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An international partnership building open, community-governed systems and infrastructures to support open access book publishing. Find us at www.copim.ac.uk #OAbooks

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 8h
A chat about e-thesis preservation at #iPRES2026 Facilitators @jennymitcham.bsky.social @dorothywaugh.bsky.social both worked on Open Book Futures & their session included their thoughts on the findings of, and outputs from, the project 👉 www.dpconline.org/blog/a-chat-...
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A chat about e-Thesis Preservation at iPRES2026 - Digital Preservation Coalition
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 9h
Lots of #CopimCommunity are also members of OPERAS 👋 @openbookcollective.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @openlibhums.org They share the benefits of membership via the blog series 'Voices of OPERAS UK' 👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/category/...
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OPERAS Archives - Research
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do you persuade your institution to fund open access? Join us on 22 October (11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST) for a free Open Access Week webinar with colleagues from the University of Essex and TU Delft, plus the Open Book Collective. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Navy promotional graphic with a magenta diagonal panel on the right. Text reads: Open Access Week, Free Webinar. Making the case: how libraries justify support for open access. Speakers: Hannah Crago, Open Access Service Manager, University of Cambridge; Louise Otting, Collections & License Manager, TU Delft; Caroline Ball, Community Engagement Lead, Open Book Collective. Event details in a light panel: Thursday 22 October 2026, 11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST, on Zoom, free to register. Open Book Collective logo bottom right.
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Workshop materials from #OAT26 are now openly available! The fabulous @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social ( @openbookcollective.bsky.social ) put together a handout and bilingual (EN/DE) discussion cards on sustaining #DiamondOA through collective funding #OER 🎉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Collaboration over competition: How can we sustain Diamond OA books and journals through collective funding?
This participatory workshop explores how Diamond Open Access can be supported through open, community-governed infrastructures that are equitable, durable, and responsive to the needs of those who use...
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Slidedeck of the #oat26 presentation "Collaboration over competition: what does it look like, in practice?", presented by our wonderful colleagues at @openbookcollective.bsky.social and @ojcollective.bsky.social , is openly available to read along ... doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Collaboration over competition: what does it look like, in practice?
Slides and speaker notes from a joint presentation by the Open Book Collective (OBC) and the Open Journals Collective (OJC) at the Open-Access-Tage 2026 in Linz. 'Delivered version' is the presentatio...
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 13h
Words cannot express our envy of you right now 🥐😋
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At OA Tage? Want to talk community-led #OA publishing? Copim & Scholar-Led Network Corner is TONIGHT 6pm @ Stiegl Klosterhof Meet folks including Toby Steiner (Thoth), @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social (OBC), Elena di Rosa (Verfassungsblog & ScholarLed), @shawthomas.bsky.social (OJC) & more! #OAT26
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you're at Open Access Tage in Linz, do come and join us on Tuesday at #CopimCorner! #OAT26
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're delighted to share that TIB – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek has joined the Open Journals Collective! TIB and OJC are both at Open Access Tage in Linz, Austria 28 - 30th September #OAT26 - if you're here, do come and say hello!
German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) joins the Open Journals Collective.

If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format, please email info@openjournalscollective.org.If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format, please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
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Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
I like to think that initiatives like the @openbookcollective.bsky.social are a really key part of the process of moving from this capitalist model of academia towards something that is more diverse, democratic, participatory, community-led, more about knowledge as a public good for all. #OAT26
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Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
If you’re attending mine and @shawthomas.bsky.social’s #OAT26 session later on ‘Collaboration over Competition’, we’ve made the slides available on Zenodo for pre- and post-viewing - and for anyone who can’t attend!
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Collaboration over competition: what does it look like, in practice?
Slides and speaker notes from a joint presentation by the Open Book Collective (OBC) and the Open Journals Collective (OJC) at the Open-Access-Tage 2026 in Linz. 'Delivered version' is the presentatio...
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last chance to register for the @openingthefuture.bsky.social #CoP tomorrow 👇
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Add to your calendars now! 📆 Join @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social @hannahcrago.bsky.social Louise Otting from TU Delft to celebrate #OAWeek2026 and discuss the Cost of knowledge Find out more about #OAWeek 👉 www.openaccessweek.org
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A very busy month for @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social Enjoy a well-earned beer at #CopimCorner tomorrow night 🍻
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
View @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social @shawthomas.bsky.social slidedeck on #CopimCommunity Zenodo 👉 zenodo.org/records/2291...
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Collaboration over competition: what does it look like, in practice?
Slides and speaker notes from a joint presentation by the Open Book Collective (OBC) and the Open Journals Collective (OJC) at the Open-Access-Tage 2026 in Linz. 'Delivered version' is the presentatio...
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Which of your researchers have published with OBC presses – and where are their books being read? We're building an open Impact Dashboard with @ojcollective.bsky.social to provide exactly those answers! The first release is due before the end of 2026. A first look: obc.copim.pub/coming-soon-...
