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ALPSP Events & Training Bulletin
February 2017
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Welcome to our February bulletin
At ALPSP, we provide professional development by publishers for publishers through our range of training courses, seminars, webinars and annual conference. We can also offer bespoke in-house training workshops for ALPSP members worldwide – contact us to find out more.
We have already hosted two fabulous free webinars this year - Effective Rights Management and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you missed out, don't worry, as you can obtain a recording for either of these. The recordings are free to members and available to non-members for a small fee. Simply drop us an email if you are interested.
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK for our How to Build a Successful Open Access Books Programme seminar on 22 February. See below for more details.
DON'T FORGET our training course Developing Open Access and Hybrid Journals is running on 9 March in London. Places still available.
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! Our tenth Annual Conference & Awards takes place in the Netherlands from 13-15 September 2017 and booking will open very soon. Look out for updates over the coming weeks, as well as opportunities for sponsorship. For more details see below or at www.alpsp.org/Conference.
We hope to see you very soon at one of our events in 2017. Full details of all our professional development seminars, webinars and courses can found on our website.
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Seminars and Webinars
- How to Build a Successful Open Access Books Programme (seminar), 22 February, London
- Best Practices in Editor-in-Chief Recruitment (webinar), 9 February, online
- Best practices in Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Review (webinar), 7 March, online
- How to Build a Data Driven Publishing Organization (seminar), 20 April, London
- NEW Bribery Prevention Webinar: Sales Essentials Webinar Series (webinar), 25 May, online
- NEW How to Survive (and Thrive) in the Digital Universe (seminar), 5 July, London
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Training Courses
Unable to attend our training courses? Why not enquire about our bespoke, in-house options, where we can bring the training to you (available to members worldwide).
- Journal Development 1: Practical plans for improving journal success, 23 February, London
- Introduction to Journals Publishing, 1 March, London
- Developing Open Access and Hybrid Journals, 9 March, London
- Understanding eJournal Technology, 22 March, London
- FULLY REVISED A Marketer's Guide to Data Protection Compliance, 29 March, London
- Introduction to Journals Marketing, 5 April, London
- NEW Introduction to Journals Publishing 2: An international primer, 24 April, online
- Effective Journal Editorial Management, 25 April, London
- Journal Metric Analysis and Measuring Impact, 10 May, London
- Project Management for Publishing, 11 May, London
- Understanding Copyright, 17 May, London
- Introduction to People Management for Publishing, 23 May, London
- Journal Financial Strategy for Non-Financial Managers, 14 June, London
- Effective Journals Marketing, 21 June, London
- Licensing Your Content, 28 June, London
- NEW Managing and Influencing your Editorial Board, 6 July, London
- Effective Social Media for Scholarly Publishers, 12 July, London
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February
How to Build a Successful Open Access Books Programme, 22 February, London (seminar)
Scholarly book publishing is changing and changing fast. This one day seminar will examine the evolving landscape of Open Access Book Publishing, from the perspectives of publishers, librarians, authors and funders. DETAILS & BOOKING
Journal Development 1: Practical plans for improving journal success, 23 February, London (training)
An essential practical introduction to the business of developing journals. The course is highly interactive and participants will undertake realistic exercises to familiarize themselves with methods of evaluating their current journal (or portfolio) and provide ideas on how they can introduce changes. DETAILS & BOOKING
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March
Introduction to Journals Publishing, 1 March, London (training)
An essential introductory course covering all aspects of journals publishing for those who are at the beginning of their careers. It covers everything from peer review to online delivery, and provides delegates with a clear understanding of how all the elements in this fast-moving area fit together. DETAILS & BOOKING
Best practices in Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Review: How to evaluate and remediate Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board performance, 7 March, online (webinar)
In this second webinar focusing on Editor-in-Chiefs and Editorial Boards our expert panel will draw on their own experience of working with underperforming editorials board and what steps can be taken to improve or avoid this situation. Speakers are Niamh O’Connor, Portland Press and Angela Cochran, ASCE. DETAILS & BOOKING
Developing Open Access and Hybrid Journals, 9 March, London (training)
Aimed at staff from all areas of journals publishing. this course will introduce you to the complexities and unique challenges of running an open access journal or journals programme. DETAILS & BOOKING
Understanding eJournal Technology, 22 March, London (training)
This course will provide an insight into the technologies behind eJournal delivery, as well as help delegates understand the challenges faced by libraries in providing readers with access to their journals. Learn how technology is used throughout the delivery of journals from publisher via library to the end-user. DETAILS & BOOKING
FULLY REVISED A Marketer's Guide to Data Protection Compliance, 29 March, London (training)
Compliance with the law in relation to personal data can feel like a minefield. This course will provide a primer to the key considerations of how to use personal data lawfully in all marketing activities and explain what publishers can be doing now to ready themselves for the legal changes coming in early 2018. DETAILS & BOOKING
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April
Introduction to Journals Marketing, 5 April, London (training)
An essential introduction to the changing and challenging role of promoting journals in today’s market, reflecting the sector’s increased emphasis on author and society relationships and on ‘input marketing’. DETAILS & BOOKING
How to Build a Data Driven Publishing Organization, 20 April, London (seminar)
