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5 Years of Plan S: webinar

04/09/2023

To mark the 5th anniversary of Plan S, cOAlition S is hosting an online webinar on Thursday, 2nd November 2023, between 17:00 – 19:00 CET via Zoom.

The webinar will bring together funders, researchers, and experts from the scholarly communication field to discuss how Plan S has developed since its launch as well as what lies ahead for the future of scholarly communication.

Plan S @5: agenda

17:00-17:05Introduction & Welcome

Marc Schiltz, CEO of National Research Fund of Luxembourg (FNR), President of Science Europe, and Chair of the cOAlition S Leaders’ Group
17:05-17:30Reflections on the impact of Plan S
Reflecting on the past 5 years, we will assess to what extent Plan S is delivering on its ambition to make full and Open Access a reality. Successes & challenges.

Johan Rooryck, Executive Director, cOAlition S
Robert-Jan Smits, President of the Executive Board of the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands
Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC

Moderator: Rachel Magee, Reporter, Research Professional News
17:30-18:00Audience Q&A
18:00-18:25Considering the future of scholarly communication
We will shift our focus towards what a future scholarly communication system should look like. 

Bodo Stern, Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Arianna Becerril García, Full-time professor-researcher at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM), President AmeliCA
Gemma Modinos, Reader in Neuroscience & Mental Health, Kings College London, and outgoing Chair of the Young Academy of Europe

Moderator: Jessica Polka, Executive Director, ASAPbio
18:25-18:55Audience Q&A
18:55-19:00Closing remarks & next steps 

Marc SchiltzCEO of National Research Fund of Luxembourg (FNR), President of Science Europe, and Chair of the cOAlition S Leaders’ Group

Update

View the recording of the webinar on YouTube (transcript also available here)