π’ Today, we announce Kathleen Shearer, ED of @coar_repositories@mastodon.social as the Closing Keynote Speaker at the #WACREN2026
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For 20 years, Kathleen has helped shape a more interoperable and collaborative research communication ecosystem through #openrepositories and shared standards.
Her closing keynote will highlight how #openinfrastructure and trusted #scholarlycommunication ecosystems are strengthening Africaβs capacity to contribute to the global knowledge economy. π π