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"The Call for Proposals for the 8th Open Access Day in Cologne on 08th-09th September 2014 was a week to 7 April 2014 extended. The conference is organized by the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Institute of Information Science, together with CSA - oriented open-access.net in cooperation with the Information Platform - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and the ZB MED - Leibniz Information Centre for Life Sciences. Planned thematic priorities for this year's conference are: [1] Professional societies and Open Access [2] Open Access Models for Monographs and Anthologies [3] Implementation of Open Access Directive in the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020 [4] Policies and guidelines for Open Access: implementation and experiences [5] Creative Commons: The purpose, risks and opportunities [6] Impact measurement of open access [7] Infrastructure, possibilities and limitations for Open Research Data Counseling on Open Access [8] Qualification for Open Access Students and Professionals [9] Open Access and subscription: Open Access options and transformation strategies The call for papers is aimed particularly at Open Access Professionals, scientists, staff at libraries, scientific institutions and funding organizations, publishers and other business enterprises and to other service providers in scientific research and communication process ..."