Open Access Week is a global event, organised by SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This year’s theme is “Open for Collaboration.”
The International Advisory Group for OA week is listed here as well and events already being planned will be listed on the SPARC site.
We encourage anyone who is holding or intending to hold an event in Australasia to get in touch. Updates will be posted as they become available. Follow #oaweek for updates.
Global Events
Wikipedia Open Access Week Edit-a-thon
Across Australia and New Zealand
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2015 2pm NZ; Noon AEDT; 11am AEST; 9 am AWST
Tweetchat on all things #openaccess in AU & NZ
Follow & tweet to #OAWeek #AOASG
Local events:Australia
ANU, Canberra
Tuesday, 20 October 2015 2:30-3:30 PM AEDT, ANU Research Training, Acton, ACT Open data and you
Brisbane
Monday, 19 October 1-4.30 pm: Brisbane (workshop as part of eResearch Australasia) Born Free: Research & Data for all run by ANDS, ODI Queensland and AOASG
Wednesday, 21 October 2-4 pm: Brisbane, Griffith University, QUT and UQ combined event Ship Inn Conference Centre, Southbank Parklands Open for Collaboration – International Open Access Week Seminar
QUT, Brisbane
Monday, 19 October 2-3.30 pm: Brisbane, QUT, IHBI, Q Block, Kelvin Grove – Publishing Futures: Beyond the journal article
Tuesday, 20 October 2-3.30 pm: Brisbane, QUT, Gibson Room, Z Block, Gardens Point Towards Open Science: Innovations changing (research) process, peer review and publication
Southern Cross University
Programme of events across the three campuses here
Swinburne University, Sydney
Tuesday 20 October 12.30 – 2pm in the Hawthorn campus library. The Swinburne Copyright Office is hosting an informal panel discussion on the impact of Open Access for Australian universities. The Open Access week 2015 panel will look at how Open Access issues affect Swinburne and what staff need to know about incorporating Open Access into their activities.
UTS, Sydney
19 – 25 October Events Space, Level 2, UTS Library Short Film Screenings
A number of short videos will be running to highlight OA success stories. In addition, the READ Display in the Library Foyer holds a number of useful resources about the Open movement
Thursday, 22 October 4.30pm, UTS Library Events Space, Level 2, In Discussion: Peter Scott, Assistant DVC (Education)
Thursday, 22 October 4.30pm, UTS Library Events Space, Level 2, Book Launch: Lace Narratives
University of Queensland, Brisbane
Tuesday 20 October 2:00pm to 4:00pmRm S304 Social Sciences Building (24) UQSt Lucia Campus International Open Access Week UQ Seminar
University of Western Australia, Perth
Wednesday, October 21, Open Access 101 Workshop Reid Training Room 1, First Floor, Reid Library Other events listed here
Victoria University, Melbourne
Thursday, 22 October Melbourne, Victoria University, Snakes and ladders: or how technology can help you win the publishing game followed by panel discussion
LOCAL EVENTS: New zealand
Lincoln University
Monday 19th Oct, 11:30 – 12:30 in L114 Poster/drop-in: Raise your research profile, increase your citations, publish using open access
Thursday 22nd Oct, 3:30 – 4:30 Great Debate: “It’s on the internet, I can use it”
Livestreaming: http://lu.ac.nz/Great-Debate
Full schedule for the week is at http://library.lincoln.ac.nz/About/News/Current-news/Open-Access-Week-2015/
University of Otago
Monday 19 October Open Access. What is it and why should I care? 1pm Central Library (and remote access) – includes open access baking!
Launch of Otago Open Access Publishing survey
Tuesday 20 October How to do Guerilla GLAM 3pm Central Library (and remote access)
Wednesday 21 October Being open – Journals, OERs, Creative Commons, and more 1pm Science Library Seminar Room
Friday 23 October Being open – ORCID, Figshare, Creative Commons, and more 1pm Hunter Centre G30a
Blogs and other Discussions
Linda O’Brien on possibilities for collaboration from Open Data Institute Queensland
Contact: Ginny Barbour eo@aoasg.org.au for further details
Australasian Open Access Strategy Group 
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