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What is OpenCon?
OpenCon is a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information – from scholarly and scientific research, to educational materials, to digital research data.
Over the years, OpenCon has inspired a number of researchers, librarians, educators and members of civil society to advocate for a more open and transparent access to scientific information. It is an event where individuals involved in projects advancing the state of open science meet to discuss best practice and share experience with others.
Why OpenCon Switzerland?
We believe that Switzerland would greatly benefit from a similar forum in the country, and therefore we plan to organise a OpenCon satellite event in Bern. The goal is to bring together open science practictioners, together with individuals who advocate for openness in other contexts. There was never an OpenCon satellite in Switzerland and we beleive such a meeting will be crucial to catalyse a conversation around open issues at the national level and give the opportunity for the open advocates active in Switzerland to meet and connect with the international community.
This event will be planned with the help of the organisations behind the annual OpenCon eventm something that has been done in multiple places in the past. Since 2014, over 4000 people have attended over 70 satellite events in 32 countries. Instructions on how to host an OpenCon satellite event are available here.
Who Should Attend?
OpenCon is mainly targeted at the next-generation of open science advocates. They can be early career researchers - doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, young PIs - actively promoting openness in their research field, librarians promoting openness in their institutions, publishers who have a strong open access vision, policy advisors and administrators involved in setting the open science or open government agendas, and advocates for open culture from the civil society.
Program Overview
Friday 21 September
- Welcome address (2x5 min): Organisers, SNSF
- Keynotes (2x30 min): 2 inspirational talks describing projects leveraging openness
- Icebreaker (2x15 min): participants introduction and networking
- Panel discussions (3x60 min): around 3 themes
- Short talks (7 min each)
- Discussions (35 min)
- Workshop (60 min)
Saturday 22 September
- Unconference: Discussions organised by participants, planned according to popularity
- Do-a-thon: day-long hands-on activity on some of the projects presented in short talks the day before.
- Tutorials (max 45 minutes): short (practical) introduction to a tool or a concept any participant wants to share with the others.
Detailed Program
Friday 21 September
09:00 - Registration
09:15 - Welcome
- Organisers (5min)
- Hosts (5min)
09:30 Keynote 1
10:00 Keynote 2
10:30 Coffee Break (10:30-10:45)
11:00 Ice-breaking session 1
11:15 Ice-breaking session 2
11:30 Panel 1: Overview - What is the status-quo in Switzerland
- 3 short talks (25min)
- Discussion - How do we move forward (35min) - In preparation of the workshop
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Workshop
- Design Thinking for Open Research and Education (slides)
14:30 Panel 2: Open Research - Quality over Quantity
- 3 short talks (25min)
- Discussion (35min) - How openness can improve the quality of research
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Panel 3: The Limit of Openness - Where does it stop?
- 3 short talks (25min)
- Discussion (35min) - Legal, technical and social limits to openness
17:00 Closing and announcement for next day
- Organisers (10min)
17:30 Drinks (@ReitschuleBern or turnhalle.ch)
19:30 Dinner
Saturday 22 September
9:00 Welcome and Coffee
10:00 Warm-up and short pitches
11:00 Start of the day
19:00 Official end of the event
Language
The lingua franca of this event will be English, but we encourage participants to speak their own language if more comfortable.
Registration
Free (small registration fee will be reimbursed after participation)
More Information and Contact
Get in touch with Joao Martins ([email protected]) or with Luc Henry ([email protected]).