Event details
Dates: 31st July - 1st August
Registration fee: Free
Location: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Marais Rd, Mostertsdrift Stellenbosch, South Africa
Timings:
Day 1 - 08:30-17:30 (With an evening reception from 19:00 onwards)
Day 2 - 08:30-12:30
Lunch and refreshments will be provided on both days.
Day 1 conference workshops
The conference will begin on day 1 with two concurrent workshops (8.30-12.00). Registrants will have selected their chosen workshop upon registration and will receive dedicated communications with information about their chosen session.
Workshop A: Powerful Data Analytics: Creating Custom Reporting Dashboards for your Figshare Repository. (Location: eClassroom Learning Commons Stellenbosch University Library).
Do you need a custom report on embargoed items? Want to see a report based on custom metadata fields? In addition to the reporting dashboards focused on repository activity and basic statistics available on the Figshare user interface, institutions may benefit from their own completely custom dashboards.
Using a prebuilt script, you will learn how to extract reporting data from your repository and use that information to populate a prebuilt Looker Studio dashboard that you can then modify to your liking. Figshare staff will be on hand to help you customise your script and dashboard(s).
By the end of the workshop, you will have one or more custom dashboards to take back to your institution to share with colleagues, as well as the knowledge to create new custom reporting dashboards.
Additional information:
Workshop B: CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories: Working Towards Certifying Your Figshare Repository (Location: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies)
Are you currently working towards getting your data repository certified? Are you planning to apply, or reapply, for CoreTrustSeal accreditation and could do with some expert guidance and tips to succeed to get you started or bring you back into focus?
The workshop will be run by colleagues from three institutions who have successfully negotiated the accreditation submission process and gained CoreTrustSeal accreditation, together with Figshare staff. During the first half, you will listen to their experiences, get tips and the do’s and don'ts to submit a successful application and will have the opportunity to ask questions. The second half will be a hands-on workshop; in small groups you will start compiling your resources and action plan, under the expert guidance of the workshop facilitators.
By the end of the workshop, you will have an action plan and a comprehensive list of the resources you’ll need to complete your application for you to take back to your institution, and would have developed a clear understanding of the best practices and effort required to submit an institutional application for CoreTrustSeal accreditation.
Additional information:
The workshops are at two different locations on the University of Stellenbosch Campus and you should arrive on Day 1 to the location of your workshop for registration - further details will be sent to you regarding the location of your chosen workshop closer to the event.
Main conference agenda
After the workshops, we will begin our main conference agenda. Transport for Workshop A attendees from the University Library to STIAS (the main conference location), will be provided.
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 Getting seated and ready for the conference opening
14:00 Conference opening and welcome, Professor Richard Stevens, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, Stellenbosch University
14:15 Welcome from Figshare and Digital Science, Dr Mark Hahnel, VP Open Research, Digital Science
14:25 Figshare product roadmap - highlights from recent releases and future plans, Mr Sam Gibbons Frendo, Figshare
14:45 Figshare’s metadata restructure project, Mr Sam Gibbons Frendo, Figshare
15:30 Refreshment break
16:00 The State of Open Data, Dr Mark Hahnel, Digital Science
16:30 SDGs integration on Figshare - University of Pretoria Case Study, Ms Rosina Ramokgola, University of Pretoria
16:40 Implementation of the Wits Open Data Vault - pairing Figshare with Altmetric and Dimensions, Lazarus Matizirofa, Charl Roberts, Pfano Makhera, The University of the Witwatersrand.
16:50 Stellenbosch University's research data repository (SUNScholarData) - practices, norms, and key partners, Mr Sizwe Ngobo, Stellenbosch University
17:00 Panel discussion: The importance and impact of proficient research data management
17:30 Day 1 closing, Dr Mark Hahnel, Digital Science
Evening reception from 19:00 onwards
Day 2:
08:30 Arrivals and coffee
09:00 Welcome to day 2, Dr Mark Hahnel, Digital Science
09:05 Conference keynote: South Africa Research assessment futures, Ms Nosisa Dube, National Research Foundation
09:25 DOIs, APIs and Plant Specimens: Batch uploading UCT's Bolus Herbarium Collection on ZivaHub (powered by Figshare), Dr Sanjin Muftić, University of Cape Town
09:40 User showcase presentation
09:55 Beyond Data: How UJ uses Figshare to manage other research outputs, Ms Mutali Lithole, University of Johannesburg
10:10 Streamlining research management with Symplectic Elements, Mr Daryl Naylor, Digital Science
10:30 Refreshment break and group photo
11:00 Trust in research - thought leadership session, speaker to be announced
11:20 Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in research data management and open research, interactive discussion session
12:15 Keep in touch with Figshare
12:25 Conference closing
12:30 END of conference and lunch
