As Spring is finally starting to push its way through, the Public Knowledge Project team presents the second issue of the PKP newsletter, with an overview of developments during the first quarter of 2013. In this issue you will find news about the release of OMP 1.0; OJS 2.4.2; the PKP Scholarly Publishing 2013 conference; our sustainability program; and PKP research, presentations, and workshops.

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the first confirmed speakers for the Fourth PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held from August 19-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.

We would like to take a moment to introduce you to the new PKP Newsletter , which you will find here: PKP Newsletter January 2013 One of our resolutions for 2013 is to keep our partners, sponsors, and the whole PKP community up to date on not only software developments, but also on innovative research projects, planned presentations and workshops, upcoming project developments, and our sustainability program, and other

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the Fourth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held from August 19 – 21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held in Latin America, a region of the world that publishes almost exclusively in Open Access.

The newest Public Knowledge Project (PKP) software module, the Open Monograph Press (OMP) 1.0 (Beta), was released on September 17th, 2012. As part of OMP’s release strategy, PKP is working closely with several early adopters who are using OMP in a production environment and who will provide feedback on their experiences with the software.