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About OpenCon: conference, satellites & communityOpenCon is more than a conference. It’s a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information—from scholarly and scientific research, to educational materials, to digital research data.. |
Organized by the Right to Research Coalition & SPARC
OpenCon is organized by SPARC, the Right to Research Coalition, and a Organizing Committee of students and early career academic professionals from around the world. You can support OpenCon by .
We’re working to make online research & educational materials free to read, share, and modify for all.
Research Papers
We believe in Open Access—the free, immediate, online availability of research articles—to ensure that anyone with an Internet connection can read, use, and build upon research findings.
Research Data
We advocate for Open Research Data so that anyone can freely download, copy, analyze and re-process data. We believe Open Data encourages transparency and collaboration among researchers, accelerates discovery, and allows the public to engage with publicly funded data.
Education
We believe in Open Education to maximize the power of the Internet to make educational materials more affordable, more accessible and more effective for learners. We advocate for Open Education so that teachers can share, adapt, and build off existing materials.
What the community is saying about OpenCon
OpenCon 2014 was the best conference I have ever been to. The presentations, speeches, and workshops as well as all the connections I made at OpenCon educated me about the exciting developments occurring not only in Open Educational Resources, but Open Access and Open Data as well. I left informed and inspired to continue on as an open advocate. Full of word class attendees, organizers, and presenters, OpenCon was a once in a life time opportunity that I will never forget.
Chardaye Bueckert, President of the Simon Fraser Student Society
OpenCon was the most energetic and intellectually stimulating conference I have attended. Meeting people so immersed in Open Access, Open Data and Open Education was inspiring and has since motivated myself and Martin Bentley to start Open Access South Africa: A Student Network. I am honoured to be a part of a community so fully committed to access to education and research across the world.
Uvania Naidoo, Open Access South Africa Co-founder, MA Candidate (UCT)
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OpenCon 2018 Montréal
OpenCon Satellite Montréal 2018 – Programme*
SPARC, organisme dédié à la promotion du libre accès, est à l’origine d’un mouvement qui s’adresse aux professionnel.le.s de tous les milieux s’intéressant à l’Open Access, l’Open Science, l’Open Education et l’Open Data. En plus d’une réunion annuelle internationale (http://www.opencon2018.org), il soutient l’organisation d’événements satellites pour en faire la promotion à une échelle locale.
C’est dans cette perspective que l'EBSI, en collaboration avec la Chaire de recherche du Canada en écritures numériques et les Bibliothèques de l’Université de Montréal, désire vous inviter à cette première édition de OpenCon Satellite Montréal.
La journée sera divisée en quatre périodes : trois panels d’intervenant.e.s portant sur le Libre Accès, la Libre Éducation et les Données libres, suivis d’un atelier de nature interactive.
Programme*
9h45 – Accueil
10h00 – Mot de bienvenue
10h15-11h35 – Session 1. Ressources éducatives libres
- Pascale Blanc (Vitrine technologie-éducation)
- Isabelle Laplante (ÉDUQ)
- Robert Gérin-Lajoie (EDUlib – UdeM)
- Simon Villeneuve (Projet éducatif WMF, Cégep de Chicoutimi)
- Hugh McGuire (Librivox)
11h35-12h45 – Session 2. Données ouvertes
- Patrick Lozeau (Laboratoire d'innovation urbaine de la Ville de Montréal)
- Marina Gallet (Wikidata - Cinémathèque québécoise)
- Diane Sauvé (Bibliothèques de l’Université de Montréal)
- Mathieu Gauthier-Pilote (Fondation Lionel-Groulx)
12h45-13h30 – Dîner libre
13h30-14h45 – Session 3. Libre accès
- Florence Piron (Édition Science et Bien commun, Université Laval)
- Émilie Paquin (Érudit)
- Geoffrey R. Little (Presses de l’Université Concordia)
- Michael Sinatra et Marcello Vitali-Rosati (Collection Parcours numériques, Université de Montréal)
- Émilie et Jean-Marie Tremblay (Les Classiques des sciences sociales)
14h45-15h00 - Pause
15h00 – 17h00 – Atelier
17h00 – Mot de la fin
*Les interventions d’une durée de 10 minutes seront suivies par une discussion de 30 minutes pour chacune des sessions.
OpenCon 2018 Accra
Open Access Week, is a global event an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.
The objective of the event is to create awareness about open access week and also build momentum around the topic of open access, data and open education which is not very rampant in a county like Ghana and also use the opportunity to connect with the community to engage in outreach & Collaboration tools for events, networks, campaigns, and research, development, and sharing of best practices on open access and open education.
OpenCon 2018 New York City
Join us for OpenCon 2018 New York City featuring talks, workshops, and unconference sessions centered on open data, open access, and open education.
If you’re interested in leading a session, giving a lighting talk, or presenting your work, please fill out this form.
Opening Reception and Lightning Talks, Oct. 25 2018, 6-9pm will take place at SFE/Two Sigma (101 6th Ave, 23rd fl.)
Full Day Workshops, Oct 26, 8:30am-5pm will take place at Adelphi University Manhattan Center (75 Varick St 2nd fl.)