MONITOR Community Call - For Institutions
2024-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
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UNESCO Workshop on AI and Open Science
2024-09-23 12:00 - 16:30 | Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
Research is being transformed by (new) AI applications. But what happens when we aim to make science more open? Can artificial intelligence help us achieve that?
On the afternoon of Monday, September 23rd, the Netherlands Commission for Unesco and the Unesco Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science (Leiden University) will host a workshop on AI and Open Science. The event will focus specifically on engaging societal stakeholders. How can AI applications enable a broader public to become involved in the research process? Can artificial intelligence help launch citizen science projects or enhance scientific volunteerism?
The workshop will be held in Leiden at the Pieter de la Court Building, room 5A.42. The language of the event will be English.
Program:
12:00 h: Unesco, Open Science, and AI (Jon Verriet, Nederlandse Unesco Commissie)
12:15 h: AI and open engagement of societal actors with presentations from representatives of these projects: WODAN vs. Heritage Quest, CitiObs, FORRT
13:15 h: Discussion
13:45 h: Coffee break
14:15 h: Break-out sessions: What do we need to know to start using AI for open engagement of societal actors?
15:00 h: Panel discussion of questions and feedback from break-out sessions. With representatives from Netherlands eScience Center, SURF, Open Science-NL, and TNO.
16:00 h: Next steps: how to connect researchers to AI opportunities for societal engagement. Opportunities for researchers in the Netherlands.
16:30 h: Networking reception until 18:00
Registration for the workshop is required. You can sign up via this form. Once the first fifty spots are filled, we will begin a waitlist.

Paris Conference on Open Research Information
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-24 | Paris, Paris, France
Paris Conference on Open Research Information
The Paris Conference on Open Research Information, held at Sorbonne University on 23-24 September 2024, aims to support the Barcelona Declaration’s signatories by facilitating the exchange of best practices and developing a collaborative roadmap for open research information. The event seeks to enhance transparency, accessibility, and the effective dissemination of research data and findings, fostering a more open and inclusive research environment.
The conference spans two days, with the first day dedicated to presentations from signatories and updates on the Barcelona Declaration. This includes sharing success stories, challenges, and innovative approaches to open research. The second day focuses on interactive sessions aimed at collaboratively developing a comprehensive roadmap for open research information. Participants will engage in workshops and discussions to identify priorities, set actionable goals, and outline strategies for implementation, ensuring a cohesive and practical approach to advancing open research practices.
GraspOS is monitoring the developments of the Barcelona Declaration with great interested as partners of the projects are both signatories and supporters of the declaration. It also aligns perfectly with the GraspOS spirit on enabling OS Aware Responsible Research Assessment.
For more information on the Barcelona Declaration, please go to the website.

Community consultation on MAR 2026-2027
2024-09-22 23:59 | Online
The EOSC Association Board of Directors has drafted a Multi-Annual Roadmap (MAR) for 2026-2027, outlining priority activities for implementing EOSC at the European, national, and institutional levels. A three-week consultation to gather community feedback on the draft MAR opened today and will run through 22 September 2024 (23:59 CEST). Submit your feedback here.
The EOSC Association periodically updates the MAR to define a set of actions and outcomes in line with the latest technical and policy framework developments. The MAR is a part of the EOSC Partnership’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), a document co-owned by the EOSC Association and the European Commission that defines the general framework for future research, development, and innovation activities in relation to EOSC.

Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology
2024-09-20 08:00 - 2024-09-21 17:00 | Bucharest
In 1980, this Conference has been started following a joint initiative of Aachen and Vienna,
to establish an informal group of representatives from leading engineering universities in Europe,
The basic objectives of The Conference are to offer an open forum for

discussing topics of major common concern, that are not discussed in other fora,
identifying differences and commonalities of existing solutions to problems of common interest,
developing new ideas and – if appropriate – preparing recommendations on specific topics, and, thus,
forming a “think tank” for the future development of the universities of technology in Europe.

Future Engagement Model for the EOSC Federation (2024) (HORIZON-INFRA-2024-EOSC-02)
2024-09-19 17:00 | Online
The work of this CSA should build on the (federation) services offered by the European Commission’s EOSC Core Platform and provide feedback and input for the evolution of the EOSC Core Services and the EOSC Exchange to ensure a wider uptake. In this context, the CSA will also assist with the update and promotion of the EOSC Interoperability Framework and assist in the set-up a process for its updates.

The CSA should execute at least two use cases to demonstrate and promote the use of the federation services provided by the EOSC Core Platform (EU Node) and document the experience and lessons learned. The use cases should be driven by real-life user needs and consider the long-term sustainability of such federations. The use cases should include Research Infrastructures able to federate within EOSC and users which gain novel capabilities for their research work.
Through the outcomes of the use cases, the CSA should propose to the EC and current EOSC governance a set of operational Rules of Participation and common set of policies and minimum requirements to be applied consistently across the EOSC federation.
This set of rules, policies and requirements should be detailed in such a way they can be introduced in the operation of ESFRI, ERICs and other international, national or institutional RIs at the subdomain, domain and interdisciplinary levels as concerns the EOSC federation.
They should be developed, maintained, and updated in accordance with the progressive deployment of the EOSC Core, EOSC Exchange and EOSC sustainability models and be based on latest input by the Task Forces of the EOSC Association and any additional, relevant input by the research community.