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Coming soon! An update on the OBC Impact Dashboard - Open Book Collective
We’re delighted to bring you an update on our Impact Dashboard project. The Impact Dashboard will give access to relevant data about books published by OBC member presses, without the need to consult…
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White Rose Libraries @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us to celebrate 10 years of WRUP 🎉 and be part of the conversation about what comes next for scholarly book publishing. We’d love to see you there! 📚🥂
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy 18th birthday @openbookpublish.bsky.social! 🎂 Below they share '18 Thoughts for 18 Years'. Particular nod to no. 12 'Infrastructure is essential': "One of Copim’s mottoes is ‘no open access without open infrastructure’ and we would agree wholeheartedly..." @copim.bsky.social #OpenInfras
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congratulations @openbookpublish.bsky.social! Long may the good ship OBP continue to sail the waves of scholarly publishing 🎉 (Also glad to see 'no open access without open infrastructure' makes an appearance in this post! 🧡)
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Whether you want raise agenda items, or just listen & learn, all are welcome 💙 Joining details 👇 @wearelyrasis.bsky.social
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
What does sustainability mean for #OAbooks ? #OASPA2026 For @copim.bsky.social, more than financial viability: it is about community governance, relationships across the ecosystem, fair recognition of labour, and resilience – 'scaling small' rather than growing big. More: doi.org/10.21428/785...
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The Copim perspective on Sustainability
What might it mean to do scholarly publishing in a ‘sustainable’ way? In this post, we provide some insights on how Copim is thinking and working through this question.
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
What does it mean to preserve an #openaccess book, and how can we make sure that what is preserved remains open? As part of our work in the @copim.bsky.social Open Book Futures project, we’ve been looking closely at platforms available for archiving #OAbooks 1/8 copim.pub/preserving-o...
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Preserving Openness: A Comparative Review of Archiving Solutions for Open Access Books - Copim
Copim’s Archiving and Preservation Group is happy to announce the publication of a new report, Applying Open Access and Open Data to the Archiving of Long-Form Scholarship, with which we present a…
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
TODAY! | 5.30pm onwards | Copim Corner ✨️ If you're at #OASPA 2026, join Copim folks for a drink and a chat in an informal setting at Tolkien's House (about a 7-min walk from the conference venue) Talk #OpenAccess if you want to, or just come for a social chat and some company!
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you're attending #OASPA2026 this week, you can catch team Copim's/the LSE library's Kira Hopkins tomorrow at 9.05am! They will be speaking on the panel 'The Many Faces of Sustainability in #OpenAccess'. Then come to Copim Corner on Tuesday evening to discuss!
Promotional poster inviting attendees to Copim Corner on Tue, Sept 22 from 5:30pm at Tolkien's House (Opatovina 49, Zagreb, a 7-min walk from the conference venue), with an arrow pointing to the venue's outdoor café seating labeled "This could be your space."
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today at Copim we're reflecting on 'community' & 'collectivity' in #OpenAccess - & #OA marketing - & revisiting this post from 2024 when the #OAWeek theme was 'Community over commercialisation' How can we tell when these terms are buzzwords or meaningful principles? buff.ly/eAmRGen #OASPA2026
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Attending #OASPA2026? Join Copim folks for an informal drink & chat at COPIM CORNER on Tues at 5:30pm, Tolkien's House (a short walk from the conference venue) Dig into conference themes, talk community-led #OpenAccess or just relax with a drink & chat pets/Tolkien/Croatian beers! #CopimCorner
An image of the inside of Tolkien's House below text that says "Copim Corner: Just an informal get-together. Come buy yourself a drink, and join like-minded folks for a chat about all things open access... or simply about what your pets did over the weekend...'
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books? AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community. 📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs 📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET
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Rebecca Wojturska @beckywojturska.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wrote in @timeshighered.bsky.social Campus about Diamond Open Access in the UK. Give it a read and check out these incredibly vital OA initiatives: @oipassoc.bsky.social, @ojcollective.bsky.social, @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @eudch.bsky.social. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diamo...
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Diamond open access publishing: what it is and how to do it
For researchers interested in publishing their work with no fees for authors or readers, diamond open access publishing could be the answer. Here is a guide to the basics
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Attending #OASPA2026 next week? Come and join the lovely Copim folk for an informal get together. At #CopimCorner we like to chat all things #OpenAccess and share cute pet photos. 📍Tue, Sep 22, 5:30pm, Tolkien's House (maybe some #LOTR chat too) 🧙‍♂️🧝‍♂️
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no? We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
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What made you say yes? OBC open access library support survey
About this survey This survey is run by the Open Book Collective - a charity registered in England and Wales (charity no. 1206287). For the purposes of data protection law, the Open Book Collective is...
