SPARC

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SPARC is a nonprofit advocacy organization that supports open systems for research and education that enable everyone, everywhere to access, contribute to, and benefit from the knowledge that shapes our world.
Websitehttps://sparcopen.org/who-we-are
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All are welcome to join the free US Repository Network community conversation on Mon, Jan. 26 @ 12pm ET. An expert panel will discuss how institutional & data repositories are preparing digital content to meet ADA accessibility requirements. Register now: https://sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/x3ysn0xYQYOoTvSOFuwm1A#/registration
SPARCJan 14
We've updated our publication & data sharing policy resources with new analysis for Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), USGS & NSF. Click here for more: https://researchsharing.sparcopen.org/
SPARCJan 8

Scientific findings will be shared with the public sooner in 2026, thanks to funders including @HHMI. Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Immediate Access to Research Policy went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Details: https://hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Immediate-Access-to-Research.pdf

Learn more about policies embracing #preprints and accelerating access to research in our story, Funders Roll out Next Gen Open Policies, featuring the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Gates Foundation and the Astera Institute: https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/funders-roll-out-next-gen-open-policies/

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Hats off to some of the team behind #OpenEd25: Hailey Babb, Christina Riehman-Murphy, Ash Barber, Nicholas Swails, Rosario Rogel-Salazar, Nicole Allen, Pranjal Saloni, Amanda Larson, Aishah Abdullah, Gabby Hernandez & Annika Many. Go to https://openeducationconference.org/ for more on #OpenEd26!
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Greetings from the SPARC Steering Committee & SPARC team, together IRL for our annual meeting! We extended a warm welcome to those new to the committee (Josh Bolick, Teresa Lee, Holly Mercer & Camille Thomas) & a fond farewell to our departing members (Chris Bourg, Jonathan Cain, April Hathcock, Yuan Li, Lisa Macklin & Torsten Reimer). We are so thankful for their guidance, expertise & time. https://sparcopen.org/people/#steer
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It was our honor & pleasure to end 2025 together with SPARC members in DC today. The support you’ve shown to one another & our team has sustained us in this challenging year. We've all come out stronger & are committed to continuing our work to advance open practices & be catalysts for change in 2026!
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Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 4, at 1pm ET to hear SPARC's @hjoseph chat w/ author Samuel Moore about Publishing Beyond the Market, a book about a more ethical, non-commercial approach to #OpenAccess publishing. Sign up for the free @internetarchive event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-publishing-beyond-the-market-tickets-1839631951689
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Check out our recap of #OpenEd25! Takeaways from students, researchers, professors & administrators on what inspired them connecting w/ the #OpenEducation community last month in Denver. Save the date for virtual #OpenEd26 Oct 27-29, 2026. New story here:
https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/open-education-conference-recap-2025/
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Find out about exciting events that took place during #OAweek 2025 (https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/international-open-access-week-2025-highlights/) & organizations supporting #OpenAccess in our series of profiles (https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profiles). Glad to highlight the good work of Anna Liakopoulou at IFMSA & others in advancing open.