ALPSP organise a full programme of Seminars - expert insight into topical issues with plenty of time for discussion; Training Courses - targeted, hands-on, cost effective training to equip today's publishers for tomorrow's challenges; Webinars and eLearning as well as the International Conference and Awards.

ALPSP AWARDS 2012 (details)

The ALPSP Awards recognise significant achievement in the field of learned and professional publishing. ALPSP invites applications for two awards for 2012:

The ALPSP Award for Best New Journal is open to any peer-reviewed journal launched in the last 1-3 years.
The ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation recognises a truly innovative approach to any aspect of publication.

The closing date for applications is 30 May and the winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on the 12 September at the ALPSP International Conference.

ALPSP eLEARNING - Two new eLearning courses will be available shortly: Citation Analysis for Publishers and International Copyright
Access to Training when you need it. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eLearning modules available include - Introduction to Journals Marketing, Introduction to Journals Publishing and Fundamentals of eProduction To see the full brochure visit: http://elearning.alpsp.org/ or if you have any questions or queries email: training@alpsp.org

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BOOK YOUR PLACE ON THESE FORTHCOMING EVENTS...........

Journal Development 1: practical plans for improving journal success (details)

Training Course
25 April 2012, Oxford (full day)
Tutors: Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting and Michael Brown, Oxford University Press
This workshop provides a practical introduction to the business of developing journals.

Commissioning Book and Journal Content (details)

Training Course

10 May 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: Sarah Kennedy, Emerald Group and Robert Eagling, Royal Society of Chemistry
This course considers ways in which to develop and manage a commercially successful book list and academic journal launch programme

Mobilising Digital Content (details)

Seminar
16 May 2012, London (full day)

Chair: Richard Padley, Managing Director, Semantico
Mobile is hot news – how is it affecting publishing right now and what's just around the corner? What is best for your readers and how can you get your content there? Take notes from the lessons being learned across the industry.

The growth of mobile devices and technologies is driving change in publishing at an unprecedented rate. This change in how we consume content affects the shape and form that content must take. It is no longer the case that developing an app is the only option, and we'll investigate why the content that works best on mobile devices is not the same as content that works well on the web. This seminar will look at the drivers and market forces behind these changes, the strategies that publishers are adopting, and the practical realities of developing content for a rapidly changing market. We'll take a free hand in learning lessons from sectors across the industry, including education and trade, as well as STM.

Understanding Copyright (details)
Training Course
16 May 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting and Joss Saunders, Blake Lapthorn Solicitors
This course provides an introduction to copyright law and how it is used in practice.

Fundamentals of Journals Finance (details)
Webinar
17 May 2012, online (11.00am - 12.30pm, Eastern Time, USA)
Speakers: Zsolt Silberer, INCITE and Paul J Hilger, CPA
This seminar will introduce you to the financial concepts most relevant to journal publishing. What do all those financial terms mean? How to make sense of the financial information provided to you? How to glean information that is truly important? This course emphasizes the practical over the theoretical, using plain language to explain the financial concepts at work within everyday business decisions.

Effective Journals Marketing (details)

Training Course

24 May 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: Alexa Duggan, Wiley-Blackwell and Lynn Miller, Wiley-Blackwell
This course will examine some of the hot topics (such as Open Access) in the marketplace and review how to apply marketing techniques to generate sales and submissions.

Introduction to Journals Publishing (details)
Training Course
30 May 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: Claire Minto, Sage and Susan Lord, Sage
An introductory course covering all aspects of journals publishing for those who are at the beginning of their careers.

Taking eBooks to Market (details)
Training Course
14 June 2012, London (full day)
Tutor: Hannah Perrett, Cambridge University Press and Merlin Fox, Royal Society of Chemistry
This course aims to provide guidance on the most effective routes to market, for smaller publishers who intend to make digital versions of their books available, or are already doing so.

Licensing your Content (details)
Training Course
19 June 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: Jenny Pickles, Wiley Blackwell and Simon Stokes, Blake Lapthorn Solicitors
This course will outline the development of licensing on various platforms including print, online, audio, video and mobile applications and demonstrate how it relates in reality to the growing range of licence arrangements that are now available for all content - books, journals and databases.

Challenges and Opportunities in the Indian Market: Lessons learned from meetings in India with consortia, subscription agents, students, librarians and service providers (details)
Workshop
21 June 2012, New York (2.00pm - 5.00pm, Eastern Time, USA)
Speakers: Cara Kaufman, Kaufman Wills Fusting & Company and Karen King, The American Society for Nutrition
This workshop will begin by providing attendees with an overview of the market in India followed by a primer on the structure and progression of higher educational and government institutions in India. We then will discuss the challenges and opportunities in India for growing your institutional and consortia sales. Next will be a brief presentation on opportunities for partnering with various business process outsourcing companies to streamline your processes, lower costs, and provide your organization with a local presence. Lastly, we will provide guidelines to help negotiate partnerships in the region.

Online Communities and Opportunities (details)
Training Course
27 June 2012, London (full day)
Tutors: David Smith, CABI and Will Russell, Royal Society of Chemistry
This practical course will clear away any perceptions that Web 2.0 is a mix of confusing jargon and technology, and demonstrate how online communities can help publishers become more successful.

ALPSP International Conference

Conference

11 - 13 September 2012, The Belfry, near Birmingham, UK

For everyone in scholarly publishing - the perfect balance of knowledge and networking. There will be keynotes, plenaries and parallel sessions on key topics and developments in all areas of scholarly and academic publishing - see the full programme on the website and book your place!
www.alpspconference.org

Beyond the rhetoric: new opportunities in open access (details)

Seminar
20 November 2012, London (full day)
Chair: Alicia Wise, Director of Universal Access, Elsevier
Open access has now been around for over a decade. Some open access models peacefully co-exist alongside long established models of publishing. Other open access models remain the subject of heated discussion. This seminar will present different perspectives on open access models and explores strategies for publishers who wish to embrace them successfully.

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