Scope:
Proposals are expected to cover the following activities:
The CSA should explore concrete use cases of federations of Research Infrastructures and data/service providers to the EOSC Core Platform (EU Node). The CSA should contribute to the further evolution of the Rules of Participation and Acceptable Use Policies based on the identification of specific commitments and needs of the different contributors of the EOSC federation, and contribute to the related development of guidelines and recommendations on various aspects (incl. interoperability framework), and with this further promote the EOSC Core Platform (EU Node). This work should be done in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders, such as the contractors providing the Managed Services for the European Open Science Platform (EU Node)[1] , Research Infrastructures, thematic EOSC communities and EOSC national nodes.
To this end, the CSA should engage with and further build the EOSC federation community, and assist in the development of a common framework on the various aspects of the federation, including the following dimensions:

Legal
Business model and incentive structure
Interoperability framework, including the support for FAIR principle and handling of PIDs across EOSC federation
EOSC Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure
EOSC Security Coordination
EOSC Rules of Participation.

Coordination and collaboration with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) is required in order to take stock of identified common data infrastructure requirements, including technologies, processes, standards, and tools that will allow reuse of data across the various data spaces
Also, synergies should be established with the contractors of SIMPL[2] as foreseen in the latter’s procurement technical specifications, to avoid duplicating efforts and funding among major Union initiatives. The CSA should further provide an analysis of the status quo including the identification of gaps, on the basis of which an actionable roadmap shall be established with actions differentiated by main actors and levels (EU or national, topical or cross-cutting).
The proposed work should incorporate the necessary coordination efforts and resources with other relevant projects and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) governance structure in the context of the EOSC partnership.
[1]Managed Services for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Platform
[2]Smart middleware that will enable cloud-to-edge federations and support all major data initiatives funded by the European Commission

European Research Area: Fostering Greater Integration. Advancing Competitiveness
2024-09-18 12:00 - 2024-09-19 14:00 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and global competition, the European Research Area (ERA) stands as a cornerstone for Europe’s future. Almost 25 years after its launch, the ERA is an established, well-known framework enabling policy reforms, cross-border cooperation, mobility and joint breakthroughs in research and innovation. The upcoming ERA Conference titled: “will focus on addressing its future advancement and contribution to the EU’s overall prosperity and sustainable competitiveness.
While on-site participation is by invitation only due to limited space, the plenary sessions of the event will also be livestreamed via the website of the consortium supporting the EU Commission in the organisation for this event INSPIRING ERA as well as the ERA Policy Platform.

2nd Open Science EARMA Thematic Group Event
2024-09-18 - 2024-09-19 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
About the Event
This event, presented by the Open Science Thematic Group and sponsored by Digital Science, will explore Open Science in a global context. Considering the geopolitical landscape and consequent security concerns and regulations, the event will provide a forum for dialogue on how to negotiate the policy gap(s) between open science and global security, the issue of ‘dual use’, and look at tools to assist this process.
Further, the event will look at the impact of Open Science for lower income countries, and whether the advantages – enhanced access to publications, increased collaboration – outweigh the costs and work effort required of research communities in these often-under-resourced jurisdictions. It will explore how funder mandates and publishing models can both assist and challenge progress, and showcase how cross-jurisdictional support can aid progress.
Programme Points
Day 01 of the event aims to address multiple goals, including identifying key security regulations and recommendations, enhancing awareness and education for research managers and administrators, and fostering ongoing dialogue to adapt Open Science principles in the current geopolitical landscape. The session will help participants to:

1. Understand the relevance of the new geopolitical landscape in applying the Open Science principles in research.
2. Discuss the EU Council’s recommendations for enhancing research security and its intersection with Open Science with an emphasise on the need for awareness and education among research managers, administrators, researchers, and other stakeholders.
3. Discuss best practices like “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” FAIR principles, and various funding models with particular knowledge exchange on the federative nature of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
4. Explore policy gaps and identify the best compliance tools to ensure robust implementation of Open Science.

Day 02 will explore the advantages of Open Science for lower income countries, such as enhanced access to publications, heightened collaboration prospects, and expanded audiences, while also providing consideration of whether the expectations placed on researchers and research institutions in these regions to reciprocate these practices might pose disadvantages and potentially prohibitive costs. Specifically the session will look at:

1. Attitudes to open science in different jurisdictions
2. Transformative agreements, APCs and the issue and impact of inequity in this system.
3. Whether the European requirement to use CC-By licences negatively affects important revenue streams.
4. How cross-jurisdictional supports can be developed and enabled.

Registration Information
Participation is free of charge. Participants do not have to be EARMA members in order to participate. Registration for this event is open until September 09, 2024, or until reaches maximum capacity.

Open Science Festival
2024-09-17 - 2024-09-18 | Mainz
What is Open Science? How can openness and the culture of sharing be practiced and promoted in science? What methods are there to live more openness in scientific practice? Under the motto Meet, Share, Inspire, Care, the 3rd Open Science Festival in Germany offers the opportunity to pursue these and other questions, to network and to learn from one another.
Open Science creates encounters within and with science, enables access to knowledge, data and research processes. Openness as a principle shapes the framework conditions of science. Open access and open data facilitate access to scientific findings. Open standards and methods enable cooperation and are inspiration for new research approaches. At the same time, Open Science rethinks the relationship between science and society.
The 3rd Open Science Festival is aimed equally at newcomers, interested parties and experts and aims to enable encounters and exchanges in a wide variety of formats. Whether students or scientists, research managers or decision-makers, science journalists or interested members of the public, the Rhine-Main Universities cordially invite you to the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz from September 17-18, 2024 .
What awaits you:

A first-class keynote and panel discussions on the potentials and challenges of open science with national and international experts
Ignite Talks about successes and stumbling blocks in the scientific practice of Open Science
Workshops with practitioners from the Open Science Community
A poster slam to get to know various projects of Open Science enthusiasts
A marketplace with information on Open Science
Speed ​​networking to get to know the other participants

This year’s Open Science Festival is based on a concept from the Netherlands . The first German festivals took place in Hanover and Cologne .

