EOSC Association

📢 Submit your #poster to the EOSC Symposium Call for Posters and seize this unique opportunity to showcase your contributions to the implementation of the #EOSC Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda's (SRIA) objectives, and take credit for your activities in support of EOSC! 🔎 Topics in focus: - Examples of EOSC scientific, societal, or economic impact - Development and implementation of standards relevant for the Web of FAIR Data - Implementations for FAIR Data - New business opportunities emerging from FAIR Data and services - Training & skills development for FAIR Data management ⏰ Deadline: Sunday, 2 June 2024 (midnight) https://lnkd.in/dUuBuDix #OpenScience #FAIR #FAIRdata

Report on the EOSC Winter School 2024 The final report on the #EOSC Winter School 2024 has been published by EOSC Focus, summarising discussions from the landmark event which took place between 30 January and 1 February 2024 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The report is centred on actions designed by discussion groups during the Winter School, all of which will be translated into a work plan during spring 2024. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/d5sDm8gJ

Registration for the EOSC Symposium 2024 is now open! 📅 Monday, 21 October (13:00) to Wednesday, 23 October 2024 (16:00) 📍 H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz The twenty-six sessions on the programme address, among other things, topics related to the ambitions of the EOSC Tripartite Partnership, the EOSC Federation, the launch of the EOSC EU Node, #OpenScience landscape, and six Unconference Sessions selected by a popular vote. Click on the link below to register, review the Symposium programme, book your accommodation and learn about our exciting networking dinner! https://lnkd.in/eeEpA_Zi    See you in Berlin! ⬇️ #EOSCsymposium2024

Registration for the Association’s in-person-only 8th General Assembly will close today, 13 May. Don't miss out on EOSC-A’s biggest event of the year and register now: https://lnkd.in/dGbdRzDQ The EOSC-A GA#8 will be a lunch-to-lunch event on Monday and Tuesday, 27-28 May. The meeting will be held at Irish College Leuven, in beautiful and historic Leuven, which is a 15-minute train ride from the Brussels airport (BRU). The most up-to-date details on the meeting, location and accommodations can be found on our website. If you have any questions related to GA#8, please email us at ga@eosc.eu. If you are unable to attend as the official Delegate, please consider appointing a Deputy Delegate from your organisation or authorising a proxy from another EOSC-A Member Organisation. We very much look forward to welcoming you to Leuven!

EOSC Association Newsletter | May 2024 https://lnkd.in/dTBrsjCX The EOSC Association’s 8th #GeneralAssembly is rapidly approaching, and registration will close next Monday, 13 May. If you have not done so already, now is the time to finalise your plans to attend the most important EOSC-A event on the calendar, where you can exercise your rights as Members. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dNHPBTFy With this newsletter we also announce that registration is open for October’s #EOSCsymposium in Berlin. In addition to the publication of a draft programme, including the six selections for Unconference Sessions, the organisers have opened a Call for Posters where you can showcase your contributions to implementing EOSC. Visit the EOSC Symposium 2024 page: https://lnkd.in/eeEpA_Zi Following the meeting of the EOSC Partnership’s Tripartite Governance in Brussels this past month, the shaping of the EOSC Federation has continued to move forward quickly. A new “Tripartite Group” has been established as a coordination and support mechanism for building the EOSC Federation, and EOSC-A has been given a mandate to continue leading the development of the EOSC Federation Handbook. Please visit our new #EOSCfederation webpage to keep updated on the latest developments: https://lnkd.in/dRJaiAsR Many more updates on activities from April, and others forthcoming in May, are highlighted in the newsletter, including National Tripartite Events in Belgium, Croatia and the Netherlands, an update on the new Task Forces, and the release of the Winter School 2024 full report. Finally, don’t miss our interview full of insights from Ivan Maric of SRCE, the EOSC-A Mandated Organisation for Croatia. Read the May newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dTBrsjCX Subscribe to the #EOSC Association Newsletter to receive monthly updates from the EOSC ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/da8bb-m8

