EIFL Open Access Programme Manager Iryna Kuchma will participate in the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) (coar-repositories.org/community/coar-annual-meeting-2018) Annual Meeting and pre-conference sessions. The meetings bring together representatives of research performing and research funding organizations, and people involved in repository development from across the world.

Key themes of the meetings are the move towards open science; implementation and funding of new developments in open access and open science, and the responsibilities of various stakeholders. The meetings include workshops and updates from different regions, and provide opportunities for participants to catch up on the latest trends in open access repository development, learn more about next generation repositories and exchange views with colleagues.