EUDAT Conference 2024 - Open Call for Sessions, Workshops and Presentations
2024-09-16 23:59 | Online
As part of the aim of the EUDAT Conference this year to be more inclusive, provide a space for the community to introduce new ideas, as well as establish closer links with new communities, an Open Call for Sessions, Workshops, and Presentations is being launched. Proposals on the following topics are being accepted:

EOSC advancements for the research data lifecycle
Data spaces, FAIR and RDM
Cross-border or cross-domain data management
International RDM
Policy and Ethics in Data Management (AI and ML)
Data Orchestration
Research Software – making it FAIR
HPC and data management
Existing RDM solutions
Enabling open science nationally
User requirements
Crazy ideas: Dream RDM solutions
Establishing or strengthening collaborations across the ecosystem
Sensitive Data: Access conditions, access management, and processing

Criteria for selection

Relevance of the proposal to the EUDAT Conference programme topics.
For sessions, confirmation that at least 80% of the planned speakers will be present on-site.
For presentations, ability to deliver the presentation on-site.

Abschlussveranstaltung des Kooperationsprojekts DiTAH
2024-09-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Online
Einladung zur online Abschlussveranstaltung des Kooperationsprojekts DiTAH “Digitale Transformation in den Österreichisches Geisteswissenschaften”
Montag, 16. September 2024 von 14:00 bis 17:00 online unter https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/62306878063?pwd=[REDACTED]

Begrüßung durch Projektleiter (Univ.-Prof. Dr. M.A. Georg Vogeler)
Begrüßung durch BMBWF und Vorstellung der Förderungsschiene (ALIN Mag.a Ursula Brustmann)
DiTAH Projektvorstellung durch Projektleiter (Univ.-Prof. Dr. M.A. Georg Vogeler)
DH Infrastrukturen in Österreich: CLARIAH-AT (Mag. Walter Scholger)
Vorstellung der neuen DiTAH Webseite (Projektmanagement Team)
Vorstellung der einzelnen DiTAH Teilprojekte (Projektpartner:innen)

Open Science Stories
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-22
Amplifying the work of the scientific community made possible through our open science tools.
Now in its fifth year, Open Science Week will take place Sept. 16-22, 2024. Leaders, producers, educators and users of open science are encouraged to engage with this campaign. A celebration of open science in all its forms – Open Science Week calls attention to scientists and organizations who share their tools, resources and data openly to accelerate research and discovery. This annual celebration, founded and coordinated by the Allen Institute, takes place during the third week of September.

Call for nominations Sarah Jones Award
2024-09-12 23:59 | Online
On the occasion of what would have been Sarah’s 43rd birthday, the Research Data Alliance launched a call for nominations for The Sarah Jones Award for exceptional contribution to fostering collaboration in Open Science on 14 June 2024 in Prague. Sarah Jones served as a member of the EOSC Association Board of Directors since 2021 until her passing in 2023.

She was also an esteemed member of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Council and the RDA Technical Advisory Board. The annual award honours Sarah’s memory and her significant contributions to the Open Science community globally. You can read more about Sarah’s life and career on her EOSC-A webpage.
Nominations
The RDA invites nominations for the Sarah Jones Award for individuals who have demonstrated an exceptional contribution to fostering collaboration in Open Science. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, 12 September 2024.
The impact the nominated individual has made can be on an organisational, community or individual level. The award is open to all nominees and not restricted to members of the RDA community, however a demonstration of contribution within the RDA community is of great importance.
The winner will be announced during the 23rd RDA Plenary Meeting between 12-14 November 2024 in Costa Rica and will receive a physical award, a certificate, and be included on the RDA Sarah Jones Award website listing with details of the exceptional contribution. Finally, the winner will have access to a fund to be invested in activities relevant to the winning activities.
Donations
The RDA is accepting donations to the fund for the Sarah Jones Award 2024. All contributions go to the award.

From open data to knowledge: enhancing European resilience to health crises
2024-09-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
The BY-COVID project is hosting a high-level event entitled “From open data to knowledge: enhancing European resilience to health crises” to highlight and discuss the value of open data and showcasing the impact of the project on science and society.
The event will feature panel discussions with experts from various sectors, including policy-makers from the European and international scene, industry and academia, who will share their insights and experiences when building innovative products, structuring alliances and sustaining long-term initiatives.
The event will also showcase a series of success stories from the BY-COVID project, demonstrating how integrating data from a range of domains can support research, public health and policy.
The interactive format of the event will allow all the participants to share experiences and discuss ways to empower pathogens and infectious disease research and sustain a good basis for future health crises.

NORDUnet Conference 2024 – NDN2024
2024-09-10 - 2024-09-12 | Bergen, Bergen, Norway
This 32nd edition will take place on 10th-12th September, 2024 in Bergen, Norway where Norwegian NREN Sikt together with NORDUnet will welcome everybody with a vested interest in the research and education community.
In line with the long-established way of shaping the conference there will be plenary sessions with compelling keynote speakers, parallel sessions that cover some of the most recent and relevant topics, ample room for hallway conversations, not forgetting the social networking events such as the opening reception and the dinner.
Participation continues to be both relevant to NREN and Campus staff, including researchers and scientists from all areas.
We will meet up at the Radisson Blu Hotel where the programme will unfold.

