Call for workshops

OSF2017 will give the possibility to selected projects, organisations and initiatives to organize a workshop addressing any of the topics of the conference.

OSF2017 provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of work related to the foundational or more conrete aspects of open access and open science.
The OSF2017 organizing committee invites proposals for workshops which may span from 1.5 hour slots to full day workshops.

The deadline for workshop submissions is June 20, 2017.

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Topics of interest

Workshops should emphasize current topics of particular interest to the broad community of open science on the latest policy, legal, technical and business issues in open science and related infrastucture, and should include a mix of regular papers, invited presentations and panels that encourage the participation of attendees in active discussion.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

open access platforms for any research artifacts
infrastructures for open science: services, methods
publishing models and costs
impact of open science/all types of metrics
impact of open science/novel ways of disseminating science
research assessment models
implementations for fair data
open peer review
text and data mining for/from research
citizen science
data skills for open science
open education platforms

Evaluation

Workshop proposals will be evaluated primarily on their potential to stimulate interesting discussions, facilitate the exchange of ideas, promote collaborations, and contribute to a concrete roadmap for open science implementation.
Additional criteria are:

Relevance
Impact on the wider community
Level of innovation
Originality
Openness of the solution / method / product
Quality and detail of the application form

Applications will be evaluated by the Conference Programme Committee.

Guidance

Proposers are asked to submit a short proposal that describes all key characteristics and contributions of the workshop:

Focus
Abstract
Relation to the overall objective of the conference
Target audience
Community engagement
Format and Structure
Draft Agenda
Speakers
Equipment

Important dates

Submission deadline: 12 June, 2017 (Extended: 20 June, 2017)
Notification of acceptance / rejection: 30 June, 2017
Final workshop agenda and speakers line up: 21 July, 2017
Conference Dates: 6 – 8 September, 2017

Workshop Submission now closed!

Submissions are closed, we are evaluating 33 proposals received for workshops and training sessions. Thanks for your submissions!

Contact

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