Thursday 23-10-2025, GRONINGEN

Satellite event of The National Open Science Festival

The second edition of the OSC-NL Barcamp will take place the day before the Netherlands National Open Science Festival (OSF2025NL), this year in Groningen.

This event brings together 100 open science enthusiasts, from novices to people more experienced in open science practices to encourage new ideas, knowledge exchange, and an open dialogue amongst peers. There will also be pizza🍕!

This Barcamp is organised by the network of bottom-up Open Science Communities OSC-NL and LCRDM, with financial aid of the Open Science Meeting Fund.

Register here for the Barcamp!

What is a Barcamp?

A Barcamp is an all-day-long event with no predetermined programme – the topics of all sessions are determined on the spot. During the plenary sessions, anyone can propose a topic for a break-out session, you as well! Next, anyone can join these sessions and get to work.

In 2024, over 100 open science enthusiasts and professionals got together to work on 24 topics such as:

  • Using generative AI for research summaries
  • Designing an open access game called ‘Legacy’
  • Bridging the gap between researchers and data professionals
  • Citizen science
  • How to get institutional support
  • Creating a knowledge base for the open science communities (OSCs)

The aim of these sessions is for the community to continue to work on these projects.

The 2024 edition of the OSC-NL Barcamp

For more information, check out this blogpost where we look back on the first Barcamp (and show you what a stack of 100 pizza boxes looks like…)

DRAFT Programme

10:30 – 11:00 Registration and Coffee
11:00 – 11:30 Welcome & Introduction
11:30 – 12:00 Session-Pitches Round I and II //Session Planning
12:00 – 12:45 lunch break
12:45 – 13:30 Sessions Round I
13:30 – 13:45 Short Break
13:45 – 14:30 Sessions Round II
14:30 – 15:00 Session-Pitches Round III and IV // Session Planning Update
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Sessions Round III
16:15 – 17:00 Sessions Round IV
17:00 – 17:30 Wrap-up
17:30 – 19:00 Pizza 🍕

Practical details

When: 23 October, 2025

Where: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen

For whom: new and experienced professionals working on open science practices

Cost: free of charge (you must be registered to attend)

Format: This is an in-person event only.

If you wish to join an OS Barcamp remotely, you can do so when our German friends host their Barcamp in a hybrid format. See www.barcamp-open-science.eu.

We look forward to meeting you in Groningen!

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