Friday, November 21, 2014

Call for Participation: OpenCon 2014 Delhi Satellite Event at CSSP, JNU, India, on 25 Nov.

[Apologies for cross-posting]

OpenCon 2014 Delhi Satellite Event


Date: November 25, 2014, at 14:00 - 17:00

Venue
: Room No. 227, CSSP, SSS-1 Building, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi - 110067, India

Registration Fee: Nil

Theme: Open Science, Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data

OpenCon 2014 is the student and early career researcher conference on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data held during November 2014 at Washington, DC. It was organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and an Organizing Committee of students and early career researchers from around the world.

The meeting had convened students and early career researchers from around the world who serve as a powerful catalyst for projects led by the next generation of scholars and researchers to advance OpenCon's three focus areas—Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data.

OpenCon 2014 Delhi Satellite event is being held in partnership with the main conference (more on OpenCon 2014 here). As it is important to allow more of those interested to participate, this satellite event is being organized locally to reflect the fact that the conversation around these issues can be very different depending on where they're had.

OpenCon 2014 Delhi will feature leading speakers from across the Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data movements, including a combination of live speakers and videos from the OpenCon 2014 Washington event.

The talks will be interspersed with interactive group discussions themed around the session topic.

Format of the event

OpenCon 2014 Delhi is a half-day event hosted at Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by Open Access India in collaboration and support with CSSP, JNU Central Library and Rock Your Paper.

14:00 - 14:15 : Arrival and registration

14:15 - 14:20 : Welcome and Introduction

14:20 - 15:00 : Session 1: Open Access - talks and video session (#227, CSSP)

15:00 - 15:15 : Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:45 : Session 1 group discussions (#227, CSSP)

15:45 - 16:00 : Session 2: Open Education & Open Data - talks and video session (#227, CSSP)

16:00 - 16:15 : Coffee Break

16:15 - 16:45 : Session 2 group discussions (#227, CSSP)

16:45 - 17:00 : Summary and end of day

To secure your place please register for a free ticket - and we look forward to seeing you on the 25th Nov. 2014!

About OpenCon 2014 (Washington main event)

OpenCon 2014 is the student and early career researcher conference on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data being held on November 15-17, 2014 in Washington, DC. It is organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and an Organizing Committee of students and early career researchers from around the world.

The meeting will convene students and early career researchers from around the world and serve as a powerful catalyst for projects led by the next generation of scholars and researchers to advance OpenCon's three focus areas—Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data.

See the OpenCon2014 website for more details.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/638403039602358/638403046269024

Thanks & Regards

Sridhar

On Behalf of the OpenCon 2014 Delhi Satellite Event

Sridhar Gutam, PhD, ARS
Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology)
ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre Ranchi
Tata Road, Rajaulatu Post, Plandu, Ranchi 834010, Jharkhand, India
Phone: +91-651-2260207; Fax: +91-651-2260141
Mobile:+91-8002678768/9005760036
Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/

Convenor, Open Access India

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