The OpenCon 2016 Organizing Committee is involved in all aspects of the meeting, from creating the conference program to deciding which applicants are selected to attend. The Organizing Committee members are listed below:

Chair: Nick Shockey, USA: SPARC; Right to Research Coalition

Nicole Allen, USA: SPARC

Megan Beckett, South Africa: Siyavula Education

Joseph Mcarthur, UK: Right to Research Coalition; Open Access Button

Erin McKiernan, Mexico: Department of Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Slobodan Radicev, Italy, Serbia: University of Novi Sad; EuroScience

Atila Iamarino, Brazil: Nerdologia and Não-Ficção

Emma Molls, USA: Iowa State University

Samuel Moore, UK: PhD candidate, Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London; & Managing Editor, Ubiquity Press, London

Lorraine Chuen, Canada: The OOO Canada Research Network / Studio [Y] - MaRS Discovery District

Stijntje Dijk, The Netherlands: The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA)

Chealsye Bowley, USA: Texas Woman’s University

Osman Aldirdiri, Sudan: Right to Research Coalition (R2RC)

Vinodh Ilangovan, Germany: PhDnet

If you have questions about OpenCon or the application process, please using the contact form. Please do not contact Organizing Committee members directly.