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Open Science

Session Time Presentation Presenter
 
Registration 08:00 - 09:00    

Opening session

(Facilitator: Mr Juliano Kabamba)

09:00 - 09:15 Opening remarks Ms Betsy Eister (Director: UFS LIS)
  09:15 - 09:40 UFS-CUT universities mandate Prof F Petersen (Rector and Vice-Chancellor: UFS)
  09:40 - 10:00 OA2020 overview Prof Ahmed Bawa (CEO: USAf)
  10:00 - 10:45 Open Science for the people: advancing entrepreneurship and innovation Ms Ina Smith (Project Manager: Academy of Science of South Africa)
Questions and Answers 10:45 - 11:00    
Tea break 11:00 - 11:15    

International and national developments

(Facilitator: Mr Gerardus Verhoef)

11:15 - 12:15 Transformative Agreements - EU case study - Plan S Dr Gareth O'Neill (Linguist and President of the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers)
  12:15 - 12:55 UFS's response to AmeliCA's open access publishing model Mr Charlie Molepo (Deputy Director Research and Scholarly Communications: UFS) & Mrs Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk (Assistant Director Scholarly Communications: UFS)
Questions and Answers 12:55 - 13:10    
Lunch break 13:10 - 14:00    

International and national developments continue

(Facilitator: Prof L.O.K. Lategan)

14:00 - 15:00 Showcasing a UFS researcher's Open Access success story Prof Abdon Atangana (Institute for Groundwater Studies: UFS)
  15:00 - 15:45 National roadmap Mr Glenn Truran (Director: SANLIC)
  15:45 - 16:00 UFS and CUT roadmap Ms Betsy Eister (Director: UFS LIS)
Questions and Answers 16:00 - 16:15    
Short break 16:15 - 16:45  

Showcasing current developments at the UFS and CUT Libraries services

(Facilitator: Prof Witness Mudzi)

16:45 - 18:00

Information on Open Science and Scholarship services by UFS and CUT Libraries

Refreshments will be served

Ms Dora Ackerman (CUT LIS)

Ms Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk (UFS LIS)

Colloquium closure   Closing remarks Prof A. Ngowi (DVC Research, Innovation and Engagement: CUT)