OMP Fest

The Public Knowledge Project

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

<p>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.</p><p>The day will begin with a 50 minute panel with special guests, followed by presentations and lightning talks from community members. Attendance is free.<br></p><h3>Opening Panel</h3><h4>Topic: Exploring institutional publishing service models with OMP</h4><p>Panelists and further details TBA.</p><p><br></p><h3>Presentations</h3><h4>Royal Danish Library | Open Books – A Danish national OMP platform adapted for institutional needs</h4><p>Presenters: Jesper Boserup Thestrup &amp; Katarina Smitt Engberg (Royal Danish Library)</p><h4>Banja Luka University Press | Pride and Troubles: Designing and Operating University of Banja Luka University Press (BLUPress)</h4><p>Presenters: Vladimir Stupar &amp; Miroslav Galić (University of Banja Luka)</p><h4>Bern University Press | BOP Books' Bibliodiversity</h4><p>Presenter: Elio Pellin (University Library of Bern)</p><h4>Milano Open Textbooks | Open Access Textbooks: A Main Goal for Milano University Press</h4><p>Presenters: Umberto Vitali, Simona Bonariva &amp; Simona Albani (University of Milan)</p><h4>Editions.fi | Edition.fi – supporting small publishers through a shared OMP based platform</h4><p>Presenter: Antti-Jussi Nygård (The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)</p><h4>Thoth | Supporting Publishers and Initiatives to improve visibility and dissemination of their OMP titles, via the OMP-Thoth integration plugin for OMP</h4><p>Presenters: Thiago Brasil (Lepidus Tecnologia), Toby Steiner (Thoth Open Metadata) &amp; Wikus van Zyl (University of Johannesburg Press)</p><p><br></p><h3>Lightning Talks</h3><h4>Lepidus | Petrobras University Publications Portal: integration between OJS and OMP publications</h4><p>Presenter: Pablo Valério Polônia (Lepidus Tecnologia)</p><h4>Lepidus | References for Chapters Plugin</h4><p>Presenter: Jhonathan Miranda (Lepidus Tecnologia)</p><h4>Lepidus | Sentimento da Dialética</h4><p>Presenter: Yves César (Lepidus Tecnologia)</p><h4>PKP | OMP Documentation Updates</h4><p>Presenter: Emma Uhl (PKP)</p><p><br></p><p>🗓️ Date and time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OMP+Fest&iso=20260325T08&p1=256&ah=3" title="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OMP+Fest&iso=20260325T08&p1=256&ah=3" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">8 AM – 11 AM PT</a> (4 PM – 7 PM CET)</p><p>📍 Location: Remote via Zoom (Link provided upon registration)</p><p>▶️ All sessions will be recorded and shared with registrants and on YouTube after the event.</p>

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