Towards a Transparent Transition to Open Access: The Current Data Landscape
2024-09-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
LIBER’s Open Access Working Group invites you to this webinar to learn about the findings from two recent studies published on the financial aspects of transitioning to open access and to have a discussion roundtable on implications in libraries’ open access strategies moving forward. The webinar will be facilitated by Dr. Birgit Schmidt, Head of Knowledge Commons at the Göttingen State and University Library.
Speakers: Bianca Kramer, Independent Research Analyst at Sesame Open Science. Her work focuses on open science, open metadata and open infrastructure. Najko Jahn, Data Analyst at the State and University Library Göttingen, University of Göttingen. His work focuses on scholarly communication analytics.
DISCLAIMER: The event has a capacity of 500 persons; The event will be recorded.

Open Consultation: Crafting a vision for European Repositories
2024-08-31 23:59 | Online
In January 2023, OpenAIRE, LIBER, SPARC Europe, and COAR unveiled a joint strategy to strengthen the European repository network. This aim is to further strengthen the open science landscape in Europe by reinforcing and enhancing repositories across Europe by emphasizing their value, spreading best practices, and supporting the establishment of national networks.
Open Consultation – European Repository Strategy
As the first step, a comprehensive survey of the European repository landscape was conducted from February to March 2023. The survey revealed that European repositories collectively acquire, preserve, and provide open access to tens, if not hundreds, of millions of valuable research outputs, serving as critical, non-profit infrastructure in the European open science landscape. However, the survey also identified several areas needing improvement.
Specifically, repositories face three primary challenges:

Maintaining up-to-date, highly functional software platforms.
Implementing consistent and comprehensive best practices in metadata, preservation, and usage statistics.
Achieving appropriate visibility in the scholarly ecosystem.

Crafting a Vision for European Repositories
Based on these findings, it was agreed to prepare a position paper outlining our collective vision for the future of repositories in Europe. To achieve this, we are seeking input from various communities to gather insights and feedback. This open consultation is specifically designed to collect input from a variety of stakeholder communities, and your participation is vital.
We can’t do it alone—we need YOUR insights and feedback to shape this vision.

Give us your input

Your valuable contributions will help to inform the initial draft of the position paper, which will be refined through focus groups. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected European repository network.

Guidelines for creating a user tailored EOSC Compliant PID Policy - D3.3 - Open for comments
2024-08-31 23:59 | Online
The Guidelines for creating a user tailored EOSC Compliant PID Policy (D3.3) formulates 16 guidelines for helping PID Managers to formulate an EOSC compliant PID policy.
The main source for the guidelines are the outcomes of the compliance assessment of the EOSC PID policy. Other sources of best practice are a review of national and institutional PID policies, outputs and recommendations of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), review of PID Stack documentation and published use of PIDs in workflows and specific use cases.
The results provided by the report are relevant for all actors in the PID Ecosystem, such as PID Service Providers, PID Owners, PID Authorities and PID Standards Bodies. The main target group, however, are PID Managers, who have the responsibility to maintain the integrity of the relationship between entities and their PIDs. PID Managers may include a provider of a data repository, a data catalogue, or a research workflow system.
This deliverable is opened for the external community review as well as review in the ongoing FAIR-IMPACT support programme Creating EOSC compliant Persistent Identifier (PID) policies. The period for the reviews is open until 2024-08-31
Provide your feedback in this shared document

Expedition Zukunft START 2024/2
2024-08-27 12:00 | Online
In der Ausschreibung Expedition Zukunft START werden Vorhaben in einer frühen Phase angesprochen, in der Innovationen vorbereitet und die Basis für große Veränderungen in Märkten, Technologien oder Gesellschaften gelegt werden.
Folgende Projektarten werden als vorbereitende Maßnahmen für FTI-Projekte unterstützt:
(1) Anwendungsfälle für eine vorhandene Technologie
Es existiert bereits eine vorhandene technologische Lösung, aber es ist unklar, wie diese vorhandene Technologie am Markt angewendet werden kann bzw. welches Geschäftsmodell passt. Im Projekt können konkrete Anwendungsfälle erarbeitet und getestet werden. Am Ende steht die Erkenntnis, für welche Anwendungsfälle die technologische Lösung relevant ist und in welche F&E-Aktivitäten investiert werden soll.
(2) Ursachenanalyse
Es liegt ein konkretes und ungelöstes Problem vor, wobei die Ursachen nicht klar oder ausreichend untersucht sind. Förderbare Vorhaben analysieren dieses Problem im Detail und erkennen relevante Akteure. Die Probleme können einen technologischen Charakter oder aber gesellschaftliche Ursachen haben. Wichtig ist, dass auf Basis der Ergebnisse potenziell ein FTI-Projekt entsteht.
(3) Ausarbeitung und Erprobung eines technischen Konzepts
Es existieren technische Ideen, deren Lösungskonzept noch ausgearbeitet, überprüft oder entwickelt werden muss. Dies umfasst auch den Bau erster Prototypen, um die Validität von Konzepten und Machbarkeit zu testen. Wir unterstützen risikoreiche Konzepte, ausgefallene Ideen und technische Lösungsansätze für große, ungeklärte Probleme. Wichtig ist, dass naturwissenschaftliche Gesetze eingehalten werden.
(4) Strategie und Umsetzungsplanung großer Veränderungsprozesse
Viele disruptive und radikale Innovationen starten mit vagen Ideen, denen zur Umsetzung oftmals eine strukturierte Herangehensweise fehlt. Daher werden hier Vorhaben unterstützt, die als Vorbereitung für FTI-Projekte die Strategie und Vision, sowie einen Innovationsprozess entwickeln. Entsprechend der strategischen Zielsetzung von Expedition Zukunft ist ein Prozess gemeint, der über den herkömmlichen Strategieprozess von Organisationen hinausgeht und ambitionierte, globale Ziele ins Auge fasst: zB solche, die große Veränderungen in Märkten oder bei Zielgruppen vorbereiten, regulatorische Hürden ansprechen oder große technologische Umbrüche strategisch steuern.
Wie hoch ist die Förderung?
Die Unterstützung im Rahmen von Expedition Zukunft START erfolgt auf maximal 12 Monate und Projektkosten werden mit einem maximalen Zuschuss in der Höhe von € 80.000,- gefördert.
Für verschiedene Organisationen sind verschiedene Maximalanteile am Projektvolumen förderbar, und zwar:

