Open Access in the Geosciences
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 13:00 to 18:15
UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern, room A003
Registration
(no conference fee)
Program
12:30
Arrival and registration
13:00
Welcome address
Dr. Sonia Abun-Nasr, Director of the University Library Bern
13:15
Open Access in Geosciences – Facts and Figures
Dr. Christophe Schneble, Research Management Office, University of Bern; Dr. Eri Amsler, University Library Bern
13:45
Open Access? Do I Have to? (It Depends, but Yes.)
Dr. Elio Pellin, University Library Bern
14:15
Publishing Papers, Data and Code in Geosciences: Insights for Early Career Scientists
Prof. Stefan Brönnimann, Institute of Geography, University of Bern
14:45
Open Access Publishing in Geography: The Journal Geographica Helvetica and OA Books
Dr. Alexander Vorbrugg, Institute of Geography, University of Bern
15:15
Coffee break and Open Science Desk

15:45
Creating and Running a Community-Based Diamond Open Access Journal in Geosciences: The Case of Sedimentologika
Dr. Camille Thomas, Prof. Katrina Kremer, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern
16:15
Open Access and the North-South Divide in Science: Some Insights
Dr. Anne Zimmermann, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern
16:45
Building a Coalition for #BetterPublishing: PEEER (Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research)
Prof. Michael N Dawson, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of California
17:15
Discussion
17:45
Apéro
Contact
openaccess@unibe.ch
Im Rahmen dieses Open-Access-Tages organisieren auch andere Universitätsbibliotheken eigene Veranstaltungen, auf die wir hinweisen möchten:
Lausanne, 11. Feb. 2025
Workshop and Roundtable
Navigating Open Access: finding practical solutions to align publishing ethics with career goals
Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 13:00-15:30, UNIL Amphipôle
Zürich, 20. Feb. 2025
Lunch & Learn Open Science:
Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem: A brief history of scientific publications and a coalition for #BetterPublishing
Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 12:00-13:00, online
Paneldiskussion:
Are Community-Driven Initiatives the Key for Better Publishing?
Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 17:00-19:00, Campus Irchel oder online