The 1st United Nations Open Science Conference took place on 19 November 2019, organized by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Dag Hammarskj?ld Library in collaboration with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (). 

The theme of the conference was ¡°Towards Global Open Science: Core Enabler of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 2030 Agenda¡±.  With a desire to elevate the discussion about open science and open research to the global level and to examine the role of open science in advancing the , the conference brought together representatives of open science initiatives (, , ,  and others), early career researchers, library directors and policymakers.

 

Programme

8:30 ¨C 9:00 am            Registration: speakers, panelists, participants arrive

9:00 ¨C 9:20 am            Opening and welcome remarks

  • Ms. Melissa Fleming, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
  • , Chief Librarian, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Dag Hammarskj?ld Library
  • , Director of Programs & Engagement, SPARC; Director, Right to Research Coalition

9:20 ¨C 10:00 am          Opening keynotes

  • , Assistant Professor, Publishing Program; Associate Director of Research, Public Knowledge Project, Simon Fraser University: Policies and Incentives for Open Scholarly Communication
  • , Managing Director, OpenAIRE: Open Science Infrastructure in the European Union

10:00 ¨C 10:20 am        Discussion

10:20 ¨C 10:45 am        Morning break

10:45 ¨C 11:45 am        

Panel One: Policy Makers

  • , Open Access Envoy, European Commission
  • , Professor, Kyoto University; Chairperson, Expert Panel on Promoting Open Science, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • Dr. Lisa Nichols, Assistant Director for Academic Engagement, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, United States of America
  • Dr. Masha Cemma, Policy Advisor at the Office of Canada's Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada

Moderator: , Executive Director, SPARC

11:45  ¨C 12:05 pm      Discussion

12:05 ¨C 12:15 pm       Short break (panel preparation)

12:15 ¨C 1:15 pm         Panel Two: Open Science and Library Infrastructures

  • , Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, Cornell University
  • , Senior Director, Library and Information Services, Stellenbosch University
  • , LIBER Special Advisor; G?ttingen State and University Library
  • , Director of Open Science, Hindawi Ltd
  • , Director of Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Moderator:  Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Chief of Service, United Nations Academic Impact

1:15 ¨C 1:30 pm            Discussion

1:30 ¨C 2:15 pm            Lunch break

2:15 ¨C 3:15 pm            Panel Three: Open Science Initiatives: Advancing Inclusive Globalization of Research and Scholarly Communications

  • , Co-founder and Coordinator, African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII)
  • Mr. Alberto Cabezas, Executive Secretary, LA Referencia
  • , Founder and President, Latindex
  • Mr. Abel Packer, Co-Founder, SciELO; Programme Director, SciELO / FAPESP
  • Dr. Thomas Mboa, Founder of Project SOHA and leader of MboaLab

Moderator:  Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin, Assistant Professor, Publishing Program; Associate Director of Research, Public Knowledge Project, Simon Fraser University

3:15 ¨C 3:35 pm            Discussion

3:35 ¨C 4:00 pm            Afternoon break

4:00 ¨C 5:00 pm            Panel Four: OpenCon Early Career Panel: Openness, Equity, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Developing Systems for Research and Education that Serve the World

  • , Assistant Professor, Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • , founder of Science Education Exchange for Sustainable Development (SeeSD), Senegal
  • , Founder of OA Indonesia; current graduate student at New York University
  • , Expert on the intersection of libraries, infrastructure, and indigenous communities, York University
  • Ms. Eunice Mercado-Lara, Former Deputy Director for Science and Technology Policy at the National Council for Science and Technology (Mexico) and current MPP candidate, McGill University

Moderator:  , Director of Programs & Engagement, SPARC; Director, Right to Research Coalition

5:00 ¨C 5:15 pm          Discussion

5:15 ¨C 5:45 pm          Open discussion on opportunities & the way forward

                                   Moderator: Mr. Thanos Giannakopoulos, Chief Librarian, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Dag Hammarskj?ld Library

                                   Including closing remarks by:

  • , Executive Director, SPARC
  • Mr. Thanos Giannakopoulos, Chief Librarian, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Dag Hammarskj?ld Library, and,

 

Speaker Presentations

Conference presentations are made available under the  license

Opening keynotes

Panel One: Policy Makers

Panel Two: Open Science and Library Infrastructures

Panel Three: Open Science Initiatives: Advancing Inclusive Globalization of Research and Scholarly Communications

Panel Four: OpenCon Early Career Panel: Openness, Equity, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Developing Systems for Research and Education that Serve the World