4th EOSC Support Office Austria General Assembly

The fourth General Assembly of the EOSC Support Office Austria will take place on December 17, 2024, at the Aula am Campus, University of Vienna. This event brings together members of the EOSC SOA community to review achievements over the past year, elect new representatives to governing bodies, and discuss the strategic direction for the future. It will be a key moment for advancing shared goals in Open Science in Austria and fostering stronger collaboration.

Agenda:

12:45-13:15 – Registration and Arrival

13:15 Welcome – (5 mins) – Andreas Brandtner, Director of the University of Vienna Library

13:20 Opening – (10 mins) – Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi and Barbara Sánchez Solís, First and Second Chairs of General Assembly

13:30 The Year in Review (Summary of EOSC SOA activities) – (20 mins) – Tereza Kalová, Management Board Chair

13:50 Welcome to New Partners + Audience Participation (15 mins) – Tereza Kalová and Meghan Bohardt

14:05 ACOnet Association – (10 mins) – Petra Karlhuber

14:15 Official Business & Voting – (45 mins) – Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi

15:00 Coffee and Snack Break – (30 mins)

15:30 Keynote Speakers: Jiri Marek, Sarah Davies, Sara Garavelli – (3x 10 min input – 30 mins)

16:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A with Keynote Speakers – (40 mins) – Meghan Bohardt, EOSC SOA Secretariat

16:40 Closing Remarks + Recognition of Guests of Honor – (20 mins) – Stefan Hanslik, Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Education

Break

18:00 Meet at Christmas Market on the University of Vienna Campus