Programme

(preliminary)

 

Barcamp Science 2.0 · 2016-05-02
10:00 - 18:00
Barcamp Science 2.0 - “Putting Open Science into practice”

The Barcamp will be held at GESIS (Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8
50667 Köln). For more information please visit the Barcamp site.
Conference Day 1 · 2016-05-03
09:15 - 10:00
 Registration & Coffee
10:00 - 11:30 Opening
Prof Marc Rittberger, DIPF – German Institute for International Educational Research

Setting the Scene - The European Open Science Cloud in between Research and Information Infrastructure
European Open Science Cloud - Recommendations from the High Level Expert Group
Dr Jean-Claude Burgelman, Head of Unit A6, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission /
Prof Klaus Tochtermann, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

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Volker Rieke, Head of Directorate-General 2 - European and International Cooperation in Education and Research, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (tbc)

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From Open Access to Effortless Access: EEXCESS Technologies for Improving Access to Digital Library Long-Tail Content
Prof Michael Granitzer, Head of Media Computer Science, University of Passau
Abstract

In the last decade, Europe conducted tremendous effort for making cultural, educational and scientific resources publicly available. However, the availability of content does not necessarily guarantee its consumption. In an age where user attention has become the limiting factor, effortless, pro-active access to information has become an important paradigm for libraries, museums and archives. In this talk I will present the EEXCESS Framework that enables contextualized, personalized and privacy-preserving access to long-tail content found in digital libraries. I will show how EEXCESS realizes the paradigm of bringing the content to the user, and not the user to the content thereby increasing the uptake of digital library content.
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Scientific perspective on the European Open Science Cloud
Enabling Data-Intensive Science in the Helmholtz Association
Prof Achim Streit, Director of the Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC) / Professor for Computer Science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Abstract

The Helmholtz Association of German research centres pursues long-term research with large-scale scientific projects and research facilities ranging from life sciences, climate and environment up to matter and the universe. One of its long-term programs is dedicated to research on “Supercomputing & Big Data” (SBD) which is of major importance and provides enabling technologies to all Helmholtz research fields.
In data-intensive science collaboration is a key factor. On the national level we lead the multi-disciplinary initiative LSDMA across the Helmholtz research fields to foster the exchange of knowledge, expertise and technologies. Data experts from the program collaborate closely with domain researchers from other Helmholtz programs and German universities within so-called “Data Life Cycle Labs” (DLCL). These aim at optimizing data life cycles and developing community-specific tools and services in joint R&D with the scientific communities. In addition, new generic data methods and technologies for data life cycle management are designed and developed, large scale data facilities and federated data infrastructures are enhanced and operated, and national/international collaborations such as HDF, EUDAT, INDIGO-DataCloud, EU-T0 and WLCG are advanced.

Prof Marie Farge, Director of Research, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research)

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13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:30
Infrastructures perspective on the European Open Science Cloud
Open science Commons: a participatory model for the Open Science Cloud
Dr Tiziana Ferrari, Technical Director at EGI.eu / Technical Coordinator EGI-Engage
Abstract

The Open Science Commons (OSC) is a new approach to sharing and governing advanced digital services, scientific instruments, data, knowledge and expertise that enables researchers to collaborate more easily and be more productive.
Within the OSC, researchers from all disciplines will have easy, integrated and open access to the advanced digital services, scientific instruments, data, knowledge and expertise they need to collaborate and achieve excellence in science, research and innovation.
Using Open Science as a guideline and applying the Commons as a management principle will bring numerous benefits for the research community, and society at large.
The talk presents the challenges and opportunities that the implementation of the Open Science Commons faces in Europe and beyond.
EGI is the European infrastructure for advanced distributed computing and cloud services for research, and with its stakeholders is committed to the realization of the Open Science Commons.

