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Schedule: (subject to change)

8:30 - 9:15 - Registration & light breakfast

9:15 - 9:30 - Welcome Remarks

9:30 - 10:30 - Open for Whom?: Critical Discussion of Open Scholarship and Education

10:30 - 11:00 - Mid-morning break

11:00- 12:00 - Concurrent sessions
Track 1: Data for the People: Open Civic Data Initiatives in the Southeast Region
Track 2: Reimagining the Disposable Assignment: Open Pedagogy in Action
Track 3: Is Open Science the Future of Science?

12:00 - 1:30 - Lunch

1:30 - 2:15 - Lightning talks
Talk 1: Flip the Textbook: Science in Translation with Student-Created OERs
Talk 2: OER Beyond Textbooks: Meeting Student Needs in the Health Sciences
Talk 3: Making Open the Norm: Five Quick Language Tips for Advancing Open Access
Talk 4: Are Your Students Ready to Create Open Data?
Talk 5: Facilitating Data Discovery through an Open-Source Data Catalog

10 min break (Snacks available)

2:25 - 3:10 - Afternoon workshops
Track 1: Hypothesis: An Open Online Annotation Tool for eBooks and the Web
Track 2: Digital Assessment, OER, and Learning
Track 3: Inclusive Design for Open Access Materials: Workflows, Tools, and Logistics to Consider When Ensuring Access for Disabled Members of Your Community

10 min break (Snacks available)

3:20 - 3:50 - Concurrent sessions
Track 1: Organized for Affordability: Southeast Statewide Textbook Project
Track 2: Advancing Open Through an OA Fund: Perspectives from Two Libraries
Track 3: The Promises and Potential Problems of Creating Open Historic Data

10 min break (Snacks available)

4:00 - 4:30 - Concurrent sessions
Track 1: Providing Access to Legal Information in the Developing World
Track 3: The Impact of OER on Student Performance and Engagement 

4:30 - 5:00 - Closing and Next Steps

5:15 - Tour of Imo state Library