On 23-25 November 2021, we hosted the EOSC Future Open Days. During this online event, stakeholders active in the EOSC community discussed topics that are high on the agenda for EOSC Future, not to mention EOSC in general.
Agenda
Tuesday, 23 November
09.00-10.00 CET: The EOSC Platform front-office
Speakers: John Shepherdson, Cloud Platform Delivery Director, CESSDA ERIC; Bartosz Wilk, Scientific Programmer, Cyfronet
This session answered the following questions: How does the EOSC portal work from a user perspective? What novelties can be expected within EOSC Future?
10.30-11.30 CET: Building an EOSC to support leading-edge research
Speakers: Christos Arvanitidis, CEO, LifeWatch ERIC
This session answered the question: How will science benefit from EOSC?
12.00-13.00 CET: Help create an EOSC that works
Speakers: Sy Holsinger, Strategy and Innovation Lead, EGI Foundation; Sara Garavelli, EOSC Program Manager, CSC-IT Center for Science; Ute Gunsenheimer, Designated Secretary General, EOSC Association; Sarah Jones, EOSC Engagement Manager, GEANT & EOSC Association Director; Najla Rettberg, University of Göttingen
This session discussed engagement opportunities within EOSC Future. During the session, the new EOSC branding competition has been launched.
Wednesday, 24 November
09.00-10.00 CET: The EOSC Platform for providers
Speakers: Paolo Manghi, CTO, OpenAIRE
This session responded to a series of questions: How does the EOSC portal work from a service provider perspective? What novelties can be expected within EOSC Future?
10.30-11.30 CET: EOSC DIH Business Pilots
Speakers: Sy Holsinger, Strategy and Innovation Lead, EGI Foundation; Marcin Plociennik, Head of IoT Systems department, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC)
This session answered the questions: What is the EOSC Future Innovation Hub and what is the strategy, current results and plans via EOSC Future?
12.00-13.00 CET: The EOSC Observatory
Speakers: Gareth O´Neill, Principal consultant on Open Science, Technopolis Group; Natalia Manola, CEO, OpenAIRE
This session answered the question: How will EOSC Future support key EOSC stakeholders in monitoring EOSC readiness and implementation?
Thursday, 25 November
09.00-10.00 CET: EOSC Future Working Groups
Speakers: Licia Florio, Trust and Identity Manager, GEANT
This session answered a series of prompts: What are the EOSC Future Working Groups doing? In which thematic areas? How is this work different from that of the EOSC Association Task Forces (and how will they collaborate)?
10.30-11.30 CET: The EOSC Future Knowledge Hub
Speakers: Shanmugasundaram Venkataraman, Training Officer, OpenAIRE
This session answered the following questions: What is the EOSC Future Knowledge Hub? What are the training plans for EOSC Future?