Kleine Unternehmen: 70 %
Mittlere Unternehmen: 60 %
Forschungseinrichtungen: 80 %

Zusätzlich zur monetären Unterstützung begleitet Sie die FFG über die Förderung hinaus mit einer zentralen Ansprechperson und individuell auf das Vorhaben angepassten Services.

How To Be Open: Libraries
2024-08-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Libraries are the heart of the scholarly ecosystem, acting as gateways to knowledge and resources for researchers, students, and the public.
This session, led by Dr. Alwaleed Alkhaja, Head of Open Access and Copyright at Qatar National Library, will explore how libraries can embrace and promote Open Science principles, ensuring wider accessibility, transparency, and collaboration in research.
This session will delve into:

Implementing Open Access Policies: Practical steps for libraries to adopt and enforce open access policies, ensuring that staff and patrons benefit from unrestricted access to information.
Setting Up Open Access Funds: Guidance on establishing and managing funds dedicated to supporting open access initiatives within libraries.
Read and Publish Agreements: Insights into negotiating and implementing agreements that facilitate open access publishing, benefiting both researchers and institutions.
Developing Institutional Repositories: The importance of creating and maintaining repositories that preserve and disseminate scholarly work openly.
Making Digitised Content Accessible: Strategies for making digitised content available to the public, enhancing the reach and impact of library collections.

The session aims to address the unique opportunities and challenges in the Arab states for achieving various levels of openness in libraries. By discussing these topics, the hope is to empower libraries to become more open, transparent, and collaborative.
This event is ideal for librarians, open access managers, consortium managers, heritage library managers, open science advocates, and repository managers. By bringing together these diverse stakeholders, they aim to foster a collaborative environment that advances the cause of Open Science in the library community.

Questionnaire for parties interested in contributing to the build-up phase of the EOSC Federation
2024-08-18 23:59 | Online
The construction of the future EOSC has entered an important phase. The EOSC EU Node is expected to be presented to the scientific community in the frame of the EOSC Symposium in October 2024. Meanwhile, the discussions are intensifying on the aims, structure and tasks of the individual EOSC Nodes that will complement the EOSC EU Node to initiate the formation of the EOSC Federation.
The Tripartite Governance of EOSC is therefore launching a questionnaire to gauge the scale and scope of general interest and readiness for the build-up phase of the EOSC Federation. Interested parties are invited to reply to the questionnaire as the first step in their eligibility to contribute to a testbed of potential EOSC Nodes representing the different stakeholders involved in the research communities of Europe.
Based on the replies to the questionnaire, several organisations will be invited by the Tripartite Governance to contribute to the refinement of the EOSC Federation concept during the build-up phase. The build-up phase will help the Tripartite to gain experience from cooperation between the future EOSC EU Node and the individual future EOSC Nodes, and to test the different aspects of the EOSC Federation Handbook in practice. The invited organisations shall reflect the different types of stakeholders and organisations to ensure the best possible representation of the various European research communities.
No additional funding is associated with this activity. Submitting the questionnaire does not commit the respondent to onboard their resources (i.e. services/data repositories) nor to establish a future EOSC Node. At the same time, the invitation to form a node in the build-up phase does not automatically guarantee the status of a federated EOSC Node at a later stage. The decision of the future structure, organisation and funding of EOSC will follow the negotiations of the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, FP10.
An overview of the results of this questionnaire will be shared with respondents and will be used to plan the next steps in the building of the EOSC Federation.
WEBINARS FOR PARTIES INTERESTED IN BUILDING UP THE EOSC FEDERATION
The EOSC Association will hold two webinars in June to explain the purpose of the questionnaire and provide guidance on how to complete it. Registration is required to attend. Interested participants can choose from the following dates and times:

Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 15:00-16:00 CEST

Workshop on high-throughput sequencing data analysis with Galaxy
2024-07-22 - 2024-07-26 | Werthmannstrasse 4, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
Target Audience: Scientist with no or little Galaxy experience who want to analyse sequencing data.
Learning Objectives:

To get introduced to Galaxy as data analysis platform and the GTN training material
To learn how to use use tools and databases in Galaxy
To be able to run different tools and workflows

Training material: For the hands-on course, we will use the training material from the Galaxy Training Network.

EASST-4S 2024 Conference
2024-07-16 - 2024-07-19 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
As governments and funding agencies increasingly demand alignment with Sustainable Development Goals, STS scholars grapple with the tension between societal expectations and the transformative potential of their research. Rather than offering predetermined solutions, scholars are encouraged to reframe problem spaces through empirical analyses and innovative practices. Key questions will be addressed, such as how to frame transformations within STS frameworks, avoid co-optation and technosolutionism, and foster collaboration between STS and other disciplines.
This conference embraces diverse topics within STS, including speculative ethics, governance of science and technology, decolonial scholarship, and innovation studies. Join us for stimulating conversations and explore new avenues for mobilizing STS sensibilities in addressing global challenges.

