CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

OSF2019 will give the possibility to selected projects, organisations and initiatives to organize a workshop addressing any of the topics of the conference.

OSF2019 provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of work related to the foundational or more concrete aspects of Open Science (from Open Access, to FAIRness of research results and Open Innovation) and Responsible Research and Innovation.
The OSF2019 organizing committee invites proposals for workshops which may vary between 90, 120 and 180 minutes.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MAY 22, 2019.

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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, FAIR data and related infrastructure. Proposals which favour and encourage the participation of attendees will be favoured.

Topics of interest include:

Infrastructures for Open Science: services, methods, networks
Open Access Platforms for all research artifacts
Next Generation of Repositories
Infrastructures for responsible metrics

European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
FAIR data policy and practice: from theory to implementation
EOSC in national settings
Thematic Clouds

RRI and Open Science: bridging the gap
Citizen Science and Public and Societal Engagement
Governance settings for Institutional embedded RRI and OS

Training and skills for Open Science
Sustaining Open Science training: people and resources
FAIR competences for Higher Education

Policies, Evaluation and Legal issues
PlanS - principles, guidelines and implementation services
Responsible metrics and research assessment
GDPR and IPR exploitation
Rules of Participation in EOSC

Innovative publishing and research dissemination
Alternative publishing models
Open Peer Review
Innovation on science communication

Value added data products/services from Open Science
Research analytics and visualizations
Text and data mining for/from research

Submit your proposal

GUIDANCE

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

Focus
Abstract (maximum 300 words)
Relation to the overall objective of the conference
Target audience
Learning outcomes
Format and Structure
Draft Agenda
Speakers
Equipment

Proposal length should be a minimum of 500 words and should not exceed 800 words.

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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 and Fairness of the solution / method / product
Quality and detail of the application form

Applications will be evaluated by the Conference Programme Committee.

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 17 May, 2019 | 22 May, 2019
Notification of acceptance / rejection: 3 June, 2019 | 14 June, 2019
Final abstract and poster submission:
Conference Dates: 16 – 18 September, 2019

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