Update News! Belgium's First EOSC National Tripartite Event Belgium recently hosted its inaugural EOSC National Tripartite Event, gathering more than 100 people, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024. The event showcased 41 projects, use cases and initiatives driving Open Science in Belgium. Take a look on the Belgium country page on the EOSC-A website: https://lnkd.in/dKNZxZSZ. Organised by BELSPO, in close collaboration with EWI (Department Economy, Science and Innovation of Flanders), the FWB (The Wallonia Brussels Federation), and Belnet, the Belgian Mandated Organisation, the national tripartite event key highlights included discussions on Belgium's progress and engagement in the EOSC, with the presentations from Gaétan du Roy and Vanholsbeeck Marc. The tripartite representatives Michael Arentoft, Volker Beckmann Beckman and Karel Luyben, presented the challenges and main priorities for advancing the EOSC Federation. The keynote address by Sabina Leonelli, from the University of Exeter, highlighted the importance of openness as foundational value of scientific research, calling for an inclusive and responsible use of Open Science principles. For more detailed information, visit the EOSC-A website, and stay connected with the EOSC-A team for further updates

🌐 Building a Digital Infrastructure to Advance Open Science in Croatia: Insights from Ivan Marić of SRCE, EOSC-A Mandated Organisation Here are new highlights from our recent interview with Ivan Maric, Director of the University of Zagreb, University computing centre (SRCE) in Croatia. 🤝 Collaborative Approach: A National EOSC initiative, HR-OOZ, led by SRCE, comprises 21 organisations, including the Ministry of Science and Education (MZO), the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), all public universities, major service providers, European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs) and other RI from Croatia that are on the roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI - European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures). 🎓 Educational Initiatives: With a legacy in educational activities, SRCE imparts digital skills to over 100,000 students and supports researchers in Open Science practices, exemplifying its commitment to capacity building. 💡 Croatia's Strengths for EOSC: High awareness and a long history of Open Science practices in several key institutions. Now Open Access and FAIR data are common topics in all scientific communities. 🔮 Future Outlook for EOSC: The key to the success of EOSC is an active research community. All others should offer assistance, listen to their needs, and provide solutions. 🚀 Join the Conversation: Discover more insights from the interview! https://lnkd.in/dTdKH9QT #OpenScience #EOSC #DigitalInnovation #ResearchCollaboration

The EOSC Focus consortium partners convened at the #EOSC Association offices in Brussels on Friday, 19 April 2024, for their second in-person General Assembly. The energised and positive in-person meeting facilitated the fine-tuning of an ambitious work plan in advance of the project’s final year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsFrUift The achievements of the consortium so far were recognised in the European Commission’s #Research Executive Agency’s (REA) mid-project review issued in March, and are evident in the nine approved deliverables that are available on eosc.eu: https://lnkd.in/dcX6ziRW EOSC Focus is funded by #HorizonEurope under the HORIZON-INFRA-2021-EOSC-01 call. Project consortium: Technische Universität Graz, Technische Universität Wien, NCN National Science Centre, Belnet, EGI Foundation, CLARIN ERIC, CSC - IT Center for Science, CREAF, EOSC Association

Time flies and so does the #voting period for the Unconference Sessions at the #EOSCSymposium. We have already received over 400 votes! Thank you very much for your strong participation in the #EOSCSymposium Unconference voting. But... There's still one week left! ⏳ ❓ How do I vote?   ▪ Visit the #EOSCSymposium web page below. ▪ Review all Unconference proposals (available on the website and in the voting tool). ▪ Choose up to six sessions and submit your vote. Voting will close on Friday 26 April, 17:00 CEST. https://lnkd.in/eeEpA_Zi 

Don’t miss your chance to become a member of the EOSC-A Task Forces! The call for #applications will close on Sunday, 21 April 2024, 23:59 CEST. This is your opportunity to join the EOSC-A brain trust critical to influencing decisions in targeted areas of the development and deployment of #EOSC: ▪ #FAIR Metrics and Digital Objects Task Force ▪ EOSC Technical and Semantic #Interoperability Task Force ▪ Long-term #Data Retention Task Force ▪ #Health Data Task Force   The application form, Terms of Reference for each of Task Force, and all information on how to apply to become a Task Force member, including the eligibility criteria and the selection principles, is available on our website at: https://lnkd.in/gcgiVdA2 If you are not interested in applying yourself, but know somebody whose brain we could pick, please pass the call details on to them! We look forward to receiving your applications!