Join us this fall for an exciting lineup of free open science events hosted by Carnegie Mellon University Libraries!
Cracking Open Unconference
The inaugural Cracking Open Unconference at Carnegie Mellon University will be held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on October 16, 2025. The unconference is a full-day of in person participant driven conversations. This event will create a space to bring together members of the library and research community for timely discussion on the challenges of practicing and supporting open science and potential solutions. This free event is open to library professionals, academic researchers and support staff, and graduate students at any institution. Interested in attending? Please complete the brief application form.
OSCLIP
Open Science Collaborative of Library and Information Professionals (OSCLIP) is a group of library and information professionals with a shared interest and passion to advance open science. The in-person meeting will take place on October 17, 2025 to discuss actions we can take together to support our shared goals. Registration will be open soon.
Open Science Symposium
The fifth Open Science Symposium will be held virtually on November 13th, 2025. Join us for our signature open science event, a full day of virtual talks and panels from researchers and thought leaders in academia, industry, and publishing. The conference will explore how open science is transforming the ways in which we do research and share it across STEM, social science, and humanities disciplines. This free event is open to students, researchers, library, industry, and government professionals, and open science advocates everywhere! Register here.
Please contact Melanie Gainey (mga...@andrew.cmu.edu) with any questions.
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Confirmed Speakers for 2025 Open Science Symposium:
Steve Diggs, Research Data Specialist and Senior Product Manager, California Digital Library
Ileana Fenwick, Lead of the Openscapes’ Pathways to Open Science Program; Marine Community Ecologist & Data Scientist
Mohammad Hosseini, Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Director, Open Research Solutions, PLOS
Fiona Hutton, Head of Publishing, eLife
Lynda Kellam, Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship, Penn Libraries, Founding Member of Data Rescue Project
Chris Long, Provost and Senior Vice President, University of Oregon
Richard Sever, Chief Science and Strategy Officer, openRxiv
Katie Steen-James, Senior U.S. Policy Manager, Open Source Initiative
Keith Webster, Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries, Carnegie Mellon University
Eric Yttri, Eberly Family Associate Professor, Biological Sciences and Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University