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Are you a publisher or infrastructure attending OASPA Conference #OASPA2026 from 21-23 September, or Open-Access-Tage 2026 #OAT26 from 28-30 September, and are interested in learning more about what we do? #MetadataMatters #OAbooks Feel free to book a meeting with Toby via the links below! 👇
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Alice Park @alicecpark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The news is out. So thrilled for @lsepress.bsky.social author Naila Kabeer that her book, Renegotiating Patriarchy, has received this recognition - and that it is specifically for publishing open access. It is a wonderful read - a feminist story of progress, written with such care and nuance.
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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BOOK LAUNCH for 'Embedded Pedagogies: Digital Humanities Teaching and the Infrastructure of Change' Join this free online event on Mon 5 Oct at 1-2pm ET to hear author Brandon Walsh discuss the book in conversation w/ Scholars' Lab alumnus Winnie Pérez Martínez: cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/17640296
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Embedded Pedagogies Virtual Book Launch with Brandon Walsh
Join us to celebrate the launch of Embedded Pedagogies: Digital Humanities Teaching and the Infrastructure of Change, an open-access book authored by the Scholars' Lab's Brandon...
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
What should “open” archiving look like for open access publications? The @copim.bsky.social Open Archiving Criteria offer a framework for thinking about preservation not only as keeping publications safe, but as ensuring that their openness can be sustained over time. #OABooks #archiving 1/6
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Better luck next time guys! Third time lucky? 🤞 #ALPSP2027
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🎙️ @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social is never afraid to shy away from controversial topics!! What if we binned the REF, scrapped impact factors, and stopped funding generative AI?! Listen now 👇
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
🎉 #ALPSP2026 Awards are tonight! In April, we launched Thoth 1.0, expanding our services while staying true to our goal: helping publishers create open metadata to get books discovered, accessed & preserved. We’re thrilled to be a finalist for the Award for Innovation in Publishing! 🤞
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good luck at tonight's #ALPSP2026 Awards 🤞
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Through @operaseu.bsky.social members can: Share knowledge & expertise ✅ Tackle challenges together 🤝 Strengthen their voice with funders & policymakers 🗣️
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Full steam ahead!🚦 Do get in touch with @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social if you want to connect at any of the events 👇
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punctum 🌈 books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Part of the job requirement here at punctum books is to have killer taste in music 🤘
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The clock is ticking ⏰ Get your applications in by Weds!
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Joining @alpsp.bsky.social in Manchester for #ALPSP2026 Look out for the @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social - they've been nominated (for the 2nd year in a row!) for the ALPSP Award for Innovation in Scholarly Publishing 2026 👉 www.alpsp.org/events/alpsp... Photo by NASA on Unsplash
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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📢 ALPSP is looking for volunteers to join its Marketing Connected Special Interest Group (SIG). Help grow the community and create opportunities for members to connect and share experiences. Get in touch with@elinorpotts.bsky.social to learn more.
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌍 Help shape the future of #DiamondOA in Europe! EDCH is looking for new Advocates to connect with local communities, share resources, contribute to the EDCH Forum, and help shape services to meet community needs. Join our 2026–2027 cohort! 📅 Apply by 30 September 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4
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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"The symposium was a very timely reminder that there are still reasons to be hopeful, that there is a large amount of mutual goodwill and support available for institutional publishers." @kirahopkins.bsky.social reflected on the OIPA Symposium. ✍ Read their blog here: oipauk.org/2026/09/02/e...
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Event Reflection: OIPA Symposium 2026
Event Reflection: OIPA Symposium 2026 By Kira Hopkins I was fortunate to attend the OIPA symposium held at the University of Sussex on 18th June in person, via a much-appreciated travel bursary fro…
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Authors Germán Sierra & Andrew C. Wenaus fed their work through a Python script that reorders every word by frequency, until the text can't be read the usual way. No commercial list would publish it, but Erratum did, and it's free to read - if you can! www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
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Zipf Maneuvers
with an introduction by Steven Shaviro
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"You wouldn't find them in Waterstones." The first piece in our new series on the people behind open books! Click below for a behind-the-scenes conversation with Ansgar Allen of Erratum Press, one of the OBC members who are publishing the kinds of books the commercial market tends to overlook.
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Odd books, and the work of keeping them alive: in conversation with Ansgar Allen of Erratum Press
We sat down with Erratum Press founder, Ansgar Allen, to talk about defiant publishing, the state of the university, and why open access is anything but the easy option.
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Cambridge Digital Humanities @camdighum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Interested in studying Digital Humanities? Join us tomorrow for the public keynote of the Experience Postgrad Digital Humanities programme, give by Dr Siddharth Soni from 17:30 - 19:00 in the McCrum Lecture Theatre. Tickets are free and open to all: www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/events/41884/
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Computation and the Humanities: Problems of Culture - CDH
This is a free, public lecture delivered as part of the Experience Postgrad Digital Humanities programme led by CDH and Corpus Christi. All welcome to attend, especially those considering postgraduate...
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sounds like a fascinating and timely event - looking forward to it
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