Fellowship of the Data 2026
2026-09-21 - 2026-09-22 | Universität Wien
The next Fellowship of the Data Community Meeting will take place on September 21-22, 2026 at the University of Vienna!
We invite everyone interested or involved in Research Data Management (RDM) from everywhere: Data Stewards, Data Managers, Data Curators – Researchers – RDM Trainers – RDM Professionals – RDM Officers – and all the other titles the community encompasses.
This event connects RDM-enthusiastic people and offers interesting presentations, engaging discussions, and plenty of community-building and networking opportunities.
The meeting offers tracks for newcomers as well as for experienced RDM practitioners.
A glimpse on our programme outline:

Keynotes on “Lobbying for RDM” and “Burnout Prevention as a Data Steward“
Survival Guide for New Data Stewards
Inputs on “Conflict Resolution” and “RDM Maturity Models”
Panel Discussion “This Looked Easier on Paper: Data Stewardship in Practice”
Poster Pitches
and more

Find more about the schedule and the venue on our website datafellows.univie.ac.at and on our Bluesky account datafellows.bsky.social (Hashtag #datafellows).

OASPA 2026 conference
2026-09-21 - 2026-09-23 | Zagreb
The OASPA 2026 annual conference will take place at Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026.
The programme will tackle today’s most pressing challenges in open scholarly communication with a focus on interactivity and interchange. Selected lightning talks will spark connections and new ideas. Meanwhile, panels and keynotes will discuss and invite your questions on:

The importance of open knowledge in society;
The meaning(s) of sustainability in open access;
The value of interoperable open infrastructure;
The feasibility of algorithmic governance in the age of artificial intelligence;
The re-centering of trust and reciprocity in open scholarly communications;
How OA agreements evolve into next generation collaborations based on shared values.

The programme will also encourage sharing of views about reforming research(er) evaluation and the future of open research. And our interactive conference closing session will synthesise reflections from all three days and seek your inputs to feed into a post-conference working group for principles, practices and partnerships that build a more open, usable and reliable scholarly record.
Join us this September in Croatia to exchange thoughts with a global network of experts and peers, and to help us shape the future of open access.

Registration

Accommodation
Hotel Dubrovnik has a limited number of bedrooms that can be booked. Please use this link or add OASPA in the promo box on the regular booking page for a modest discount. Other accommodation options can be found nearby. Please check maps to find proximity to Hotel Dubrovnik.

Preliminary Programme
The programme will include keynote talks, panel discussions, poster lightning talk sessions, an interactive workshop session as well as plenty of time for networking during breaks and receptions.Our programme is being finalised and you can keep up to date with it on the programme page.

Sponsorship Opportunities
We welcome expressions of interest in sponsorship. Sponsorship is crucial for us to be able to hold the event –Sponsorship packages brochure.
Email sponsorships@oaspa.org for information.

Keep Up to Date
You can sign up for conference updates by registering on our mailing list.

DORA satellite workshop event at OASPA 2026

The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) will host a co-creation workshop for publishers and journals as a satellite event of OASPA 2026 on Thursday September 24.
This invitation-only workshop will bring together publishers, journal editors, publishing professionals, infrastructure providers, and other system actors to explore the evolving connections between publishing and research assessment. The focus will be on collaboratively developing a Practical Guide for Publishers and Journals to support the implementation of responsible research assessment across editorial policies, peer review practices, use of metrics, communications and more.
The event builds on DORA’s previous Practical Guides for research performing and funding organizations, using a co-creation model developed with the global community to create these resources. DORA Chairs Virginia Barbour, Kelly Cobey and Rebecca Lawrence will facilitate the workshop.
The workshop will take place on Thursday 24 September 2026 following the OASPA conference, at the conference venue, Hotel Dubrovnik in Zagreb. Participation will be by invitation only, and you can delcare your interest to join when registering for OASPA.

Please direct any questions to info@sfdora.org

EGI2026
2026-09-21 - 2026-09-25 | Ghent
EGI2026 is coming to Ghent, Belgium!
Block your calendars between September 21 and 25, 2026.
Over the next months, we will release more details about the Call for Proposals, Exhibition and Partnerships opportunities, and of course about Registration – stay tuned!

