Social Scientists Monika Segbert, Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) Project consultant Sidnei de Souza, Informatics Director at CRIA, Bioline International Peter Suber, Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College and The Free Online Scholarship Newsletter Jan Velterop of BioMed Central In February 2002, the signatories released BOAI in a version that could be signed by the public. , more than 5,932 individuals and 837 organizations had signed it. 10th anniversary In 2012 on the 10th anniversary of the original initiative, a new statement was released which reaffirmed the BOAI's definition of open access, its goals, strategies and commitment to make progress. It also contained "the new goal that within the next ten years, OA will become the default method for distributing new peer-reviewed research in every field and country", policy recommendations for universities, research funding agencies, recommendations on choosing the optimal licence (CC-BY), designing open access repository infrastructure, and advocacy for achieving open access. See also Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing Cape Town Open Education Declaration Open Access Week References External links Budapest Open Access Initiative FAQ Open Access News by Peter Suber Openarchives.eu – The European Guide to OAI-PMH Digital Repositories in the World Open access statements Access to Knowledge movement 2001 documents