Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

2026 Conference of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

Full programme

Please note the programme may be subject to some changes between now and the event itself.


Programme hightlights for Barcelona Declaration 2026 Conference in Berlin. Text in white and yellow on purple background with icons. Text: 2026 Conference of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information - Programme highlights. Aligning policy & practical implementation. High-level panels · institutional experiences, Institutional Journeys and Implementation, Policy Perspectives and International Initiatives, Working Group Outcomes & Mutual Learning, Funder Perspectives & Research Infrastructures, Posters · shared directions for open research information. 24-25 November 2026 · Berlin & Online. Underneath text, logo's of Barcelona Declaration, Leibniz Association and Helmholtz Open Science Office.

Tuesday Nov 24 - Day 1

08:15 - 09:00Registration, coffee
09:00 - 09:15Welcome, housekeeping
09:15 - 09:30Official welcome Leibniz Association
Opening lightning talk - Leibniz Association
09:30 - 10:30Panel I - High-level policy

Panelists:
Lee Harris (ARC) online, prerecorded
Emanuel Kulczycki (DZHW / Humboldt University)
Zeynep Varoglu - (UNESCO - Open Solutions)
Matthew Wallace (IDRC)
Lin Zhang (Wuhan University) online

Moderator: Ludo Waltman (CWTS, Leiden University /
Barcelona Declaration)
10:30 - 11:00Coffee
11:00 - 11:30Barcelona Declaration - where are we now
11:30 - 12:00Poster lightning talks
12:00 - 13:00Lunch and posters
13:00 - 14:00Presentations / panels I (2 parallel sessions)

- Institutional implementation and links with open science policy
- Institutional use cases: replacing closed systems
14:00 - 14:15room transitions
14:15 - 15:30Presentations / panels II (2 parallel sessions)

- Perspectives on funding metadata
- Research information infrastructure (institutional and non-institutional)
15:30 - 16:00Tea and posters
16:00 - 16:45Presentations / panels III (2 parallel sessions)

- Monitoring and assessment
- Critical reflections on open research information
16:45 - 17:00room transitions
17:00 - 17:30Wrap up & introduction day 2
17:30Closing day 1
17:30 - 18:30Reception and posters (drinks and light food)
19:00 - 21:00Dinner at Dieselhaus (optional, self paid upon registration)

Wednesday Nov 25 - Day 2

08:15 - 09:00Coffee
09:00 - 09:15Welcome and opening day 2
Lightning talk - Helmholtz Open Science Office
09:15 - 10:15Panel II - Related international initiatives

Panelists:
Sandra Bendiscioli (EMBO / DORA)
Miranda Bennett (California Digital Library / Barcelona Declaration)
Nicolas Fressengeas (Ministry of Higher Education
and Research / University of Lorraine / OSMI)
Oliver Günther (University of Postdam / CoARA)

Moderator: Cameron Neylon (independent / CoARA / Barcelona Declaration)
10:15 - 11:00Barcelona Declaration Working groups I
(presenting activities and outcomes)
11:00 - 11:30Coffee and posters
11:30- 12:15Barcelona Declaration Working groups II
(presenting activities and outcomes)
12:15 - 12:30Introduce mutual learning sessions
12:30 - 13:30Lunch and posters
13:30 - 13:45Mutual learning sessions - session and room assignments
13:45 - 14:00room transitions
14:00 - 15:00Mutual learning sessions
15:00 - 15:30Tea and reflection
15:30 - 16:00Reflections German stakeholders
16:00 - 16:45Barcelona Declaration - 2027 and beyond
16:45 - 17:00Conference wrap up
17:00Closing day 2