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OpenCon is the conference and community for students and early career researchers educating and advocating for Open Access, Open Education and Open Research Data
06/21/2018
We need to shift the culture of research & education to be open by default. Join the global community of next generation leaders advancing this change & apply to participate in the global meeting in Toronto, Nov 2-4, with scholarships available https://www.opencon2018.org/opencon_2018_applications_ope
06/12/2018
Applications to attend on November 2-4 in Toronto are now open—including the opportunity for travel scholarships! https://bit.ly/opencon2018appsopen
05/30/2018
2018 will take place Nov 2-4 in Toronto. works to develop, activate, & connect a global community of next generation leaders who are driving the culture shift toward open in research & education. Get updates and share:
OpenCon 2018 to be Held in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4; Applications Open June 12 Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
12/22/2017
"The challenge was to spread the word: Open Science can’t happen without open source hardware. The unconference sessions were the natural habitat for the open hardware discussion, in which, together with Thomas Mboa, we shared the experience of the GOSH movement, the collaborative building of the roadmap and invited everyone to join into the forum." - Great blog post from Julieta Arancio reflecting on her experience at OpenCon 2017!
OpenCon 2017: Reflections from a GOSHer OpenCon 2017 has taken place in Berlin, Germany, and so many things happened in those three days that reflection is almost mandatory. I'll write mostly about my own impressions, as it was my first…
12/20/2017
You can explore photos, recorded talks, and notes from OpenCon 2017 in Berlin all in one place on our highlights page!
OpenCon 2017 Highlights Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
12/11/2017
Applications to be part of Mozilla's fifth cohort of Open Project Leads closes on December 15th. If you're running or starting an open project that supports a healthy internet, apply to receive 1:1 mentorship, join the Mozilla community, be trained on project management, community building, and collaboration, and more!
Find out how to apply at:
Announcing Mozilla Open Leaders Round 5 – Read, Write, Participate – Medium Working in the open? Join forces with Mozilla!
11/29/2017
We love this thoughtful reflection by Claire Coulter about her experience at OpenCon 2017 this year!
"...I felt consistently humbled by the company I found myself in. Each hour, each panel, each unconference session, each coffee break, was punctuated by another incredible human advocating for the shared belief that opening access, education, and data, is a critical social justice movement."
"The third day was a "do-a-thon". We used GitHub to organize projects and/or challenges, and each person was free to come and go and make contributions along the way. At first this was paralyzing for me. I wanted to do it ALL. In the end though, I contributed to a podcast (after turning the coat room into a make-shift recording and transcribing studio), an OER repository (moving beyond textbooks), made connections with humanists and social scientists wanting to provide more space and support for their disciplines in the "open" conversation, and made some super-awesome GIFs. All in a day's work."
Read the full post at:
#OpenCon 2. Reflection It’s not even noon and the “fire” is already burning, feeling grateful. pic.twitter.com/J2q8XAu9Hp
11/27/2017
A big congratulations to Lillian Juma, this year's recipient of the Right to Research Next Generation Leadership Award!
11/24/2017
Are you interested in learning more about some of the projects that were worked on during OpenCon 2017's do-a-thon? Make sure to join our Community Call on November 29th!
We'll be inviting those who contributed and led projects to share what they worked on how their project has progressed since OpenCon. If you're looking to get involved with an Open project, this is a chance to find out what projects are looking for support!
Let us know if you plan to join by RSVPing at this link:
OpenCon November Community Call OpenCon community calls give a chance for you to learn what's happening in open research and education around the world, share what you're doing and find collaborators and opportunities.
11/23/2017
Want to catch up on OpenCon 2017? Presentation slides from the global meeting in Berlin are available online:
Right to Research Founded by students in the summer of 2009, the Right to Research Coalition is an international alliance of 31 undergraduate and graduate student organizations, representing nearly 7 million students, that promotes a more open scholarly publishing system. The Right to Research Coalition believes that...
11/07/2017
We’re excited to announce that this year, for the first time, Day 3 of OpenCon 2017 will be a do-a-thon: a day of making, trying, designing, prototyping, testing, and learning in the name of advancing Open Research and Education. Read our latest blog post to learn more about how you can take part, from wherever you are on November 13th!
You’re invited to participate in OpenCon’s Do-a-thon on November 13th! Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
11/03/2017
Our first OpenCon 2017 pre-conference webcast is now available to view online. This webcast gives an overview of Open Education with insights and stories from OpenCon alumni and future attendees.
Tip: You can turn on subtitles by clicking on the closed captioning [CC] button!
Introduction to Open Education | OpenCon 2017 Pre-Conference Webcast In preparation for OpenCon 2017, this webcast gives an overview of Open Education with insights and stories from OpenCon alumni and future attendees. Tip: Tu...