[IP-OA_Forum] Another OASPA2025 Panel Showcase - secure one of the remaining tickets

[Bernie Folan <bernie.folan@oaspa.org>]

Dear Colleague

Though there are some remaining tickets for OASPA2025 (September 22-24, Irish College Leuven, Belgium) we expect them all to go over the next few weeks. Join us as we tackle the defining challenge of our time: what will it take to reach 100% open access?

Secure your place now and join representatives from over 130 organisations already registered! Full programme with timetable now available so you can see the many speakers and sessions we have planned over three days.

Today we showcase in a little more detail three of the panels we have planned. Previous showcase emails are here and here in case you missed those. 

Opening Keynote Panel: Who owns open knowledge? Who has the power and responsibility?
Moderator: Heather Joseph (SPARC)
Stefano Bertuzzi (American Society for Microbiology)
Ulrich Herb (Saarland University & Freelance Consultant)
Demmy Verbeke (KU Leuven)
Megs Wacha (UN Library, United Nations)

The open access community champions sharing and reuse, but critical questions about power and responsibility remain unresolved. This panel examines who currently controls open knowledge—from content and infrastructure to funding and standards—and whether this concentration of influence serves scholarship well. As misinformation challenges grow and geopolitical tensions affect academic collaboration, panelists will explore: What constitutes reliable knowledge? Who should have the authority to make these determinations? And how can the open knowledge community balance accessibility with accountability?

Panel: Depressurising publishing – what can we do about researcher incentives and integrity breakdowns on the journey to 100% OA?
Moderator: James Parry (Independent research integrity and research culture consultant; former Chief Executive of the UK Research Integrity Office – UKRIO)
Hans de Jonge (CoARA & NWO Dutch Research Council)
Yensi Flores Bueso (University College Cork & Global Young Academy)
Bernd Pulverer (European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO & DORA)
Liying Yang (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

The assessment of research, researchers and research organisations has a huge effect on publishing practices. Researcher incentives and publishing-related integrity breakdowns go hand in hand. What can those involved with open access publishing do to help progress the reform of research assessment? Beyond questions that face University and Higher Education leadership, how can publishers help, and what actions are needed across the open access network, to depressurise the publishing system? 

Panel:  Policy in progress around the world: the role of funder mandates on a 100% OA future
Moderator: Rob Johnson (Research Consulting)
Kathryn Funk (Washington University School of Medicine)
Kazuhiro Hayashi  (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP))
Dagmar Meyer (European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA))
Kunhua Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

How do different funders view open access, and which different routes are being taken to support OA? What are the various drivers for policymakers and why are they driving OA? Views on the latest highlights, lowlights and news will be included from across various regions. OA Policy will be discussed with a touch of realism, as a moving and changing entity. With differing emphases and priorities across funders and regions with regards to enabling OA and variable support for OA publishing, what common themes are to be found when it comes to OA publishing? And what advice can OA publishing and supporting organisations take away? 

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Learn about the full programme and networking opportunities - register today. Your perspective and expertise are valued in this critical conversation.

Don't just witness the future of open access—help create it. With thanks to all of our generous sponsors for enabling us to offer this event - contact us about remaining opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you in Leuven!

Bernie Folan

Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager, OASPA

OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

bernie.folan@oaspa.org
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