FOAM 2024: FAIR principles for Ontologies and Metadata in Knowledge Management
2024-07-15 | Enschede, Netherlands
FOAM is a new workshop merging the Workshop on Ontologies for FAIR and FAIR Ontologies (Onto4FAIR), the Conceptual Modeling, Ontologies and Metadata Management for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) Data (CMOMM4FAIR) and the FAIR Ontology Harmonization and TRUST Data Interoperability Workshop (FOHTI).The main objectives of this workshop are:

to bring together new methods for enabling FAIR research outputs (data, software, workflows, ontologies, mappings, etc.) through ontologies and vocabularies
discuss techniques, metrics and guidelines to improve the FAIRness of ontologies and vocabularies
to share experiences, identify new challenges and opportunities applying FAIR for different communities

FOAM will be an in-person event.

Topics of interest
Making the resources produced by researchers fully reusable and understandable requires complex efforts. To address these issues, the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) principles have been developed to provide guidance on making resources more reusable and interoperable. These principles have gained increasing attention in a number of different domains and applications. On the one hand, a key aspect is the ability to describe resources correctly and semantically, in particular using ontologies. On the other hand, ontologies themselves have to comply with the FAIR principles.
The workshop aims to bring together leaders from academia, industry and user institutions to discuss the adoption of the FAIR principles and share real-world requirements, challenges and experiences in their respective domains. In addition, we aim to explore how the FAIR principles are supported by the use of ontologies that are ideally FAIR themselves, and to discuss the challenges and perspectives in adopting the FAIR principles.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

ontologies, schemas and vocabularies for FAIR data and metadata;
domain and cross-domain ontologies for FAIR research outputs (data, software, mappings, workflows, ontologies, ML models, etc.);
techniques, methods and tools to increase the FAIRness of vocabularies and ontologies;
FAIR ontology harmonisation, mapping, alignment, merging and modularisation;
best practices on modeling FAIR research outputs;
semantic descriptions of FAIR digital objects;
challenges in FAIR research output management and modeling;
novel applications of the FAIR principles, FAIRification process and use cases;
metrics for FAIRness assessment;
provenance in FAIR environments;
FAIR principles and open science;
FAIR principles and linked open data;
Application of the FAIR principles in scientific communities (life science, digital humanities, health, smart cities, etc.)

Submissions
Submissions can be made in the following categories:

Full papers (10 – 12 pages, including references)
Short papers (6 – 9 pages, including references)
Posters (up to 5 pages, including references)

Submissions should be original work and follow the CEUR one-column template (Overleaf template, CEUR author kit). However, FOAM 2024 explicitly welcomes alternative and enhanced submission formats, such as HTML submissions. Authors who are preparing such a submission should contact the workshop organizers in advance to make sure we can accommodate for them in the submission and review process.
Submissions should be managed through Easychair. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to attend the workshop (in person).
FOAM embraces the adoption of FAIR best practices. If your paper proposes a dataset, has associated source code or proposes a new ontology or demo, please make sure these resources conform with the FAIR Best practices from FOIS.

Maturity Model for Pathogen Data Platforms
2024-07-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Maturity models are a useful tool to support data platform managers in assessing current gaps in their maturity and development lifecycle. The Pathogen Data Platform maturity model specifically targets managers of data platforms that host on pathogens, and associated, contextual sensitive, personal metadata. It was developed within ELIXIR-CONVERGE and tested in a pilot run within BY-COVID. It is very largely inspired from the maturity model of the Federated EGA.
During this highly interactive workshop, generally addressed to platform managers and those involved in platform development (bioinformaticians, ITs, legal services etc.), we will present practical illustrations of how to understand and score the various indicators of the maturity model, with examples focusing on SARS-CoV-2, bacterial, and wastewater data. We will also discuss the importance of ensuring FAIRness of platforms by design and how maturity models can support this.

Handle with CARE? Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen für ethischen und sensiblen Umgang mit Forschungsdaten
2024-07-03 14:00 - 18:00 | Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie,, Universitätsstraße 7, 4. Stock, Wien, 1010
Die Ansprüche an Forschungen und an Forschungsdaten werden immer größer. Der Aufwand auch. Gerade in der Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, bei der nicht nur bei, sondern auch gemeinsam mit beforschten Menschen Daten entstehen. Das bringt große Verantwortung mit sich. Besonders beim Umgang mit sensiblen Daten, Daten aus Gewalt-, Kolonial-, rassistischen Kontexten. Die CARE-Prinzipien (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) für indigene Daten werden immer öfter als Lösungsansatz für alle diese ethischen Fragen herangezogen. Sie sind von indigenen Aktivist*innen nur für indigene Daten gedacht und entwickelt worden. Können diese Prinzipien auf andere, nicht-indigene Daten angewendet werden? Wenn ja, wie? Wie können wir in unserem Fach ethisch, respektvoll, möglichst kollaborativ und gemeinwohlorientiert forschen und Daten sammeln und archivieren? Gibt es andere Ansätze? Und wie umgehen mit unseren vorhandenen Daten? Ob und wie können diese Daten dekolonialisiert und weitergenutzt werden? Wem gehören die Daten? In Vorträgen von Christian Huber und Ingolf Ortner zum Thema „Beware! Take CARE! Überlegungen zum praktischen Umgang mit sensiblen Daten im Forschungsdatenmanagement“ und von Veronika Kocher über „IMAGE+ und die Frage der praktischen Anwendung von CARE Principles im Umgang mit Bildmaterial in Repositorien“ werden diese Fragen beleuchtet und danach diskutiert. Im Anschluss soll mit praktischen Beispielen aus dem ethnographischen Datenarchiv, der Ethnographischen Sammlung des Instituts für KSA oder auch von Teilnehmenden diskutiert werden, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, gut und ethisch vertretbar mit Forschungsdaten umzugehen.
Vortrag: Christian Huber und Ingolf Ortner – Beware! Take CARE! Überlegungen zum praktischen Umgang mit sensiblen Daten im Forschungsdatenmanagement
Vortrag: Veronika Kocher – IMAGE+ und die Frage der praktischen Anwendung von CARE Principles im Umgang mit Bildmaterial in Repositorien
Anmeldung: bis 25.06.2024 unter eda.ksa@univie.ac.at
Datum: 03.07.2024, 14–18
Ort: HS A, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, NIG, 4. Stock, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien

