Call for Proposals

Workshops | Lightning Talks

We are inviting submissions from members of the research community to present a lightning talk or lead an interactive in-person workshop at Ireland’s National Open Research Festival 2-3 November 2023. 

Day 1 of the event will feature three rounds of lightning talks (max. 7 mins), each focusing on a theme of the National Action Plan. We anticipate a total of 12 lightning talks. Lightning talks are an opportunity for individuals, teams and projects to share work related to the broad themes and actions of the National Action Plan. 

Day 2 will consist of workshops (duration 90 mins). Workshops should be interactive, and proposals that encourage the participation of attendees will be given priority.

Workshops and sessions will be held in-person only at the Royal Irish Academy. We expect all presenters (or their representatives) to be able to attend the event on the premises, unless otherwise agreed for exceptional circumstances. Day 1 sessions will be live streamed.

Topics of interest:

Theme One: Establishing a culture of open research

• Research assessment and incentivising open research practices
• Research integrity and ethics
• Training programmes for open research
• Engagement of citizens, broad publics and end users of research

Theme Two: Achieving 100% open access to research publications

• Open Access in specific domains 
• New and emerging publishing models
• Rights retention
• Sustainable Open Access

Theme Three: Enabling FAIR research data and other outputs

• FAIR and open data in specific domains
• Sustainable open research infrastructure
• Data stewardship
• FAIR data skills and training

Please note that submissions are not limited to these topics. 

Submissions

All applications must be submitted via the Jotform link by 17:00 (Irish Local Time) Friday, 30 June 2023.

In the case of lightning talks, proposals will need to include the following information:

• Names and contact details of presenter
• Affiliation and role 
• The targeted theme of the lightning talk
• Title and short description (max. 500 words) that summarises the lightning talk, its rationale and relevance for the participants of the National Open Research Festival.

The lightning talk application form is available here.

In the case of workshops, proposals will need to include the following information:

• Name and contact details of organiser(s)
• Institutional affiliations and roles of organisers
• Format and Structure
• Title and short description (max. 500 words) that summarises the workshop, its rationale and relevance for the participants of the National Open Research Festival.
• Target audience
• Outcomes for participants
• Requirements (screen, flip chart etc.)

In the case of workshop submissions, the proposals will be reviewed against the following published criteria:

1. Relevance to the Events Aims
2. Interactivity and attendee participation
3. Clarity of purpose
4. Benefit to the participants

The workshop application form is available here.

It will be a provision of acceptance that all outputs and supporting materials, as well as materials required for the provision of workshops and training will be open.

Review Process

Each submission will be reviewed by two reviewers selected among the Programme Committee, and reviewers identified by the Programme Committee members. The reviewers are chosen by the Programme Committee according to their expertise in open research. 

Lightning talk submissions will be reviewed against the following published criteria:

1. Relevance to the Event Aims 
2. Relevance to the selected theme 
3. Originality, innovation
4. Structure and clarity 

Workshop proposals will be reviewed against the following published criteria:

1. Relevance to the Events Aims
2. Interactivity and attendee participation
3. Clarity of purpose
4. Benefit to the participants