{"id":166448,"date":"2025-11-12T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/force11.org\/?p=166448"},"modified":"2025-11-12T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:45:00","slug":"charleston-conference-asia-join-us-in-fsci-preconference-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/force11.org\/post\/charleston-conference-asia-join-us-in-fsci-preconference-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Charleston Conference Asia: Join Us in FSCI Preconference Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charleston Conference Asia 2026<\/h1>\n

Preconference Workshops with FORCE11 FSCI<\/p>\n

Bangkok, Thailand \u2022 January 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We invite you to join the FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) courses<\/a> that will be hosted next January in collaboration with Charleston Conference Asia. Courses will begin in the week prior to the conference, offering two online sessions, followed by a final session available both in-person at the conference in Bangkok (Thailand) or online, on 26 January 2026.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd04 Hybrid Format:<\/strong> 2 Virtual Sessions (Week Prior) + 1 In-Person Session or online (January 26)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u26a0\ufe0f Important:<\/strong> You may only choose one morning session<\/strong> and one afternoon session<\/strong> \u2013 there are 4 courses scheduled concurrently during each time slot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning sessions<\/strong>\u00a0(9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM)<\/h2>\n

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COURSE 1<\/p>\n

The Future is Open Scholarship: Explore and Discuss Four Key Topics in the Evolving Open Landscape<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> Open Access \u2022 Open Research \u2022 Institutional Strategies<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Janet Catterall, Senior Project Officer, Open Access Australasia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 2<\/p>\n

Assessing Institutional Research Data Using OpenAlex and R<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> Data Analytics \u2022 API Integration \u2022 Institutional Assessment<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Teresa Schultz, University of Nevada, Reno<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 3<\/p>\n

AI-Powered Search in Libraries: A Crash Course on understanding the fundamentals for Library Professionals<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> RAG \u2022 LLMs \u2022 Semantic Search \u2022 No Coding Required<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Bella Ratmelia, Senior Librarian, Research and Data Services, SMU Libraries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 4<\/p>\n

Intro to Translation for non-Translators: Encounter the World of Translation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> Multilingual Scholarship \u2022 Translation Tools \u2022 Localization<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Lead Instructor:<\/strong> Lynne Bowker, Full Professor, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Translation, Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Register<\/a><\/div>\n
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Afternoon sessions<\/strong> (1:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM)<\/h2>\n

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COURSE 5<\/p>\n

Diamond Open Access: Publishing Without Paywalls or Profits<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> No Paywalls \u2022 No APCs \u2022 Sustainable Publishing<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Prof. Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz Subhani, Founder \/ Executive Director, XploreOpen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 6<\/p>\n

Level Up Your SciComm: How to Identify Your Audiences, Communicate with Non-Specialists, and Restore Trust in (Open) Science<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> Science Communication \u2022 Public Trust \u2022 Impact<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Nicky Agate, Associate Dean for Academic Engagement, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 7<\/p>\n

Implementing Open Science for Sustainable Development: Practices, Policies, and Impact<\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> UN SDGs \u2022 Open Data \u2022 Citizen Science \u2022 Global Equity<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Johanna Havemann, Director, Access 2 Perspectives<\/p>\n

Additional course details coming soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COURSE 8<\/p>\n

Library Publishing and Global Scholarly Communication<\/a><\/h3>\n

Topics:<\/strong> Library Publishing \u2022 Institutional Repositories \u2022 OA<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Instructor:<\/strong> Jonathan Grunert, Scholarly Publishing Librarian, University at Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Register<\/a><\/div>\n
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