Abstracts:
Christian Huber und Ingolf Ortner – Beware, take CARE! Überlegungen zum Umgang mit sensiblen Daten im Forschungsdatenmanagement
Die CARE-Prinzipien werfen in ihrer praktischen Anwendung mitunter mehr Fragen auf, als diese beantworten können. Forschungsdaten, gerade solche die ethische Fragestellungen implizieren, können auf allen Ebenen, bis hin zu den Metadaten, in ihrem gesamten Datenzyklus hochsensibel sein. Deshalb wurden 2019 die CARE-Prinzipien (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) als ein Komplementär zu den 2016 postulierten FAIR-Prinzipien (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable) formuliert. Die FAIR-Prinzipien erkennen im Gegensatz zum reinen Open Data Konzept auch Restriktionen des Datenzuganges an, fokussieren aber auf Merkmale, die den Datenaustausch erleichtern und sind eher als Grundsätze eines guten Forschungsdatenmanagements zu sehen, welche aber ethische Aspekte und historische Kontexte in der Datenproduktion und in der Nachnutzung von Daten weitestgehend unberücksichtigt lassen. Gerade aber in der ethnographischen Forschung müssen die Beforschten, die Forschenden und die aus dem Forschungsprozess hervorgebrachten Daten bzw. Metadaten, von der Entstehung bis zur Nachnutzung, als sich gegenseitig bedingende äquivalente Aktanten angesehen werden. Was bedeutet dies nun für den praktischen Umgang mit sensiblen Forschungsdaten? Im Vortrag werden unter anderem 10 Punkte präsentiert, welche aus qualitativen Interviews mit ExpertInnen erhoben wurden, die ein Desiderat darstellen und zu einer weiteren Beschäftigung bzw. zur praktischen Umsetzung der CARE-Prinzipien im Umgang mit qualitativen sensiblen Forschungsdaten führen sollen. Die 10 Punkte, die zum weiteren Diskurs anregen sollen, umreißen Themenfelder wie sensible Forschungsdaten vs. Open Data, aktuell gehaltene Metadaten als Schlüsselelement, das Spannungsfeld Beforschte – Forschende (Datenschutz als Hürde, Wer spricht?, Macht und Teilhabe u.v.m.), institutionelle Langzeitarchivierung, der Faktor Zeit und seine Risiken, finanzielle Ressourcen (prekäre Forschungs- und Arbeitsbedingungen), die Schwierigkeiten einer praxisnahen Umsetzung der CARE-Prinzipien sowie eine frühzeitige Sensibilisierung durch Schulungen und Einbindung in die universitäre Lehre.
Veronika Kocher – IMAGE+ und die Frage der praktischen Anwendung von CARE Principles im Umgang mit Bildmaterial in Repositorien
In den letzten Jahren ist eine Debatte immer stärker in der Öffentlichkeit ausgetragen worden: Wie mit rassistischen oder diskriminierenden Inhalten verantwortlich umgehen? Sei es der Sturz öffentlicher Statuen von Menschenhändlern, der Umgang mit bekannten Kinderbüchern, die neu aufgelegt werden und eine Revision erfahren oder Kunstwerke, deren rassistische Titel in digitalen Datenbanken überarbeitet werden und mithilfe einer Sternchen-Barriere gekennzeichnet sind – ein Wandel im Umgang mit diesen Inhalten ist festzustellen. Das Sammeln, Bewahren und Erforschen von Ressourcen ist darauf ausgelegt, diese zu erhalten und entsprechend der Textautonomie so abzubilden, wie sie sich präsentieren – als Abbild einer Gesellschaft. Oftmals finden auf diesem Weg aber gerade die exklusiven und diskriminierenden Seiten einer Gesellschaft Eingang in die historisch gewachsene Welt von Bibliotheken, Archiven, Sammlungen und Datenbanken und können hier ohne weiteren Kommentar verwendet werden. Auch in Bibliotheken, Archiven und Museen muss daher die Frage gestellt werden, welche Methoden Anwendung finden sollen, sodass rassistische und diskriminierende Inhalte nicht weiter reproduziert werden. Inwieweit und in welcher Form können archivarische Strukturen diverser und aktueller gestaltet, und wie auch andere gesellschaftliche Perspektiven abgebildet werden? Gleichzeitig scheint damit aber ein Konflikt mit dem bewährten Selbstverständnis dieser Einrichtungen unausweichlich.

