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