1. Heather Joseph Executive Director, SPARC Berlin 9 Open Access Conference Bethesda, MD The Impact of Open Access on Research and Scholarship

2. Europe – Berlin 1-4 Focus on understanding and implementation of Open Access practices and policies

3. Europe – Berlin 5-7 Focus on impact of Open Access, and Open Access as driver of “knowledge society”

4. China – Berlin 8 The need for access to information to create an informed citizenry

5. South Africa – Berlin 10 Open access/access to information as a human right.

6. U.S. – Berlin 9 Open access as driver of scientific productivity and commercial innovation

7. Berlin 9 Program constructed to demonstrate how open access can help amplify impact of each stage of the research process.

8. Open Access as key element of the research infrastructure

9. Open Access as key driver of scientific productivity

10. Open Access as accelerator for commercialization opportunities; and as an economic driver

11. Open Access and the “Scholarship of Engagement”

12. Evaluation of research merit – moving beyond current measures

13. Open Access provides opportunity to align practices with new opportunities provided by technology.

14. Translation of research materials into education – confluence of the Open Access and Open Educational Resource (OER) movements

15. Berlin 9 as a Call to Action

16. Sign the Berlin Declaration http://oa.mpg.de/berlin-prozess/berliner- erklarung/

17. The Budapest Open Access Initiative – 10 years Celebrate the milestone, join effort to plan for the next ten years

18. Ask for Open Access - Contribute to public consultations. - OSTP RFI - EC Consultations

19. (Re)design systems for open research and scholarship.

20. Make sure the bicycle can carry us into the future.

21. Align the “Open” Movements

22. Change the form.

23. Make more Merediths.

24. Thanks to YOU.

25. Stay in Touch. Stay Active. Get Open!