Open and FAIR in NES

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Date: 22 - 23 May, 2025

Time: 10:00 - 17:00 each day

Location: Social Impact Factory Vredenburg, Utrecht

Address: Vredenburg 40, 3511 BD Utrecht

Programme for each day: https://community.data.4tu.nl/2025/02/05/open-and-fair-in-nes/

Are you interested in the topics of open research and FAIR data? Then join the first mini-conference on Open and FAIR practices in Natural & Engineering Sciences this spring!

The mini-conference will be held from 22 to 23 May, at the Social Impact Factory Vredenburg in Utrecht, as a collaboration between 4TU.ResearchData, TDCC-NES (The Thematic Digital Competence Centre for the Natural & Engineering Sciences) and Open Science communities.

During this event we will also celebrate the 15th anniversary of 4TU.ResearchData! Join us and connect with like-minded people and network in an inspiring and relaxed environment.

What to expect

Open and FAIR practices finally meet in the field of NES, with the goal of addressing discipline-specific problems and finding solutions together. We invite you to two days of panel discussions with experts and innovators in Natural Science and Engineering, workshops and pitches by different people working in the field, researchers, policy makers, and community members.

The main themes of the event are Funding Opportunities, FAIR research practices, and Open Scholarly Infrastructure. We will open up conversations about the main themes and invite guest speakers, experts, and people who are directly involved in the fields.

For each theme, we are organising a panel discussion to inspire our communities. The panels will be followed by pitches, presentations, and workshops by our community members. By the end of February, we will open a call to propose an activity for the sessions. You can apply to pitch your project/activity or give a workshop, and get the opportunity to receive feedback and connect with the community!

Please pay attention that there are two ticket types, one for 22 May and one for 23 May. Keep this in mind when registering and remember which ticket you registered for.