[open-science] Open Science Policy Platform - Open Science Working Group Representative

[Konrad Förstner]

Dear all,

Disclaimer: I have never worked on the EU level of politics so please
correct me I am wrong.

I think Jenny got a lot of support and deadline is soon (already 22nd
of March, i.e. next week Tuesday). In order to get people in to the EU
Open Science Policy Platform we have to play their game. The call
states two ways of applying to become a member of the platform [1]. As
individuals or as a representative of a organization. I talked to
Julia Reda [2] and she said for such a platform it would be ideal to
have a high ranking person representing its organization (the call
talks in of a single person per organization as far as I understand
[1]).  As Jenny is the global coordinator of the Open Science
activities of OKFN I suggest that OKFN as an organization is applying
and sent her as representative with that title "Global Coordinator
Open Science".

Besides this we should support individual members of the open science
community. There are 20 - 30 slot to fill [1] and it would be a shame
if we are not trying to get more of our people into the platform.

This is why I would encourage you to apply as individuals like Björn
Brembs and Cameron Neylon have done. I myself will apply and would be
happy if you could endorse me here:

http://thedaoofflow.fluxionary.net/2016/03/applying-for-the-european-commission-open-science-policy-platform/

Cheers

Konrad

[1] https://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/pdf/call_for_expression_of_interest_-_high_level_advisory_group_ospp.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Reda


On Fri Mar 18, 2016 at 12:20:41AM +0000, Peter Murray-Rust wrote:
>I have supported Cameron and will support Jenny in the same way.
>
>The  danger with much practice of "Open" - in the academic area and probably
>some way beyond - is that it has lost a lot of its emotional, philosophical and
>cultural roots. It's partly bureaucratic - academics have to do it and many
>hate it - and partly sold as self-interest - you get more citations. It's
>critical that these misrepresentations don't get into European policy. That's
>why we have to have people who really believe in Open - and can put this in
>their manifestos.
>
>P.
>
>On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Cameron Neylon <cn at cameronneylon.net> wrote:
>
>    Huh, so it turns out that every email I sent to this list has never gone
>    through...odd...
>
>    Anyway, I am planning on applying and have been requesting endorsement as a
>    possible community representative at:
>    http://cameronneylon.net/blog/
>    european-commission-open-science-policy-platform/
>
>    Bjoern Brembs has also got a similar post up:
>    http://bjoern.brembs.net/2016/03/seeking-your-endorsement/ 
>   
>    I’d strongly support Jenny applying as both someone knowledgeable and
>    representative of younger researchers (certainly younger than me).
>
>    Cheers
>
>    Cameron
>   
>        On Mar 17, 2016, at 9:26 AM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>
>        I will absolutely support Jenny in this. Neelie Kroes always
>        highlighted the world-changing nature of Early Career Researchers.
>
>        On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Jenny Molloy <jenny.molloy at okfn.org>
>        wrote:
>
>            Dear Open Science Working Group
>
>            Konrad Förstner suggests we should put forward someone for the
>            EU Open Science Policy Platform.
>            More info: https://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/index.cfm?pg=
>            open-science-policy-platform
>
>            This would be a good chance to take forward our views and interests
>            at a high level in EU science policy. The nominations need to be in
>            next Tuesday so it's a bit last minute!
>
>            I have been considering it and would be happy to put myself
>            forward, but if anyone else strongly wants to be the representative
>            then please let us all know. 
>
>            Also, it would be great to get a feeling for who else is going for
>            this and whether it is looking like there is a good set of
>            applications from the open community.
>
>            Best wishes
>           
>            Jenny
>
>
>
>
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