Open-Access-Tage 2026
2026-09-28 - 2026-09-30 | Linz
Die Open-Access-Tage sind die zentrale jährliche Konferenz zum Thema Open Access im deutschsprachigen Raum. Sie richtet sich an alle, die sich intensiv mit den Möglichkeiten, Bedingungen und Perspektiven des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens befassen. Dazu gehören Wissenschaftler*inInnen sowie Mitarbeiter*inInnen von Bibliotheken und anderen Einrichtungen der Wissenschaftsinfrastruktur ebenso wie Mitglieder der Wissenschaftsadministration und Verlage.

Die Johannes Kepler Universität Linz bietet einen modernen und offenen Rahmen für die Open-Access-Tage. Als Campus-Universität mit klarer Ausrichtung auf Innovation und Interdisziplinarität eignet sich die JKU ideal für den Austausch rund um offene Wissenschaft. Die Stadt Linz ergänzt diesen Rahmen mit ihrem Mix aus Kultur, Technologie und Wissenschaft – ein Ort, an dem Zukunftsthemen sicht- und erlebbar werden.
Sie können die JKU bequem über die Straßenbahnlinien 1 und 2, sowie über mehrere Buslinien erreichen, die jeweils vom Linzer Hauptbahnhof aus starten.
Den Anfahrtsplan auf Google Maps finden Sie hier

RDA 27th Plenary Meeting
2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08 | London
The Research Data Alliance 27th Plenary Meeting (P27) will take place in London, United Kingdom as an in-person event, 6-8 October 2026. P27 will be hosted by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK’s largest public research funder.

UKRI brings together seven Research Councils (covering all domains), Research England and Innovate UK. It has a strong history of investment in open research and research infrastructure. UKRI has been supporting access to data since the 1960s through funded data services.

Rachel Bruce, Head of Open Research at UKRI, said:

“We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to London and celebrating UKRI’s involvement with the RDA and international research data community, as we work together to build a global research ecosystem where data is routinely shared and reused without barriers.”

EOSC Symposium 2026
2026-10-14 - 2026-10-16 | Florence
The EOSC Symposium 2026 will demonstrate the unique value that EOSC brings to the Union’s research and innovation programme, with the EOSC Federation taking centre stage. Launched at last year’s Symposium as “the backbone of Europe’s digital research and innovation ecosystem,” the EOSC Federation is rapidly expanding and maturing into a new strategic asset for Europe’s research, innovation, and digital sovereignty agendas. This year’s event will mark its formal transition into operations.

Organised by the EOSC Association with the support of the EOSC Gravity project, the EOSC Symposium 2026 will bring the EOSC community together in Florence on 14–16 October at the Palazzo dei Congressi.
This flagship event is the must-attend gathering for everyone driving the future of Europe’s research data ecosystem—from policymakers and funders to researchers, infrastructure leaders, data stewards, and more. Over three days, participants will connect, share insights, and celebrate the latest progress concerning EOSC and the EOSC Federation.

International Open Access Week 2026
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-25
We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to access and share knowledge continue to increase, often dramatically. Why? Who benefits?
Increasing consolidation and commercial control over all aspects of knowledge comes at a cost. This year’s theme challenges us to consider the financial, human, and environmental costs of creating, sharing, and sustaining knowledge—particularly when these costs are driven by private rather than public interests. Last year’s theme of “Who owns our knowledge?” reflected on the reality of commercial ownership of knowledge. This year’s theme will reckon with the costs of that reality and avenues for reclaiming control of these systems meant to serve the public interest.

Open Science Week 2026
2026-10-20 - 2026-10-22
Annotation:
The Open Science Working Group cordially invites you to Open Science Week 2026, which will offer three days packed with current Open Science topics both in Czech and international contexts.
This year’s edition will focus on the diverse pathways to Open Science: from systemic conditions and institutional perspectives to inspiration from abroad, as well as specific disciplinary practices and practical experience. The program will bring together librarians, researchers, data stewards, project support staff, institutional leaders, and others who are professionally or otherwise engaged in Open Science or just wish to understand it better.
You can look forward to talks from experts, panel discussions, best practices exchange, and practical demonstrations. Stay tuned for more information about the program.
Organizer:
Association of Libraries of Czech Universities
Co-organizers:
Brno University of Technology
Charles University
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Masaryk University
Prague University of Economics and Business
University of Hradec Králové

PIDfest 2026
2026-10-27 - 2026-10-29 | Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
PIDfest 2026 will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands, from October 27-29, 2026. It is intended to be a global meeting place for everyone who cares about keeping knowledge connected – across people, systems, disciplines, borders, and time. Our goal is to grow a broader, more diverse, more global Persistent Identifier community, from first-timers to infrastructure leaders.
Our theme this year is Keeping Knowledge Connected, and the Call for Proposals is open now through March 22. We welcome proposals from all PID enthusiasts, wherever you are on your PID journey – and in a range of session formats, including short talks, panels, workshops, “birds of a feather” sessions, interactive presentations, lightning talks, and posters. Please note that you must be able to deliver your presentation in person.
If you have an idea that doesn’t fit neatly into one of these formats, we’d still love to hear about it. We may even be able to connect you with other interested groups with whom you share a synergy and potential for a successful session.

