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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2"><span>Dear Community,</span></font></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2"><span>LIBSENSE is pleased to
announce the National Open Science Symposium – The Gambia -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wacren2026.wacren.net/general-schedule#monday-libsense">https://wacren2026.wacren.net/general-schedule#monday-libsense</a>
to be held in Banjul as part of the pre-event activities of
the WACREN 2026 Conference - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wacren2026.wacren.net/">https://wacren2026.wacren.net/</a>.</span></font></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2"><span>This high-level
symposium forms part of the LIBSENSE National Open Science
Roadmaps -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://libsense.ren.africa/what-we-do/open-science-policy">https://libsense.ren.africa/what-we-do/open-science-policy</a>,
which seeks to catalyse the establishment and strengthening of
national open science policies, infrastructure and
capacity-building across Africa. </span><span>Similar symposia
have previously been held in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,
Côte d’Ivoire, Botswana, and Tunisia, contributing to
national-level progress in open science policy development.</span></font></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2">See the announcement here: </font></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2">LinkedIn -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wacren_wacren2026-banjul-libsense-activity-7434239622102142976-wlJu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAOvcdYBk5-u0Wh0IIKvLNHqdnG8grO-jlU">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wacren_wacren2026-banjul-libsense-activity-7434239622102142976-wlJu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAOvcdYBk5-u0Wh0IIKvLNHqdnG8grO-jlU</a></font></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2">X - <span
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2"><span
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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><font size="2">Thank you</font></p>
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