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Presentation

The UMinho Open Science Festival is an event organized by and for the University of Minho community, while also welcoming colleagues and partners, both national and international, who have been working with us to promote Open Science.

The Open Science Festival is an opportunity to share and discover experiences, best practices, and support services for Open Science at UMinho, in Portugal, and around the world.

The event  will take place in an informal and engaging environment, featuring a variety of sessions designed to encourage the participation of researchers, faculty members, students, and research support professionals (librarians, research managers, data stewards, data curators, etc.). In this context, a call for proposals is open for presentations of Open Science experiences and practices at the University of Minho, in a "Show and Tell" format (a 10-minute presentation followed by a group discussion with participants).

On October 20th, come and discover, reflect, discuss, share, and celebrate Open Science at the Open Science Festival!


Registration and Target Audience

Registration is free of charge, but mandatory through this registration form.

Target audience: Researchers, professors, students, and research support professionals (librarians, research managers, data stewards, data curators) as well as the wider national scientific community.


Programme

Location: Auditorium B1, CP2 at the Gualtar Campus, Braga

09h00-09h30: Reception and welcome coffee

09:30-09:45: Welcome Remarks

  • António Salgado, Vice-Rector, Research and Science Policy
  • Carlos Videira, Pro-Rector, University Engagement and Community Relation

09:45-10:10: Open Science @ UMinho: A 360° View of Policies, Services and Tools

  • Eloy Rodrigues and Pedro Príncipe, Documentation and Library Services, University of Minho

10:10-11:00: Keynote Address – Open Science and Citizen Science: A Social Commitment to Communities and Civil Society

  • Josep Perelló, OpenSystems, University of Barcelona and University of Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems (UBICS)
    Moderator: Carlos Videira, Pro-Rector, University Engagement and Community Relation

11:00-11:30: Coffee Break

11:30-13:00: Parallel Sessions

  • Session 1: Open Science Show & Tell

    Do planeamento à partilha: boas práticas para criar datasets de investigação com impacto: Cristiano Pendão, UTAD e Centro ALGORITMI da Universidade do Minho 

    Projeto Integrador em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial II: sustentabilidade, parceria com a comunidade e reflexão crítica como prática de Ciência Aberta: Celina Pinto Leão, Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho

    ChronicAI – Integrating Self-Care and Artificial Intelligence in Chronic Disease Management: Filipa Ferraz, Universidade do Minho

    Publish Open, Get Evaluated Closed? A Researcher's Experience Navigating Open Access and Impact-Driven Assessment: Carolina Rodríguez Llorente

    Journal of Optometry: Case Study in Open Visual Science: José Manuel González Méijome, Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho

    A Minha Ciência Aberta: Alexandre Rocha, Serviços de Documentação e Bibliotecas da Universidade do Minho


  • Session 2: Open Science Training Stations

    Simplifying data publication using DataRepositóriUM

    Facilitating the creation of Data Management Plans with UMinho’s  POLEN Blueprint

    Documenting research data usingo eLabFTW electronic lab notebooks

    Accelerating CIÊNCIAVITAE through publication in RepositóriUM 

    Publishing open-access books with UMinho Editora

    Searching for scientific output from Portugal via the new Portal RCAAP


13:00-14:30: Lunch

14:30-16:00: Thematic Workshops

  • Citizen Science Workshop
    Science with People: Participation and Community Impact
    Maria Vicente, Ciência Viva, Portuguese Citizen Science Network
    António Araújo, Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation
    Margarida Rodrigues,  CNS | Campus Neurológico Braga
    Closing remarks by Josep Perelló, OpenSystems, University of Barcelona and Institute for Complex Systems of the University of Barcelona (UBICS).
    Moderator: Elsa Costa e Silva, Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho
  • Workshop Re.Data 
    How to Publish Your Research Data and Make It FAIR
    André Vieira e Paula Moura, Unidade de Serviços de Documentação e Bibliotecas da Universidade do Minho (USDB), Re.Data Project
    Inês Caramelo, Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, University of Coimbra, Re.Data Project
    Giorgio Pace, Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), School of Sciences, University of Minho

16:00-16:15: Break

16:15-17:30: Research Assessment Reform in Norway: Development and implementation of the NOR-CAM Framework

  • Herman Strøm, Senior Adviser, Universities Norway and University of South-Eastern Norway
    Moderator: António Salgado, Vice-Rector, Research and Science Policy

17:30: Closing Remarks

  • Pedro Arezes, Rector, University of Minho

17h30-18h30: Open Science Sunset


Call for Proposals <Closed>

A call for proposals is open for presentations of Open Science experiences and practices in a "Show and Tell" format (a presentation of up to 10 minutes, followed by a group discussion with participants).

Interested participants may submit their proposals through the registration form by providing a title and an abstract of 200–300 words, clicking "yes" on the question about the interest to participate in this presentation model.



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