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The AIB-UK & Ireland Chapter also uses OCS and OJS for its scholarly activities.

• OJS Open Journal System (OJS) - is a free Web publishing tool that supports a complete Web environment for submission, review and organisation of scholarly journals.
• OCS Open Conference System (OCS) - is a free Web publishing tool that supports a complete Web environment for submission, review and organisation of scholarly conferences. OCS is part of the 'Public Knowledge Project' at SFU in Canada.
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• Conferences scheduled at this site are listed at http://www.aib-uki.org/ocs/