25 March 2025 | 13:30 - 15:30 (MDT)
Open Session - HYBRID
Room: UMC Fourth Floor - 415 / 417
Organisers: Andrew Barrett (NSIDC/NNA-CO, University of Colorado, USA); Walt Meier (NSIDC, University of Colorado, USA)
Session Description:
An icon of Arctic science was a researcher going into the polar environment, collecting data, and bringing it back into the lab for analysis. Data might be in notebooks, on a disk or a computer hard drive, but it would be in the hands of the researcher and their team. The data would be analyzed and a paper written. The data would be stored in a file cabinet or on a harddrive. Other scientists may reasonably request the data. But otherwise, data and software would sit gathering “dust”. There was little interaction between the researchers and people living in the Arctic.
This way of doing science is changing to an Open Science, in which the process and products of research are accessible and available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy. This fosters better collaborations, reproducibility, equity and inclusivity.
There are many aspects to Open Science: open access publishing, open data, software, and hardware, and the development of FAIR principles for data and software. The CARE principles introduce respecting the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples. Within the Arctic, the Share principles guide researchers in working with Indigenous Peoples, focusing on relationships, accountability and respect.
In this session, we welcome submissions on implementing all aspects of open science: success stories, challenges, frustrations, future needs, and new ideas.