The presentation was given at the Open Access Days hosted by the American University in Cairo (AUC) Libraries and Learning Technologies, in cooperation with the Center for Learning and Teaching, and the Access to Knowledge for Development Center on 24 - 30 April, 2014.

The aim of the event was to promote open access to researchers in Egypt and the Middle East, and to plant a seed for future initiatives.

EIFL-OA Programme Manager Iryna Kuchma attended and spoke on a panel on Open Access Initiatives on a Regional and Global Scale on April 27, 2014, together with Nicholas Cop from the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) Network.

On April 28, 2014, Iryna spoke about International Open Access Policy Landscape and Why You Should Take Action Now.