Summary

In an era where global challenges demand collective intelligence, Open Science Fair 2025 will spotlight the power of global, international and cross-regional partnerships in shaping the future of Open Science. True progress requires collaboration that transcends borders, disciplines, and institutions—uniting diverse perspectives to drive meaningful change.

Description

This year’s OSFair will explore how diverse forms of collaboration can accelerate discovery, enhance knowledge accessibility, and create a more transparent and equitable research ecosystem. By fostering open and inclusive cooperation across continents, we can build a stronger, more connected scientific community. 

Join us from September 15th to 17th at CERN in Geneva as we come together to co-create the future of Open Science! Whether you're an advocate, practitioner, or newcomer, OSFair 2025 is your platform to connect and contribute. 

Stay tuned for announcements on more specific topics, speakers, sessions, participation and sponsorship opportunities! 

Keep up with all OSFair 2025 news and updates on the event’s official Social Media accounts on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Who?

OS FAIR 2025 is organised as an emblematic initiative of OpenAIRE, a not-for-profit organisation to ensure a permanent open scholarly communication infrastructure to support European research. This year the event will be co-organised with and hosted by CERN Open Science Office. 

What?

OS FAIR 2025 aims to bring together and empower open science communities and services; to identify common practices related to open science; to see what are the best synergies to deliver and operate services that work for many; and to bring experiences from all around the world and learn from each other.

Call for contributions 

This year’s Open Science Fair will explore how diverse forms of collaboration can accelerate discovery, enhance knowledge accessibility, and create a more transparent and equitable research ecosystem. By fostering open and inclusive cooperation across continents, we can build a stronger, more connected scientific community.

The OS FAIR welcomes all actors of the research communities and infrastructures, including: librarians, repository managers, content providers, service providers, research administrators, facilitators of research, learned societies, publishers, policy makers and funders, citizen science groups and initiatives, and innovators in scholarly communication.

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Conference topics

Fusing Forces – Accelerating Open Science through Collaboration

Cross-cutting themes:

AI in Open Science | Policies for Equity & inclusion

Beyond Compliance: Measuring and Maximizing Open Science Impact

• Measuring Open Science impact
• Societal and economic benefits
• Influence of Open Science for policy change
• AI-driven monitoring

Open, but at What Cost? Research Security & Open Science

• Balancing openness and security
• Dual-use and ethical risks
• AI risks in Open Science
• Global competitiveness & openness
• Trust and governance

Building the Digital Backbone: Open Science Infrastructures

• Repositories and metadata
• Diamond Open Access
• AI-enhanced infrastructures
• Sustaining Open Science infrastructure
• Federated and national infrastructures

Rethinking Research Assessment

• Beyond impact factors
• Collaborative assessment models
• Open Science & career progression
• Policy perspectives on assessment reform
• AI in peer review

Open Science for All: Skills & Community

• Training Open Science skills
• Community engagement
• AI literacy for researchers, support staff, funders
• Open Science in education