From: Ginny Hendricks <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2019 12:31:22 +0100 Hi, this is likely coming to you via several listserv postings; apologies for duplication. The FORCE2019 meeting, taking place in Edinburgh this October 15-17, has announced their first two keynote speakers: *Rachel Bruce* is Head of Open Science at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI <https://www.ukri.org/>); and *Arfon Smith* is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Open Source Software <http://joss.theoj.org/> and Head of the Data Science Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute <http://www.stsci.edu/> in Baltimore. They’ll address themes in infrastructure and promoting open research If you’ve never been to FORCE before, it’s a unique and collaborative meeting. It brings together multiple communities to discuss improving the ways scholarly and scientific information is communicated, shared and used. "I can't think of a better conference for meeting smart people focused on designing and building the future of scholarly infrastructure – that's why FORCE is so special." – Arfon Smith Some links here for extra info: - Conference website <https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2019/speakers/keynote-presenters> - Registration <https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2019> (early bird fee until end August) - Sponsorship opportunities <https://www.force11.org/meetings/force2019/sponsorship-opportunities> - Keep in touch on Slack <https://force11slack.herokuapp.com/>, via email alerts <http://eepurl.com/dv1rm5>, or via twitter @force11rescomm <https://twitter.com/force11rescomm> The full program will be announced later in the year with themes including: who are the trailblazers; promoting open research; infrastructure for research comms; and what skills do we need for transforming the scholarly community. Come along and you’ll likely meet some new collaborators! Best wishes, Ginny Hendricks (on behalf of the FORCE2019 team)