OMP Fest

A half-day event showcasing and celebrating OMP use cases. Join us for panels and presentations on OMP usage around the world.

We invite you to join us for OMP Fest, a half-day (3 hour) event to celebrate the use of OMP in the PKP user community! Building on PKP’s recent focus on OMP, this event will showcase real-world applications of the platform and bring together those of us invested in growing open publishing for books and other standalone scholarly publications.

The day will begin with a 50 minute panel with special guests, followed by presentations and lightning talks from community members. Attendance is free.

Opening Panel

Topic: Exploring institutional publishing service models with OMP

Panelists and further details TBA.

Presentations

Royal Danish Library | Open Books – A Danish national OMP platform adapted for institutional needs

Presenters: Jesper Boserup Thestrup & Katarina Smitt Engberg (Royal Danish Library)

Banja Luka University Press | Pride and Troubles: Designing and Operating University of Banja Luka University Press (BLUPress)

Presenters: Vladimir Stupar & Miroslav Galić (University of Banja Luka)

Bern University Press | BOP Books' Bibliodiversity

Presenter: Elio Pellin (University Library of Bern)

Milano Open Textbooks | Open Access Textbooks: A Main Goal for Milano University Press

Presenters: Umberto Vitali, Simona Bonariva & Simona Albani (University of Milan)

Editions.fi | Edition.fi – supporting small publishers through a shared OMP based platform

Presenter: Antti-Jussi Nygård (The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)

Thoth | Supporting Publishers and Initiatives to improve visibility and dissemination of their OMP titles, via the OMP-Thoth integration plugin for OMP

Presenters: Thiago Brasil (Lepidus Tecnologia), Toby Steiner (Thoth Open Metadata) & Wikus van Zyl (University of Johannesburg Press)

Lightning Talks

Lepidus | Petrobras University Publications Portal: integration between OJS and OMP publications

Presenter: Pablo Valério Polônia (Lepidus Tecnologia)

Lepidus | References for Chapters Plugin

Presenter: Jhonathan Miranda (Lepidus Tecnologia)

Lepidus | Sentimento da Dialética

Presenter: Yves César (Lepidus Tecnologia)

PKP | OMP Documentation Updates

Presenter: Emma Uhl (PKP)

🗓️ Date and time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 8 AM – 11 AM PT (4 PM – 7 PM CET)

📍 Location: Remote via Zoom (Link provided upon registration)

▶️ All sessions will be recorded and shared with registrants and on YouTube after the event.