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Digital Research 2012
10-12 September 2012
St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
digital-research.oerc.ox.ac.uk
Digital Research 2012 features an exciting 3-day programme with a great set of invited speakers together with showcases of the work and vision of the Digital Research community.
Here are some highlights of the programme - please see the website for the full programme and registration information:
Monday 10th September – New Science of New Data Symposium and Innovation Showcase. Keynotes from Noshir Contractor (Northwestern University) on Web Science, Nigel Shadbolt (Government
Information Adviser) on Open Data and a closing address by Kieron O'Hara (philosopher, computer scientist and political writer). Also the launch of the Software Sustainability Institute's Fellows programme and community workshops.
Tuesday 11th September – Future of Digital Research. Keynotes from Stevan Harnad on "Digital Research: How and Why the RCUK Open Access Policy Needs to Be Revised", Jim Hendler
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) on "Broad Data", and Lizbeth Goodman (UCD) on "SMART spaces by and for SMART people". Sessions are themed on Open Science, Smart Spaces as a Utility and future glimpses from the community, all culminating in a Roundtable
discussion on the Future of Digital Research.
Wednesday 12th September - e–Infrastructure Forum and Innovation Showcase. We open with a dual-track community innovation showcase, then launch the UK e-Infrastructure Academic Community
Forum where Peter Coveney (UK e-Infrastructure Leadership Council and UCL) will give an e-Infrastructure Update, followed by an e-Infrastructure Provider’s Panel, Software, Training and a User’s Panel – an important opportunity
for the community to review the state of the nation and discuss what is needed in the future.
There's a lot more happening throughout the event, including a hackathon run by DevCSI, software surgery by SSI and multiple community workshops – plus the Digital Research 2012 dinner in College and a reception in the spectacular Museum
of Natural History. We're very grateful to everyone who has come together to make this event possible, including e-Research South, Open Knowledge Foundation, and the Digital Social Research and Digital Economy programmes.
We look forward to see ing you at Digital Research 2012 in Oxford in September.
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