Submitted by Scott on Thu, 2008-10-09 16:31.
The OAK Law project hosted an international conference on Wednesday 24 September-Thursday 25 September 2008, with Post-Conference Workshops on Friday 26 September at Stamford Plaza, Brisbane.
The conference was opened by Senator the Honourable Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) along with many other institutions throughout the world has pioneered the establishment of management practices and the necessary infrastructure to promote access and innovation. This landmark conference brought together experts from Australia and around the world to speak on a range of topics such as:
• Evolving publishing models • Repository management• eResearch • Policy development • Data access and reuse • Legal and technical issues
In the last session of the conference, participants were asked to comment on a text to be known as the Brisbane Declaration, affirming in general terms support for open access to research as a general principle in Australia. As a result of this, a text was circulated following the conference which over 60 participants supported.
Slides made available by the speakers can be accessed by clicking on the speakers name below. All of these slides are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives (Australia) 2.5 licence, unless otherwise stated. Likewise, clicking on “Recording of Session 112K” will bring up the presentations and commentary given in the session that we can release under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives (Australia) 2.5 licence, unless otherwise stated. “56K” is the lower resolution recording of the session. These recordings will be updated as further consents are received.
Day 1. Wednesday 24 September
Opening address
• Senator the Hon Kim Carr
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Why Open Access is Important for Innovation
(A transcript of the Minister’s Opening Address is available from the Minister’s website and is released subject to the terms of that website. Permission to provide access to the video of the Minister’s Opening Address has been sought)
Session 1 : The Future of Knowledge Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• John Wilbanks (Science Commons, USA)
The Future of Knowledge, What Greater Access Means for Research
Commentators: Dr Terry Cutler (Cutler and Company) and
Prof Mary O’Kane (Mary O’Kane & Associates)
Session 2 : Open Access : The Next Five Years Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Dr Alma Swan (Key Perspectives)
Overview of Open Access - Where is it Going?
Commentators: Prof Tom Cochrane (DVC TILS, QUT) and Derek Whitehead (Swinburne University)
Session 3 : Collaborative Innovation: Data Access and Re-Use Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Dr Richard Jefferson (CAMBIA and the BiOS Initiative)
Open Patents and Open Data; a Key Issue in Open Access.
Commentators: Prof Anne Fitzgerald (OAK Law Project, QUT Law Faculty) and Frederika Welle Donker (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Session 4 : Computation Technology and the Power of Open Access Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Dr Tony Hey (Microsoft)
Directions in computing in support of science and the role of Open Access.
• Dr Rhys Francis (Executive Director of AeRIC)
eResearch Infrastructure and Open Access
Commentators: Prof Paul Roe (QUT) and Prof Bernard Pailthorpe (UQ)
Session 5: Open Access and Research Quality Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Prof Stevan Harnad (Southhampton / Quebec)
Why Open Access is important in the assessment of research quality.
• Prof Rodney Wissler, (Dean of Research and Research Training, QUT)
Research Assessment in Australia, the 2008 Landscape.
Commentators – Scott Kiel-Chisholm (OAK Law Project, QUT Law Faculty) and Prof Arthur Sale (University of Tasmania)
Session 6: A Legal Framework Supporting Open Access Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Maarten Wilbers European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
CERN - World Wide Web, Open Source and now constructing SCOAP: the legal viewpoint.
• Prof Brian Fitzgerald (OAK Law Project, QUT Law Faculty)
This presentation will examine key copyright issues that are raised in the open access framework. It will draw on the work undertaken by the OAKLAW Project at QUT and the recently launched OAKLIST as well as consider international developments. (These slides, where indicated, are released under a Creative Commons Attribution (Australia) 2.5 licence otherwise they are all rights reserved)
Commentators: Jenine Borowik (Australian Bureau of Statistics) and Jeffrey Kingwell (Geoscience Australia)
Session 7 Sharing Data Infrastructure Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Dr Alexander Cooke (ARC) (These slides are released with all rights reserved)
Research Infrastructure and the Open Access Agenda
• Dr Andrew Treloar (Australian National Data Service (ANDS) Establishment Project)
Progress Report on the ANDS
Commentator: Cathrine Harboe-Ree (Monash University)
Session 8 Transitioning to Open Access : The role of funders and the role of institutions Recording of Session 112K; 56K
• Prof Warwick Anderson AM (NHMRC)
Conditions Under Which Grants are Made
Concluding Comments - Prof Tom Cochrane (DVC TILS, QUT)
Day 3. Friday 26 September Optional Workshops
OA Making it Happen
• Cultural Change – Led by Paula Callan & Dr Alma Swan (These slides are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike (Australia) 2.5 licence)
Managing the Legal Issues
• Practical steps for handling copyright, IP and other legal issues – Led by Prof Anne Fitzgerald Prof Anne Fitzgerald, Scott Kiel-Chisholm, Kylie Pappalardo and Anthony Austin (OAK Law Project, QUT Law Faculty) (Both Kylie’s and Anthony’s slides are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike (Australia) 2.5 licence)
Research, Access and Innovation: Workshopping the Future of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
• Led by Colin Steele, Prof Roger Clarke and Prof John Houghton
For more information, visit the official website (www.oar2008.qut.edu.au)