Welcome and opening address at Day 1 of the Open Access and Research [OAR] Conference 2013, held at Queensland University of Technology - Brisbane, Australia. The conference theme is Discovery, Impact, Innovation, with day 1 of the conference focusing on Global and National Open Access Developments - covering a broad spectrum of policy and research management issues including advocacy, open innovation and alternative metrics. This Welcome and Opening Address features Professor Aidan Byrne, CEO of the Australian Research Council and QUT Executive staff: Judy Stokker, Director of Library Services; and Professor Tom Cochrane, Deputy Vice Chancellor [Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support] [http://www.oar2013.qut.edu.au/]
Alternative title: Open Access and Research Conference 2013 - Day 1: Global and National Open Access Developments
Creator(s): Judy Stokker, Aidan Byrne, Tom Cochrane