OpenCon 2016 Boston

   
Summary

OpenCon 2016 Boston

Description

Join us for OpenCon 2016 Boston, a satellite event of OpenCon 2016, a global conference for students and early-career researchers to learn about open access, open data, and open education. Hosted by Boston University, OpenCon 2016 Boston will feature programming with the theme of "open in action," including a talk by a member of the project team from Open Data to Open Knowledge, Boston's Knight Foundation-funded initiative to make open government data an accessible public resource. Other sessions will include a discussion of information justice and lightning talks about open research tools and approaches. We're also partnering with the BU Study Group to offer an evening open science/data presentation. OpenCon 2016 Boston is free and open to all. Please register at is.gd/openconboston. Your registration will help us plan for a venue and refreshments. Tentative Agenda Welcome & Intro | 1-1:15pm From “Open” to Justice | 1:15-2 p.m. Screening of a presentation by Audrey Watters from OpenCon 2014, followed by a discussion of information justice. Update on the City of Boston’s Open Data to Open Knowledge Project | 2-2:45 p.m. An update on Open Data to Open Knowledge, the City of Boston’s Knight Foundation-funded initiative to make open government data an accessible resource. Open Research Lightning Talks | 3-4 p.m. Tentatively scheduled talks include an introduction to ORCID, how and why to make your work available in an institutional repository, a case study of open research, and an overview of open access mandates for grant funding. BU Study Group Open Science/Data Presentation | 6-7:30 p.m.

Starts

1:00pm on Wednesday, November 9th 2016

End Time

4:00pm

Location

Mugar Memorial Library, 771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215 (Room 302)

URL

http://is.gd/openconboston

 
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