholarly Communication.

Hi all,

This may be of interest to many here. There will be some special funding for attendees from the Global South, though we are still working out the mechanism for how the limited funds available will be disbursed (if this might apply to you, contact me directly, and I'll find out what to do about it).

FORCE11 Scholarly Communications Institute
July 31 to August 4, 2017 UC, San Diego La Jolla CA

Courses Selection and Registration Open

www.force11.org/fsci

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Courses have been established for all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced. They are also aimed at different audiences such as:

Researchers
Institution Administrators
Funders
Publishers
Librarians
Students

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

FORCE11 (Future of Research Communications and E-Scholarship)—a global community of researchers, students, librarians, publishers, funders and scholars interested in the future of scholarship—is pleased to announce the launch of its new annual Summer Institute in Scholarly Communications: the Force 11 Scholarly Communications Institute at the University of California, San Diego (FSCI@UCSD).

FSCI@UCSD is a week-long program that offers participants training, networking and skills development in new modes of research communication. The UC San Diego Library is hosting the event that will take place at the Institute of the Americas on the UC San Diego Campus.

Based on proven models in other disciplines, FSCI@UCSD brings world-leading experts in different aspects of scholarly communication to San Diego to deliver courses that will help participants to navigate this new world.

ABOUT FORCE11

FSCI is organised by FORCE11 (The Future of Research Communication and eScholarship) in collaboration with the University of California San Diego. Force11 is a community of scholars, librarians, archivists, publishers and research funders that arose organically to study and facilitate new developments in knowledge creation and communication. Membership is open to all who share this interest! Join Today.

WWW.FORCE11.ORG