Wissenschaftliche Publikationen sicher nutzen mit Creative Commons Lizenzen
2024-06-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
In dieser Ausgabe des OA-Talks führt uns Dr. Christoph Bruch in die Grundlagen der Creative Commons Lizenzen (CC-Lizenzen) ein. CC-Lizenzen sind Musterverträge, die weltweit genutzt werden, um eine freie Nutzung urheberrechtlich geschützter Werke rechtssicher zu ermöglichen. Im Vortrag werden die Rechtsgrundlagen für CC-Lizenzen erläutert und die verschiedenen Ausprägungen der Lizenzen vorgestellt.
Dabei werden folgende Themen zur Sprache kommen:

Warum sollte ich meine Publikationen unter eine Creative Commons Lizenz stellen?
Wann darf ich eine Creative Commons Lizenz vergeben?
Was gestatte ich bei den verschiedenen Ausprägungen der CC-Lizenzen?
Welche CC-Lizenzen erlauben die Nutzung durch KI-Anwendungen?

Den Vortrag hält Dr. Christoph Bruch, Referent des Helmholtz Open Science Office der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft.
Eingeladen sind Wissenschaftler*innen, Student*innen, Beratende sowie alle Interessierte. Nach dem Vortrag gibt es die Möglichkeit Fragen zu diskutieren.

Für weitere Fragen wenden Sie sich gerne an Dr. Sarah Dellmann.

Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC)
2024-06-25 23:59 | Online
The annual call for proposals from the Incubator platform Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) has been published on April 8th, 2024 and will be closed June 25th, 2024

The most important information in a nutshell

Application opens: 08.04.2024
Application deadline: 25.06.2024 (23:59h CEST) ! please note: tech support on June, 25th is possible until 16:00h CEST!
Details HMC Call 2024: The complete call can be found here as PDF
Further documents: All further material (incl. relevant templates) can be downloaded here.
Submission: via the Project Proposal Portal
Budget: 400k€ (max. 200k€ by the INF + counter-financing by participating centres/partners)
Project duration: max. 2 years
Information events: 29.04.2024, 10:00-13:00h CEST & 16.05.2024, 11:00-14:00h CEST
Please also check the FAQs for further details about the call.

Public Launch of the Skils4EOSC Competence Centres Network
2024-06-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
During this virtual event, you will discover the Skills4EOSC Competence Centres (S4E CCs). According to the project’s vision, these CCs are hubs for Open Science and EOSC activities in their respective countries or thematic domains. The S4E CCs are collaborative entities and networks bringing together extensive expertise in Open Science and data management across various domains. They provide training and support while collaborating at the pan-European level to align curricula, quality assurance, and certification schemes for competencies and materials related to Open Science, FAIR research output management, and the EOSC context.

Strategies for training and knowledge exchange with a consulting perspective
2024-06-25 - 2024-06-26 | Online
BioNT – BIO Network for Training – is an international consortium of academic entities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). BioNT is dedicated to providing a comprehensive training program and fostering a community for digital skills relevant to the biotechnology industry and biomedical sector. With a curriculum tailored for both beginners and advanced professionals, BioNT aims to equip individuals with the necessary expertise in handling, processing, and visualising biological data, as well as utilising computational biology tools. Leveraging the consortium’s strong background in digital literacy training and extensive network of collaborations, BioNT is poised to professionalise life sciences data management, processing, and analysis skills.
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to essential training theory, needs assessment techniques and effective delivery strategies in training and consulting, followed by an introduction to consulting with a focus on bioinformatics. You will explore the theory of learning, emphasising how people learn, followed by practical teaching techniques, learner-centred instruction, and creating an inclusive classroom environment. Its primary emphasis lies in hands-on teaching methods, constructive alignment, formative assessment, and providing valuable feedback to learners. Additionally, the workshop will highlight other knowledge-exchange formats, like consulting and mentoring, offering insights into the interface between industry and academia, and how bioinformaticians can leverage their skills in related roles.
BioNT offers a two-day workshop with the primary aim of introducing participants to good enough practices for teaching and consulting.
On the first day, participants will dive into the theory of learning, drawing upon The Carpentries material to provide a solid foundation. This includes an introduction to evidence-based teaching practices, equipping participants with strategies grounded in research to enhance their instructional effectiveness. The workshop also focuses on creating a positive environment for learners, offering practical guidance on fostering inclusivity and engagement during workshops. Furthermore, participants will have ample opportunities to practise and refine their teaching skills through hands-on activities and group discussions. This allows participants to gain valuable experience and confidence in their instructional delivery. In addition, the workshop will also cover training development and surveying training needs. Participants will learn how to assess the learning needs of their target audience and make informed decisions on training content and delivery methods. Exercises will be conducted to guide participants through the process of surveying training needs and developing collaborative training materials within the community.
On the second day of the workshop, we broaden the scope to include other forms of knowledge transfer, such as consulting and mentoring. Participants will dive deeper into how to communicate efficiently by focusing on refining their delivery style, tone, and pacing to optimise learner or consultee engagement and comprehension. Emphasis will be placed on integrating feedback to continually improve the learning experience and meet the diverse needs of learners and consultees. In addition, participants will explore strategies for effectively teaching technical knowledge using the proven BioNT training format, known for its structured and hands-on approach. Through practical examples and exercises, participants will learn how to break down complex technical concepts into digestible modules and facilitate active learning experiences.
On the second half-day, participants will engage with key questions related to consultancy in bioinformatics, including how to technically keep track of tasks and document projects, the frequency and criteria for follow-up, initiation of new projects, delegation decisions, managing multiple consultancy sessions, handling unreasonable requests, prioritisation between projects, time management strategies, prioritisation of consultancy over general training, division of time among different activities, and defining the threshold between consultancy and research involvement.
