6e Symposium Annuel sur la Science Ouverte

Programme

*All times are EST

9:00	Welcome & Opening Remarks Annabel Seyller, CEO, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute, Chief of Staff, The Neuro  Gabriel Pelletier, Open Science Data Manager, Interim TOSI Alliance Officer, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute
9:30	Keynote Lecture Ed Lein, Senior Investigator, Allen Institute for Brain Science
10:30	Refreshment Pause
11:00	Session 1: Diversity in Data Acquisition  MC: Matthew Loukine, PhD Candidate, The Neuro, McGill University Moderator: Udunna Anazodo, Assistant Professor, The Neuro, McGill University  Maruf Adewole, Medical Physicist and Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Medical Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MAI Lab), Lagos, Nigeria Chloé Savignac , PhD Candidate, McGill University
12:05	Session 2: Poster Highlights MC: Judy Chen, MD/PhD Candidate, The Neuro, McGill University Poster Presenter 1: To be confirmed Poster Presenter 2: To be confirmed Poster Presenter 3: To be confirmed
12:30	Lunch Trainee Poster Session
1:30	Welcome Back Annabel Seyller, CEO, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute, Chief of Staff, The Neuro
1:35	Session 3: Open Hardware MC: Matthew Loukine, PhD Candidate, The Neuro, McGill University Moderator: Christine Tardif, Assistant Professor, The Neuro, McGill University André Maia Chagas, Scientific Officer, University of Sussex, England Manu Madhav, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia David Rudko, Assistant Professor, The Neuro, McGill University
2:35	Session 4: Collaborative Initiatives Enabling Open Data Analysis MC: Matthew Loukine, PhD Candidate, The Neuro, McGill University Moderator: Jennifer Dotchin, Senior Manager, Innovation, Partnerships and Strategy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary   Josh Gottesman, Senior Associate Director, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research  Jackie MacDiarmid, Project Manager, Campus Alberta Neuroscience
3:05	Refreshment Pause
3:20	The Neuro - Irv and Helga Cooper Open Science Prize Ceremony MC: Thomas Durcan, Associate Professor, Prize Chair, The Neuro, TOSI Prize Committee  MC: Roberta La Piana, Assistant Professor, Prize Co-chair, The Neuro, TOSI Prize Committee  Canadian Trainee Prize International Trainee Prize Main International Prize
4:05	Closing Remarks Luisa Pimentel, Open Science Community Officer, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute
4:15	Cocktail & Networking

 

Trainee Poster Session

For the first time the Open Science in Action Symposium is hosting a poster session for trainees, organized by the TOSI Trainee Council. This is an excellent opportunity for McGill University postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students to present their Open Science projects and initiatives in the neuroscience field. 

Twenty abstracts will be selected for the poster session. Three abstracts will be invited to give a 5-min flash talk during the trainee poster highlights session of the symposium. Furthermore, the best poster presentations (up to three) will receive an 80$ cash prize. Please see the program for more information.  

Important Dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: Monday, October 7th, 2024, at 11:59 pm 

• Announcement of the selected abstracts: Thursday, October 17th  

• Poster highlights session: Thursday, November 7th at 12:05 pm  

• Poster presentation session: Thursday, November 7th at 12:30 pm  

 

Eligibility and Conditions: 

To be eligible for the trainee poster session, you must: 

• Be a registered McGill undergraduate student, graduate student, or post-doctoral fellow working in Open Science in Neuroscience  

• Agree to have your poster made publicly available on an online Open Science platform under a Creative Commons license 

• Be registered to attend the event. Please register here: OSIA symposium registration 
   

Selection criteria: 

We welcome submissions of project abstracts that contribute to, facilitate, or highlight Open Science practices in neuroscience, mental health, and related fields. 

We encourage submissions that address any of the practices that comprise the broader Open Science field, including but not limited to: 

• Open publishing, open peer review, executable publications  

• Open and F.A.I.R. sharing and re-using of data, code, protocols, methods, material 

• Research transparency and reproducibility, pre-registration 

• Open educational resources  

• Science communication and outreach 

• Promotion and facilitation of inclusion and diversity in research 

• Citizen science, co-design, patient engagement 

• Intellectual Property and Open Science 

 

How to submit an abstract: 

Please fill out the following form by Monday, October 7th, 2024, at 11:59 pm. 

2024 Open Science in Action Symposium Poster Session - Abstract submission form 

 

Organizing committee: 

Judy Chen, MD-PhD student, Bernhardt lab, McGill University 

Sophie Hoyer, Undergraduate student, Gold lab, McGill University 

Willemien Miller, MSc student, Gruenheid lab, McGill University 

Luisa Pimentel, Open Science Community Officer, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) 

 

Location

Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital is at 3801 University Street, north of Pine Avenue West, on the McGill University campus opposite the former Royal Victoria Hospital.

Montreal is served by highway Routes 10, 15, 20 and 40, and by Greyhound Bus, ViaRail and the P-E-Trudeau airport. In the city, bus and metro service is provided by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).

Wheelchair access

A wheelchair accessible entrance is on University Street north of the main entrance. Another wheelchair accessible entrance is in the loading area behind the building: to enter the loading area, turn into the driveway south of the main entrance. Please note, there is no parking in the loading area.

Parking

Parking near The Neuro is sometimes difficult. There are parking meters on University Street and a parking lot north of the main entrance. To enter the lot, turn right into the driveway toward Molson Stadium.

Information about parking fees

Taxi Stand

There is a taxi stand on University Street across from the main entrance. You may call a cab from the free taxi phone in the main lobby near the Security Desk.

Access by Public Transportation (STM website)

Bus

There are four bus stops within walking distance:

• Bus 144 stops at Pine Avenue and University Street
• Bus 356 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street (Nightbus)
• Bus 107 stops at Pine Avenue and Docteur Penfield
• Bus 24 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street

Metro

Take the Metro Green Line to the McGill station. Walk north on University Street and cross Pine Avenue. The main entrance is on the right, past the flags.

Organizing Committee

Luisa Pimentel, Open Science Community Officer, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI)

Gabriel Pelletier, Open Science Data Manager, TOSI

Leah LeFort, Research Administrator, TOSI

Annabel Seyller, Chief of Staff, The Neuro and CEO, TOSI

Thomas Durcan, Associate Professor, The Neuro and Co-Chair, TOSI Prize Committee

Roberta La Piana, Assistant Professor, The Neuro and Co-Chair, TOSI Prize Committee

Debbie Rashcovsky, Events Lead, The Neuro

Justin Martinez-Rosler, Communications Associate, Events, The Neuro

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