What does a data driven publishing organisation look like and why should you be one? This seminar will provide detailed information and case studies on how to apply data about users, subscribers, authors and institutions to drive decisions. DETAILS & BOOKING
NEW Introduction to Journals Publishing 2: An international primer, 24 April, online (blended learning)
Developed from our most popular introductory course this online workshop is now available globally. Part two of this blended learning workshop will provide delegates with an understanding of what makes successful journal, finance and business models as well as the basics of copyright and IP. DETAILS & BOOKING
Effective Journal Editorial Management, 25 April, London (training)
A great course if you want to build on your skills enabling you to be more effective in meeting the day-to-day challenges of journal publishing, changing business models and editorial processes. The emphasis is on practical advice and guidance. DETAILS & BOOKING
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May
Journal Metric Analysis and Measuring Impact, 10 May, London (training)
This course covers some of the ways publishers can measure impact and the associated metrics. It is divided between citation metrics, such as the Impact Factor and citation based analysis, and altmetrics looking at a range of tools such as altmetric.com, Impact Story and PlumX. DETAILS & BOOKING
Project Management for Publishing, 11 May, London (training)
Projects are challenging and often fail to achieve the desired results. This course provides those managing projects, as well as those working on them, with a template and many supporting tools that can be applied to all projects, large or small. DETAILS & BOOKING
Understanding Copyright, 17 May, London (training)
An essential introduction to copyright law and how it is used in practice. Delegates will gain an understanding of the legal publishing landscape and be able to make sense of their own organization’s contracts and licences. DETAILS & BOOKING
Introduction to People Management for Publishing, 23 May, London (training)
A highly interactive course, which aims to give newly appointed managers, and those in their first year of managing one or two staff, the core knowledge and basic tools to make it a truly rewarding experience. DETAILS & BOOKING
NEW Bribery Prevention Webinar: Sales Essentials Webinar Series, 25 May, online (webinar)
Companies must conduct their worldwide operations and activities in compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and corruption laws. Bribery laws prohibit payments or the giving of other advantages to third parties that are intended or likely to improperly influence their decision-making. This webinar will focus on what sort of standards and procedures need to be put in place to help comply with, and avoid, violations of these laws. DETAILS & BOOKING
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June
Journal Financial Strategy for Non-Financial Managers, 14 June, London (training)
This course is essential for middle and senior publishing managers, who meet a multiplicity of financial problems in managing a journals portfolio. The workshop will introduce finance and accounting problems that managers face at senior level, and ensure they have the tools to deal with these effectively. DETAILS & BOOKING
Effective Journals Marketing, 21 June, London (training)
Technology is changing, new business models are developing and new markets emerging – the journal publishing landscape is shifting. This interactive course provides a strategic overview of this dynamic environment and looks at how best to apply marketing techniques to achieve your journal’s objectives. DETAILS & BOOKING
Licensing Your Content, 28 June, London (training)
This course outlines the development of licensing on various platforms, including print, online and mobile. It will also cover current issues around author licensing, open access and the use of Creative Commons licences. DETAILS & BOOKING
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July
NEW How to Survive (and Thrive) in the Digital Universe, 5 July, London (seminar)
The pace of change in scholarly communication technology is accelerating. These innovations constantly promise to disrupt and reform scholarly communication, so how do we make sense of these changes as a publisher? What are the things that we need to do now and how can we learn from the past? Join our panel of expert speakers to hear answers to these questions and more. DETAILS & BOOKING
NEW Managing and Influencing your Editorial Board, 6 July, London (training)
Most editorial board meetings have broad agendas and try to cover everything, but very few decisions are actually made. This course will provide you with the essential practical skills to make your meetings highly effective, where everyone contributes and all necessary decisions are reached. DETAILS & BOOKING
Effective Social Media for Scholarly Publishers, 12 July, London (training)
This course will help you to integrate social media into the marketing communications and wider promotional plans of your organization, regardless of budget or size of publisher. It will include setting measurable objectives, practical tips on what works - and what doesn’t - for different platforms. DETAILS & BOOKING
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And finally ...
If you are planning to be at this year's London Book Fair, don’t forget to visit the ALPSP Pavilion - we're at stand 7C19. ALPSP is also supporting the Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum on Wednesday 15 March. Don’t forget that ALPSP members may register to attend the Forum at the discounted rate of £99 + VAT, which also includes entry into the main fair. See the ALPSP website for full details.
SAVE THE DATE! ALPSP Conference & Awards - 13-15 September 2017
Next year is the tenth anniversary of our conference and we are excited to be hosting the event in The Netherlands. Our venue is the wonderful Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin situated on the beach in the coastal town of Noordwijk and just 30 minutes from Schiphol International Airport. Look out for more details and early bird rates, which will be released soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Sabia Morrison.
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For more information about ALPSP events, training or webinars please contact one of our Professional Development Team:
Amanda Whiting - amanda.whiting@alpsp.org +44 (0)1865 247776
Melissa Marshall - melissa.marshall@alpsp.org +44 (0)1622 871035
Sabia Morrison - sabia.morrison@alpsp.org +44 (0)1442 864563
Isabel Czech - isabel.czech@alpsp.org +1 215 627 0985
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