[open-science] Ideas...Call for proposals for the Euroscience Open Forum 2012.

Wed Jun 22 11:35:38 UTC 2011

There was also an excellent satellite event in 2008 organised by
Science Commons:

http://blog.okfn.org/2008/07/24/moving-forward-with-open-science-in-europe/

I wonder whether we might also consider organising a similar satellite
event with them for the next one? ;-)

J.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Jenny Molloy <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm definitely in favour, I've attended the last two ESOFs and thought they
> were really good. They attract a cross-disciplinary crowd with
> representatives from sci comm/publishing/policy/industry etc as well as
> researchers. There's usually a lot of early career scientists in particular
> because they give a big discount to people under 35. Peter Murray Rust spoke
> in 2008 in Barcelona on the topic of open data in science (abstract from
> session posted at the end of this email, although it is ridiculously broad!)
>
> Perhaps we could take a look at some exciting things that are being
> done/could be done with open data (rather than a general 'why is open good'
> discussion), and then examine why it isn't all happening yet. Maybe we could
> make this a discussion with the audience as to why they might/might not
> consider publishing their data openly? Entirely different suggestions and
> further thoughts welcome!
>
> Jenny
>
> PS Fitting into the call:
> From the list of possible formats, I guess the following would be best:
> o Workshop: a flexible format, led by a speaker experienced in stimulating
> exchanges of views and using practical exercises
> or
> o Traditional panel discussion: maximum 3-4 speakers (maximum 15 minutes
> each) followed by extended discussion with audience
>
> In terms of which theme we would fit into, I think we could argue for
> 6. Information
> Telecommunications; Surveillance; Digitalization of the arts; Search
> technologies; Is the World Wide Web going to collapse? Nanosensors; Quantum
> computation; Nanotechnologies; Ethics data protection and privacy; Risk
> assessment; Social sciences; Is e-
> mail the end of history? Storage communication and display technologies
>
> ESOF 2008
> Sharing scientific data: who benefits?
> Saturday 19 July | 16.30 - 18.00
> Room 11, Palau de Congressos de Barcelona
> Digital datasets — text-based, numeric, audio, video or image-based — form
> the output of all scientific disciplines. How is this data being made
> available for sharing? What quality control mechanisms are in place? What
> kinds of naming conventions, tags, and metadata are in use and how effective
> are they at helping to manage open data? Who is storing, archiving and
> curating open data and at which levels? And how is the production and
> sharing of open data assessed? What processes are in place for crediting
> scientists with making their raw data openly accessible for sharing and use?
> To what extent can and should data publication replace traditional forms of
> publication of research findings?
>
> ORGANISER
> Alma Swan, Key Perspectives Ltd, United Kingdom
>
> SPEAKERS
> Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
> Open Data: the researcher’s perspective
>
> Philip Campbell, Nature, United Kingdom
> Open Data: what publishers can do
>
> Max Vögler, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG Germany
> Funding Open Data: some thoughts and challenges on the road ahead
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> This sounds like a *great* idea and definitely worth doing!
>>
>> All: what do you think?
>>
>> J.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM, maria <adresamariei at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi everyone,
>> > I stumbled upon a Call for Proposals from ESOF 2012 (Euroscience Open
>> > Forum), starring Dublin as the European Capital of Science for 11-15
>> > July
>> > 2012- http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/
>> > There are two openings for projects, both having the deadline on the 30
>> > of
>> > June:
>> > 1. The Scientific Session Proposals - mainly as
>> > workshops/presentations/roundtable/conference/Pecha Kucha
>> > 2. The Public Engagement Proposal  -  mainly as an activity, creative
>> > idea, theatre, film, Interactive
>> > Dialogue, Exhibition,  Workshop,  Outdoor
>> > Event,  Debate and so on.
>> >
>> > Do you think our working group can develop one (or more) project
>> > proposals
>> > on Open Data in Science/Panton Principles? I would be a great
>> > opportunity to
>> > attend ESOF next year and I would like to invite you for an online
>> > brainstorm in the next days. Hopefully, in the best case scenario, by
>> > the
>> > end of the week we can choose the best ideas, refine them and prepare
>> > the
>> > proposal for the 30 of June.
>> > What do you think? Let's plan something!
>> > Best,
>> > Maria
>> > PS: You can find below some extra info from the official press release:
>> >
>> > "Dublin City of Science 2012 comprises a year-long series of
>> > science-linked
>> > events,
>> > the centre-piece of which will be the Euroscience Open Form (ESOF),
>> > which
>> > will be
>> > held in the Convention Centre Dublin from 11-15 July 2012.
>> > ESOF is an interdisciplinary, pan-European meeting, held under the
>> > auspices
>> > of
>> > Euroscience, which aims to:
>> > Showcase the latest advances in science and technology.
>> > Promote a dialogue on the role of science and technology in society and
>> > public policy.
>> > Stimulate and provoke public interest, excitement and debate about
>> > science
>> > and technology.
>> > The event will bring together over 5,000 scientists, business leaders,
>> > government
>> > officials and international media to discuss the best of European
>> > science
>> > and to
>> > address all of the major global challenges, including Energy, Climate
>> > Change, Food
>> > and Health.
>> > Dublin was awarded the honour of hosting this event following an open
>> > competition in
>> > 2008. The Dublin bid was led by the Chief Scientific Adviser to the
>> > Government, Prof
>> > Cunningham, with the support of Forfás and beat off stiff competition
>> > from
>> > Vienna.
>> > Prof Cunningham and Forfás are now responsible for planning and
>> > organisation
>> > of
>> > ESOF. In addition, they will coordinate other activities and events in
>> > the
>> > Dublin City of
>> > Science 2012 programme."
>> >
>> > Maria
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>>
>>
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