MozFest 2015: Call for Session Proposals Closes Monday !

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The call for session proposals for the Mozilla Festival 2015 closes this coming Monday, August 31 at 21:00UTC.

The open web is changing the way scientists explore, experiment and build on one anothers’ research. Imagine what we can accomplish with collaborative tools, open content and partnerships between science and tech. MozFest is a great place to make this a reality.

This year the Science Lab is hosting the “Open Science Track” at MozFest and we are looking for proposals for two session formats:

  • Sprint sessions (~ 1 hr) – project-based, hands-on, or discussion oriented
  • Training sessions (~ 3 hr) – a deeper dive on technologies such as GitHub, IPython Notebook/Jupyter, open data and more

Here are some of the amazing sessions that were run at last year’s event. Take a look ! Maybe for inspiration ?

  • Improving Reference Management in Wikipedia – test drive new methods for Wikipedia to better curate and manage scholarly metadata with Daniel Mietchen
  • Online Tools for Open Science and Data-Driven Publishing – get some hands on experience using next-generation authoring tools designed to promote seamless collaboration in the sciences – with John Lees-Miller, Nathan Jenkins, and Matthew Cockerill.
  • Storytelling from space – learn the basics of remote sensing and work with satellite data from NASA in this data storytelling session – with Brian Jacobs.
  • Text as data – humanities and social science – Test drive new course materials for teaching the Python Natural Language Toolkit for use in the humanities – with Fiona Tweedie.
  • Hacking Hacking the Library – help remix and extend existing coding skill – building material for use as coding lessons for the librarian community – with Dave Riordan, Aurelia Moser, Ashley Williams and Jennie Halperin.

You can see a full list of all sessions here.

“Open Research Accelerator” – the Science Lab will be introducing the Open Research Accelerator at MozFest 2015.  This initiative focuses on practical training for getting started in open source as well as hands-on experience building collaboratively. Read more about the Open Research Accelerator our blog here.

Have an idea you’d like to propose? Need some inspiration or a sounding board? Get in touch!. We’d love your input to help make this year’s program the best yet.

And be sure to get your proposals in before August 31. We hope to see you there.