Experiences and Reflections: the PKP Sprint and CRAFT-OA Tech Event in Turin 2024

This article presents the impressions and reports of the three authors that attended three events: the national or large PKP OJS installations meeting, a PKP Sprint, and a CRAFT-OA Tech Event at the University of Turin. The events brought together a community from scholarly publishing and academia to share knowledge and collaborate with the purpose of building a stronger digital publishing ecosystem. The first day of the event concentrated on a meeting with representatives of the large and national PKP OJS installations. The meeting participants discussed technical and non-technical challenges they face and proffered solutions. The PKP Sprint on the second and third day produced some good ideas and results on documentation and new PKP software features. The CRAFT-OA Tech Event on the fourth and fifth day brought together key players in Diamond Open Access publishing to discuss technological and strategic improvements. The Tech event featured presentations and discussions on software development, indexing, and training. This article is about the sessions the three authors attended. We hope it will be useful for those who have not attended a national or large OJS installations meeting, PKP Sprint or CRAFT-OA Tech Event yet, and we hope it will motivate and inspire the readers to join in the future.