Dr Salvatore Mele, Head of Open Access Projects, CERN

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EEXCESS prototypes (parallel track)
Hands-on presentation of the EEXCESS project
with an introduction by Prof Peter Stöhr, University of Applied Sciences, Hof
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30
Digital Innovations for Open Culture and Open Science
Petr Knoth, The Open University, OpenMinTeD

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Tim Hill, Europeana Foundation

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The Leibniz Research Alliance Science 2.0 in the context of Open Science (parallel track)
Poster presentation of projects and activities within the Leibniz Research Alliance Science 2.0
19:00 - 23:00 Conference dinner in the Café & Restaurant ‘Ludwig im Museum’
Conference Day 2 · 2016-05-04
09:00 - 09:30
 Registration & Coffee
09:30 - 10:30
Opening
Stakeholder´s perspective on the European Open Science Cloud
Supporting European universities in the transition towards Open Science: strategy and activities of the European University Association (EUA)
Dr Lidia Borrell-Damián, Director for Research and Innovation, European University Association (EAU)
Abstract

The rapid development of Open Science is generating new and alternative ways for scientists to conduct, publish and disseminate their research. It is also impacting on researcher career progression, publication quality assessment and the operation of scientific reputation systems. Indeed, Open Science looks set to change the whole research landscape and its implications are becoming tangible for researchers, university leaders and administration, research funders, learned societies, scientific publishers and policy makers at national, European and global levels.
The European University Association (EUA), a major stakeholder organisation representing European universities at large, has been monitoring developments in the area of Open Science, from an institutional perspective, since 2007. In early 2015, in the context of the increasing complexity and consequences for universities of Open Science, the EUA Council decided to set up the EUA Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science, which is composed of 20 members from 19 countries designated by their National Rectors’ Conferences. During its initial three-year mandate (2015-2017), the Expert Group will develop a series of initiatives to strengthen the voice of the university sector in high-level policy dialogue and to support European universities in the transition towards Open Science. It will focus on a broad range of issues related to Open Science, such as, Open Access to research publications and data, research infrastructures, researcher assessment and career development, quality of publications, text and data mining (TDM), copyright, data protection and peer-review.
In early February 2016, EUA issued a Roadmap for Open Access to Research Publications, by recommendation of its Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science. This document outlines the vision, objectives and priority actions for EUA in the coming twelve months in the policy area of Open Access. This was the first in a series of activities EUA is conducting to address the implications of Open Science for universities. EUA has also recently become a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and has responded to the European Commission’s Communication towards a modern, more European copyright framework.
EUA considers Open Science to be of the utmost importance for further enhancing the competitiveness and attractiveness of the European university sector. As the Open Science movement is gaining momentum globally at political, institutional and scientific levels, it is now the time to progress towards a more open, fair, transparent and sustainable scientific eco-system.

Is There Still Room for Open Innovation in a Digital Single Market Built on Open Science?
Talita Soares, Senior Policy Officer, European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)

Abstract

RTOs are important players in the innovation ecosystem with a yearly €29,3bn turnover and €14bn value-added. While RTOs develop technologies transferred to their industrial partners, part of the value created in this process is ploughed back by RTOs in the European R&I ecosystem, contributing to creating jobs and growth. RTOs’ business model is partly based on the concepts of Open Innovation and Open Science, but those have to be defined in a balanced way with clear provisions and definitions, in order to take into consideration the market and competition criteria. The emphasis should be on the reasonable availability and dissemination of technology rather than on the absence of pricing.
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Education and Culture on the Cloud
24/7/365 learning: What Challenges for Education and Culture on the Cloud?
Prof Karl Donert, Consultant, and President of EUROGEO

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digiCULT - Experiences of an Association for Digitization of Museum Objects
Frauke Rehder, CEO digicult Association

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12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:30

Reaching the next level: How to implement the European Open Science Cloud?

Panel Discussion
  • Jean-Claude Burgelman, Head of Unit A6, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
  • Prof Marie Farge, Director of Research, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research)
  • Dr Tiziana Ferrari, Technical Director at EGI.eu, Technical Coordinator EGI-Engage
  • Prof Marc Rittberger, German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF)
  • Prof Achim Streit, Director of the Steinbuch Centre for Computing (SCC) / Professor for Computer Science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:00
Private vs public perspective on the European Open Science Cloud
Hubert Kjellberg, CEO Brockhaus

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Open Science in European Universities: tackling a 21st century agenda in research-led universities
Dr Paul Ayris, Director of UCL Library Services & UCL Copyright Officer, Chief Executive, UCL Press (University College London)

Abstract

This talk will look at the constituent parts of the Open Science Agenda and examine how research-led universities in Europe are facing the challenges. Principal themes in the Open Science debate are Open Access to Publications and Research Data Management, especially Open Data. The members of LERU (League of European Research Universities) are active in both areas and the talk will show how progress is being made. The talk will conclude by looking at governance arrangements at a local level to monitor the progress, or otherwise, that universities are making in implementing Open Science approaches.
Closing
Prof Klaus Tochtermann, ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics