2026
CRKN Virtual Conference: Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum
Virtual
May 12 - 14, 2026
Urooj Nizami
Associate Director for Community Engagement and Outreach
Public Knowledge Project
Urooj Nizami is Associate Director for Community Engagement and Outreach at the Public Knowledge Project. She works to build and maintain relationships with PKP’s diverse international community and partners. She is a trained librarian with a master’s degree from McGill University’s School of Information Studies and holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Temple University.
Presenting at the following sessions
The growing momentum behind the Diamond open access model, and the open infrastructure that makes it possible, has led to the emergence of collective funding models to support them. Collective funding sources financial support for community- and scholar-led open initiatives through monetizing
