MDPI Open Access Week: Community over Commercialisation
24th October 2024
Welcome Message
MDPI Singapore is honored to extend an invitation to its inaugural celebration of International Open Access Week on October 24, 2024, at the distinguished Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. The event, themed “Community over Commercialisation,” will provide a platform for critical discussions on open scholarship practices that prioritize the interests of the academic community and the public.
We are pleased to host a series of expert presentations exploring key issues such as the impact of commercialization on knowledge access, alternative models for open access publishing, and the role of open scholarship in fostering collaboration and innovation. This event will convene a distinguished audience of scholars, researchers, and academic leaders from across disciplines, offering an exceptional opportunity to engage with thought leaders and advance the conversation on the future of open access.
Date: October 24, 2024
Conference: 2:00pm–6:00pm,
Banquet: From 6:30pm onwards
Venue: Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Level 3 Jasmine Ballroom 3913
Invited Speakers
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Alternative Models for Open Access Publishing
Dr. HUANG Wei Min, Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, has over 25 years of R&D experience in shape memory materials, including alloys, polymers, composites, and hybrids. He has published extensively, including two books on shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers. Dr. Huang has reviewed for more than 300 international journals and holds over 50 patents across China, the USA, Singapore, and Europe. He has also founded or co-founded multiple startups in Singapore, China, and Malaysia.
Registration
This is a free event. Upon registration, you will be added to a WhatsApp announcement group, where attendees will receive important updates and further details about the event.
Photographs and/or video will be taken during the event
By taking part in this event you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the event’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.
Program
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Event Details |
Time |
| Registration |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Welcome remarks by MDPI Singapore |
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
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Dr. Wei Min Huang Presentation Title: Alternative Models for |
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Coffee Break |
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
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OAW Sharing Session 2 Presentation Title: TBC |
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| OAW Sharing Session 3 Presentation Title: TBC |
5:00 pm - 5.30pm |
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Closing Address |
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Dinner |
6:30 pm - 8.30pm |
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
