The Open Data Science Symposium is open to the public and will be available through a webcast.

Big Data is an underutilized resource for innovation and discovery in biomedical research and the NIH is committed to unleashing its full potential by making it an open and easily accessible resource. The Open Data Science Symposium will feature discussions with the leaders in big data, open science, and biomedical research while also showcasing the finalists of the Open Data Science Prize, a worldwide competition to harness the innovative power of open data. Read more about this meeting in our recent blog post.

Please Register for the Open Data Science Symposium by November 18, 2016.

Registration is free.

Who Should Attend:

Join us for this meeting if you are interested in:

• Learning how NIH and other agencies are utilizing new models and funding approaches to support open innovation and open science
• Exploring the challenges, opportunities, and implications of a changing biomedical research landscape in which openness is the default across the globe
• Seeking to use open data in your own research and looking for inspiration from international teams who have developed award-winning prototypes
• Watching live demos of all six Open Science Prize semifinalists, and participating in the awards process through casting your vote for your favorite innovation

Event Highlights:

• Dialogue between current NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, and former NIH and former NCI Director, Dr. Harold Varmus, on open science at the National Institutes of Health
• Live demonstrations of six award-winning prototypes developed by international teams competing for the Open Science Prize.
• Panel discussion on new models for advancing data sharing capability through innovative infrastructure and initiatives with perspectives from leading international organizations such as ELIXIR, Wellcome Trust, and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health.
• Keynote by John Wilbanks, Chief Commons Officer at Sage Bionetworks, who has been named by Seed Magazine as one of the “revolutionary minds” and featured in Scientific American for his visionary thinking.

Acknowledgements

This symposium is funded through the NIH Big Data to Knowledge Initiative, which was launched in December 2013 as a trans-NIH program with funding from all 27 Institutes and Centers as well as the NIH Common Fund.

The Open Science Prize is made possible through a collaboration between NIH and the Wellcome Trust.  The Howard Hughes Medical institute is also contributing funds for this effort.