Call for Posters

Call for posters

OSFAIR2017 gives the opportunity to selected projects, organisations and initiatives to present their work and ideas addressing one of the conference topics.

The call for posters is an opportunity for individuals and teams to showcase the latest knowledge and potential solutions to support open access and open science in the academic, commercial or public environment.

*OSFAIR2017 will give visibility to 15 posters in total.

The deadline for submissions is June 20, 2017.

Topics of interest

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
research analytics and visualizations
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

Poster proposals will be evaluated primarily on their potential to stimulate interesting discussions, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and promote collaborations. Additional criteria are:

Relevance
Impact on the wider community
Level of innovation
Originality
Openness of the solution / method / product
Quality of the abstract

Special consideration will be given to ensure that a variety of topics and geographical / cultural range will be represented.
Applications will be evaluated by the Conference Programme Committee.

Guidance

Authors are asked to submit a short proposal that describes the main contributions of the poster. Proposals should contain a brief abstract, place an emphasis on the motivation for the work, and summarize contributions being presented. Preliminary results may also be included.

Abstract length should be a minimum of 250 words and should not exceed 600 words.
The language of the conference will be English; therefore, the abstract must be in this language.
All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by members of the Conference Programme Committee based on the criteria mentioned above.

Authors of accepted poster proposals will be provided instructions for preparing the posters. Stands/tripods will be provided to display all accepted posters.

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 12 June, 2017 (Extended: 20 June, 2017)
Notification of acceptance / rejection: 30 June, 2017
Final abstract and poster submission: 21 July, 2017
Conference Dates: 6 – 8 September, 2017

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Call for Workshops

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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.

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

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

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Registration

Below you can see all our registration options

Registration form

€180

Early Bird, Full Registration

Deadline: 15 July

CLOSED

€240

Full Registration

Deadline: 9 September

OPEN

€120

Partners of sponsoring projects OpenAIRE, FIT4RRI, EOSC Secretariat, FAIRSFAIR

Deadline: 9 September

OPEN

On site registration

On site registration and payment will be possible.

Full registration: €300

Partners of sponsorship projects: €200

All options include:

Three day attendance
Catering during conference (5 Coffee breaks, 3 Work Lunches)
OSFair sunset cocktail

Registration will open soon!

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Contact

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