[GOAL] OpenCon 2017 Announced for November 11-13 in Berlin

[Nick Shockey]

Today, SPARC and the Right to Research Coalition, in partnership with the
Max Planck Society, are excited to announce that OpenCon 2017 will take
place on November 11-13 in Berlin, Germany at the Max Planck Society’s
Harnack House. View the full announcement on the OpenCon website.
<http://www.opencon2017.org/opencon_2017_to_be_held_in_berlin_germany_on_november_11_13>


OpenCon 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. OpenCon 2017 is at the center of a
growing community of thousands of students and early career academic
professionals from across the world working to create an open system for
research and education.


OpenCon brings together the most energetic, engaged students and early
career academic professionals—regardless of their ability to cover travel
costs. Because of this, attendance at OpenCon is by application only, and
the majority of past participants have received travel scholarships.


Applications to attend OpenCon 2017 in Berlin, Germany will open on June
27th. For more information about the conference and to sign up for updates,
visit www.opencon2017.org/updates


OpenCon 2017’s three-day program will begin with two days of keynotes,
panels, and interactive workshops. OpenCon places an emphasis on
highlighting diverse, early career voices, while complementing them with
leading experts, such as Jimmy Wales (Co-founder of Wikipedia), Amy
Rosenbaum (Director of Legislative Affairs to US President Barack Obama),
and Julia Reda (Member of the European Parliament). The third day will
feature an all-day “do-a-thon,” where participants have the opportunity to
craft new campaigns, lay the foundations for new resources, and form
collaborations that will continue long after the November conference is
over.


Organized by the Right to Research Coalition and SPARC, OpenCon 2017 builds
on the success of the first three OpenCon conferences, which collectively
convened approximately 500 participants from 80 countries. In addition,
OpenCon’s unique structure has supported 70 satellite events, enabling over
4,100 attendees across 32 countries to participate in an in-person OpenCon
event. Throughout the year, hundreds of these individuals remain engaged
through monthly community calls, regular webcasts, and a very active
community discussion list. To learn more about OpenCon’s theory of change
and the impact of the OpenCon community, click here
<https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OpenCon-Community-Report_051017_Final.pdf>
to read the OpenCon Community Report.


Satellite events will continue to be central to the success of OpenCon in
allowing the community to scale. OpenCon satellite events are independently
hosted meetings that mix content from the main conference with live
presenters to localize the discussion and bring the energy of an in-person
OpenCon event to a larger audience. These events are an excellent way to
discover those interested in Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data
within your community, build support, and catalyze action. If you or your
organization are interested in hosting a satellite event, more information
is available at www.opencon2017.org/satellite.


The OpenCon conference and community are only possible with the support of
leading organizations with a strong commitment to support student and early
career academic professional involvement across Open Access, Open
Education, and Open Data. We deeply appreciate the support of our past
sponsors, including the Max Planck Society, PLOS, the Laura and John Arnold
Foundation, eLife, BioMed Central, SpringerOpen, the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute, the Wikimedia Foundation, Overleaf, Microsoft Research,
Figshare, Creative Commons USA, and the more than 30 universities and
organizations that have sponsored individual scholarships. If your
organization is interested in supporting OpenCon, you can find more
information and a variety of sponsorship opportunities at
www.opencon2017.org/sponsor.


Applications to attend OpenCon 2017 open on June 27th. For more information
about the conference and to sign up for updates, visit
www.opencon2017.org/updates.  You can follow OpenCon on Twitter at @Open_Con
<https://twitter.com/open_con> or #opencon
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23opencon>,
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23opencon>and on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/OpenConGlobal/>.


Best,


Nick
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