"7th National Open Science Conference and OpenAIRE Advance Workshop" will be held on November 19-20, 2019 at Ege University Atatürk Cultural Center, Konak, Izmir, hosted by Izmir Institute of Technology (IYTE) in cooperation with TÜBİTAK, YÖK and Hacettepe University.
The aim of the 7th National Open Science Conference and OpenAIRE Advance Project Workshop, which will be organized with the theme of "Sustainable Open Science and Equality in Open Knowledge", is to raise awareness on open access, open science and open data issues and to support the harmonization of open science policy, strategy, legislation, infrastructure and services in Turkey with the European Union (EU); to share information about the studies carried out and planned in our country, especially by YÖK, TÜBİTAK Presidency and TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, and to evaluate the points reached with all stakeholders.
As part of its digital single market strategy, the European Union (EU) has developed the European Open Science Cloud and OpenAIRE services to easily access, store, share and reuse scientific information and research data. Detailed information and developments on these issues will be shared during the meeting.
The following topics will be emphasized in the conference, which will include expert and respected speakers from Turkey and abroad:
- Essential elements for the transition to open science
- Policy, strategy, legislation, standards and software infrastructure required for open science applications
- Research data management and open data towards open science
- Next generation academic archives
- OpenAIRE services and facilities
- Open science in Turkey
- European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
- Open access, open data, open course resources
- Open innovation and scientific communication
- Alternative publishing models
- New metrics for evaluating research and research results
- More scientifically visible universities
All these initiatives aim to ensure equal access to information and data for all, to ensure the sustainability of open science, and to increase scientific and technological partnerships between the public and industrial sectors.
For the 7th National Open Science Conference and OpenAIRE Advance Project Workshop, you can get information and register from the related page.
Conference website: http://ab2019.acikbilim.org/
