Open Research 2013
Open Research
6 & 7 February 2013
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
A growing community of researchers worldwide are exploring new, open commercial and academic models to enhance the reach and impact of their research. Open research practices are increasingly being driven by international funding agencies that require grant holders to publish their results under Open Access and to share their data as widely as possible. Doing research in the open is akin to worldwide changes happening in government and business, where open innovation has enabled people to achieve more together than they ever could alone.
The purpose of the Open Research Conference is to explore new, open models of research that speed up the effective transfer of research outputs and improve economic, environmental and social impacts in the New Zealand and Australian contexts.
Open Research will include formal talks as well as an unconference to encourage free discussion. If you'd like to take part by talking about something or leading a session, please get in touch.
There are other events leading up to this that will help to set the agenda and get discussions going.
Accelerating Discovery
This one day conference will explore the different issues around Open Research and how they apply to the New Zealand and Australian context in particular. The conference will explore the ethos and hurdles that surround Openness in local and international research environments.
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A one-day unconference will allow those attending the conference and the wider community to explore in more detail the implications of Open Research and define how we can make Openness happen in New Zealand and Australia.
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Limited attendance session
A half-day event to draft a document that is broad and flexible to be able to adapt to various contexts (departmental, institutional, etc.) while outlining the basic principles that define ‘open’ in the New Zealand and Australian context.
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Conference Information
Conference Location
The conference is located in the Owen G Glenn Building on Grafton Road on The University of Auckland City Campus.
The campus is within walking distance of Auckland city centre, and is easily accessible by public transport.
Registration
Registration will be located in the F&PAA lobby area.
Upon arrival, please collect your conference badge and check in at the registration desk.
If you require any assistance during the conference, our team will be happy to help with any questions.
Please return you conference badge upon departure.
Recording
All sessions will be recorded and streamed. If you have any objections, please contact the organiser prior to arrival.
Dietary Requirements
Care is taken to ensure all dietary requirements are catered to. Vegetarian options are provided with each meal break, but if you have any specific requirements, please contact the organiser to confirm.
Accessibility
The Owen G Glenn Building is fully accessible, but if you require any specific assistance, please contact the organiser.
Welcome package
Download the welcome package and/or the campus map
Thanks to all our wonderful sponsors!
Open Research
Open research is the concept of scientists sharing their research with the world as soon as they record it for themselves. This is essential to make research more efficient than it is today.
Research resembles a puzzle: a heap of pieces has to be assembled into a coherent picture.
Yet some of the pieces are unknown, and traditional non-open science keeps much of the remainder hidden behind barriers erected by pre-digital reputation and reward systems.
Open science means tackling research problems collaboratively by sharing research tools, data, materials and code as they arise and by building on the shared work.
As Beethoven said, "There should be only one repository of research in the world, to which the artist would donate his works in order to take what he would need."
Ideally, scientific research would be in the Public Domain by default, and Beethoven's repository would be federated rather than centralized.
Who are we?
After a group of us interested in Open Research met at KiwiFoo in 2012, we decided to organise a conference that introduces Open Research to the wider scientific community and that especially explores how openness fits with the New Zealand and Australian contexts.
We are planning a 3 day event and are currently contacting speakers and funding sponsors.