Conference Program

2nd Canadian Open Science Conference

Three days of plenaries, panels, rapid talks, workshops, and posters.

Conference Dates
October 27–29, 2026
Location
University of Ottawa

Day 1


Tuesday, October 27, 2026

  • 8:30 – 9:00

    Badge pick-up · Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 9:00 – 9:30

    Indigenous Blessing and Opening Remarks

  • 9:30 – 10:15

    Plenary Kick-off: Why Canada Needs Open Science for Innovation

    Guy Rouleau (Montreal Neurological Institute)

  • 10:15 – 10:45

    Short Talk: Open Science and Innovation

    Richard Gold (McGill University)

  • 10:45 – 11:10

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 11:10 – 12:10
    Track 1

    Panel 1: Health Research Data Management, Sharing, and Innovation: The Canadian Context

    Track 2

    Panel 2: Driving Adoption of Open Access in Canada

  • 12:10 – 12:30/40
    Track 1

    3 Rapid Talks

    Track 2

    2 Rapid Talks

  • 12:30/40 – 1:40

    Lunch

  • 1:40 – 2:00
    Track 1

    1 Rapid Talk

    Track 2

    1 Rapid Talk

  • 2:00 – 3:00
    Track 1

    Panel 1: Responsible Research Assessment

    Track 2

    Panel 2: Research Reproducibility

  • 3:00 – 3:30
    Track 1

    2 Rapid Talks

    Track 2

    2 Rapid Talks

  • 3:30 – 4:00

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 4:00 – 4:45

    Closing Panel: How to Shape a More Equitable, Multilingual, Community-Accountable, and Globally Responsible Open Science Ecosystem

  • 4:45 – 5:00

    Closing Remarks

  • 5:00 – 7:00

Day 2


Wednesday, October 28, 2026

  • 8:30 – 9:00

    On-going Badge Pick-up · Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 9:00 – 9:30

    Opening Remarks — Metascience Convening

  • 9:30 – 10:10

    Plenary Kick-off Talk: Metaresearch

    Tracy Weisgerber (University of Coimbra)

  • 10:10 – 11:00

    Panel: The Canadian Metaresearch Ecosystem

  • 11:00 – 11:20

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 11:20 – 12:30/40
    Track 1

    Rapid Talks and Discussion — From Evidence to Practice: Early-Career Perspectives on Open Science and Metaresearch

    Track 2

    Panel: Facilitating Inter/Transdisciplinary Research

    Followed by 2 Rapid Talks

  • 12:30/40 – 1:40

    Lunch

  • 1:40 – 2:10

    Presentation and Facilitated Discussion: Mapping Metaresearch in Canada

  • 2:10 – 3:40

    Facilitated Workshop: Generating an Action Plan for Metaresearch in Canada

  • 3:40 – 4:00

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 4:00 – 4:45

    Closing Plenary

  • 4:45 – 5:00

    Closing Remarks

  • 5:00 – 7:00

Day 3


Thursday, October 29, 2026

  • 8:30 – 9:00

    Badge Pick-up · Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 9:00 – 9:30

    Opening Remarks and Summary of Metascience Facilitated Discussion

  • 9:30 – 10:10

    ECR Plenary Kick-off Talk: Ecology and Reproducibility

    Marija Purgar Filjak (University of Alberta / SORTEE)

  • 10:15 – 10:45

    Talk Series on Diamond Open Access

  • 10:45 – 11:05

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 11:05 – 12:00

    Panel: Canada on the Global Open Science Stage

  • 12:00 – 12:30/40
    Track 1

    2 Rapid Talks

    Track 2

    2 Rapid Talks

  • 12:30/40 – 1:30

    Lunch

  • 1:30 – 2:00
    Track 1

    1 Short Talk

    Track 2

    1 Short Talk

  • 2:00 – 3:00
    Track 1

    4 Rapid Talks and Discussion: Monitoring/Compliance

    Track 2

    4 Rapid Talks and Discussion: Security/Ethics

  • 3:00 – 3:20

    Coffee/Tea and Snacks

  • 3:20 – 4:15

    Closing Plenary

  • 4:15 – 4:30

    Closing Remarks