It is dedicated to the Open Science movement and provides a unique forum for researchers, librarians, practitioners, infrastructure provider, policy makers, and other important stakeholders to discuss and exchange their ideas and experiences.

The Open Science movement focusses on research data management in general and since most recently on FAIR data principles, i.e. findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable research data. Within this context the thematic focus of this year’s conference will be on FAIR principles of research data and supporting research data infrastructures. Invited as well as carefully selected talks, hands-on reports and panel discussions will cover both the view of research data infrastructures and the view of the scientific communities.

The International Open Science Conference is organised by the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics and the Leibniz Research Alliance Science 2.0.

The following speakers are confirmed:

Stefan Bender, Deutsche Bundesbank, German Data Forum, GermanyDr Juan Bicarregui, Scientific Computing Department (SCD), Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKDr Simon Hodson, Executive Director CODATA, France & Chair of the EC Expert Group on FAIR DataDr Robert Jones, Information Technology Department, CERN, SwitzerlandProfessor Karel Luyben, Delft University of Technology, NetherlandsNatalia Manola, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens & Athena Technology and Innovation Research Center, GreeceEmily Sena, PhD, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK

Don’t miss it: the Barcamp Open Science will be held on 12 March 2018.