Date: 31 January 2017, 09.30- 15.00
Venue: Informatics Forum
Hashtag: #UoEOKN

The first UoE Open Knowledge Network event will feature an opening talk by Gill Hamilton Digital Access Manager, National Library of Scotland, followed by a series of lightning talks highlighting open knowledge activities and initiatives around the university, followed by break out sessions to discuss relevant issues and future activities.  

Agenda

09.15 – 09.30 Coffee

09.30 – 09.45 Introduction – Ewan Klein and Lorna M. Campbell

09.45 – 10.20 Opening Talk – Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager, National Library of Scotland

10.20 – 11.30 Lightning Talks Panel 1

10.20 – 10.30 Stuart Nicol, OER Policy, EDE

10.30 – 10.40 Colin Graham, Senior Professorial Fellow, Geosciences

10.40 – 10.50 Dominic Tate, Head of Library Research Support, L&UC

10.50 – 11.00 Dan Van der Horst, Senior Lecturer in Environment and Society, Geosciences

11.00 – 11.10 Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence, LTW

11.10 – 11.30 Discussion

11.30 – 11.50 Coffee

11.50 – 13.00 Lightning Talks Panel 2

11.50 – 12.00 Richard Rodger, Professor of Economic and Social History

12.00 – 12.10 Jen Ross, Senior Lecturer in Digital Education, Centre for Research in Digital   Education

12.10 – 12.20 Dave Berry, Enterprise Architecture, ISG

12.20 – 12.30 Richard Good, Edinburgh Cityscope

12.30 – 12.40 Claire Knowles, Library Digital Development Manager, L&UC

12.40 – 13.00 Discussion

13.00 – 13.50 Lunch

13.50 – 14.00 23 Things prize giving

14.00 – 14.45 Break Out Sessions

• The interface between unrestricted and open data – Wilbert Kraan, Enterprise Architecture.
• Incentivising researchers to make their work as open – Pauline Ward, EDINA and Data Library.
• Open Educational Resources  – Charlie Farley, EDE.
• Delegate led sessions.

14.45 – 15.00 Plenary and next steps