How to submit your proposal

Please see our brief writing guide for proposals for ideas on how to pitch your session. When you’re ready you can submit your proposal here (please note that you will need to set up an account on the SURF platform where the proposal form is hosted – you will then be able to access and edit your proposal any time before the deadline).
The Call for Proposals will remain open through March 22. All submissions will be anonymised and reviewed by the Programme Committee, who aim to contact everyone about their decisions by April 30.

Save the date: EOSC-A 15th General Assembly
2026-11-17 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
The 15th General Assembly meeting of the EOSC Association will be held online on Friday, 27 November 2026. Save the date in your calendars! More information to follow.

RDA in Europe Annual Summit
2026-11-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Paris, Paris, France
The first RDA in Europe Annual Summit will take place on the 18th of November 2025 in Paris. The event is an RDA Europe initiative, co-organised and hosted by RDA France and CNRS, and will be co-located with the Annual RDA France meeting on the 17th of November.

Taking place at CNRS, 3 Rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris, Auditorium Marie-Curie, the event will provide a dedicated forum for current and prospective European RDA regions and their members to address challenges and solutions at both national and pan-European levels, and discuss RDA’s role and priorities within the broader European landscape. It will also offer an opportunity to address key topics relevant to the European RDA community, through the lens of the RDA and to advance its impact across Europe.

With the theme of ‘Weaving the RDA Tapestry: From Community Insights to Collective Action’, the event will deliver a rich programme shaped by RDA European community contributions in the form of lightning talks and posters, as well as a regional roundtable with topics for discussion selected in collaboration with the European RDA regional representatives. Dr. Francoise Genova of RDA France will deliver the keynote speech: ‘RDA France: Liaising with and Supporting the French Plan for Open Science and the RDA’.

UC4B 2026
2026-11-24 - 2026-11-26 | Berlin, Berlin, Germany
We are delighted to announce that next year’s Base4NFDI User Conference (UC4B 2026) will be held in Berlin.
Date: 24.-25. November 2026
Location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße
Stay tuned for more details about the programme and registration. We look forward to welcoming you!
If you are interested in the event, take a look at the materials from our previous user conferences UC4B2024 and UC4B2025.

6th EOSC Support Office Austria General Assembly
2026-12-03 13:00 - 18:00 | LOFT A-D, Unicenter der JKU, Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz, A-4040
Date: 03 December 2026
Time: 13:00-18:00 CET
Location: LOFT A-D, Unicenter der JKU, Altenbergerstraße 69, A-4040 Linz
Meeting Type: in-person
Event Language: English

Time:
Item:

13:00-14:00
Lunch and Networking

14:00-14:20
Opening

14:20-14:40
Vision Statements

UNIKO, Forum Digitalisierung & Forum Forschung

14:40-15:30
RIs as Enablers of Research

Training and On-Boarding

Benefits of federated RIs

Perspective: Service Provider

15:30-16:05
Group Photo & Coffee Break

16:05-16:20
Official Business & Elections

16:20-16:40
Year in review

Management Board & Working Group

16:40-17:20
EOSC (SOA) Status Quo & Outlook

ACONET Verein

Towards an Austrian EOSC Node

DAMAP as cross national Use Case (Project Charter)

17:20-17:30
Closing

International Data Week 2027
2027-09-20 - 2027-09-23 | Cape Town, South Africa
The International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) including the local hosts, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will be hosting the International Data Week 2027 (IDW 2027) which will take place on 20-23 September 2027. IDW 2027 will be held in Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. It will be supported by the Department of Science and Innovation, and the local organising committee.

IDW 2027 will address topics such as: enhancing and entrenching the dialogue on open science; skills development; infrastructure development; and resourcing in Africa.

IDW 2027 will combine the RDA Plenary Meeting, the biannual meeting of this international member organization working to develop and support global infrastructure facilitating data sharing and reuse, and SciDataCon, the scientific conference addressing the frontiers of data in research organized by CODATA and WDS.
