The Public Knowledge Project is a research and development initiative directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online publishing and knowledge-sharing environments. They are having a conference in Vancouver from July 8 - 10, 2009.

Highlights include:

- An opening keynote address by PKP founder and principal investigator, Dr. John Willinsky

- Pre-conference Workshops on various PKP software applications and communities

- A post-conference Workshop on creating open access journals led by Dr. David Solomon and Dr. Caroline Sutton

- A day-long series of sessions from the Open Humanities Press on monograph publishing

- A wide range of sessions for editors, libraries, and developers, from speakers from around the world

Spaces are limited for the workshops and the conference, so please register early to avoid missing out on what promises to be a fascinating conference.