Presentation made during the PKP Project 2007 Conference in Simon Fraser University, Vancouver about open access publishing at IRRI.

1. Scholarly Publishing Initiatives at the International Rice Research Institute: Linking Users to Public Goods via Open Access Albert Borrero, Mila Ramos, Anna Arsenal, Katherine Lopez, & Gene Hettel International Rice Research Institute PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference Simon Fraser University Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11-13 July 2007

3. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) IFPRI Wash, DC USA CIMMYT Mexico City Mexico CIP Lima Peru CIAT Cali Colombia Africa Rice Center-WARDA Cotonou Benin ILRI Nairobi Kenya IITA Ibadan Nigeria IWMI Colombo Sri Lanka ICARDA Aleppo Syrian Arab Rep. ICRISAT Patancheru India IRRI Los Baños Philippines WorldFish Penang Malaysia CIFOR Bogor Indonesia World Agroforestry Nairobi Kenya Bioversity International Rome Italy

4. IRRI headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines

5. IRRI’s mission To reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research and partnerships.

8. IRRI’s value chain

15. Internet-enabled population in IRRI Country sites (East Asia)

16. Internet-enabled population in IRRI Country sites (South Asia)

17. Internet-enabled population in IRRI Country sites (South East Asia)

18. Internet-enabled population in IRRI Country sites (Africa)