NeIC 2022 conference/NeIC2022 PC meeting 2021-10-29

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Note: This is an internal working document for the NeIC 2022 Program Committee (PC). In order to avoid causing confusion and misinterpretation, it is not to be shared outside of NeIC without the consent of the PC. Note: This document is editable by anyone who has the link, so use judgement when sharing.

Location: Zoom, https://cscfi.zoom.us/j/9917669499?pwd=enpXNnVNWGdWbnc4K0xRR3lFaHJtdz09

Live minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hYKKkgoNdYAWewJO9akeN7w6lqCEiwJg-LCBWCv5sXY/edit?usp=sharing

Invited:

  • Sven Stafström, Swedish Research Council, SE
  • Hanne Monclair, Ministry of Education and Research, NO
  • Jonas Waller, Nordic Council of Ministers, Åland Islands
  • Kimmo Koski, CSC, FI
  • Kristina Lillemets, University of Tartu/GEANT, EE -> stand-in: Ivar Koppel
  • Ebba Þóra Hvannberg, University of Iceland, IS
  • Christine Overgaard Rasmussen, Computerome, DTU/DeiC, DK
  • Vilma Häkkinen, Secretary, NeIC, FI
  • Tomasz Malkiewicz, Chair, NeIC/CSC, FI
  • Ex officio member: Gudmund Høst, NeIC, NO

Present:

  • Jonas Waller, Kristina Lillemets, Christine Overgaard Rasmussen, Ebba Þóra Hvannberg, Kimmo Koski, Gudmund Høst, Tomasz Malkiewicz, Vilma Häkkinen

Excused:

  • Hanne Monclair, Sven Stafström

Agenda

  1. Welcome, approval of agenda, 5' (Tomasz)
  2. Conference statement, 20' (Gudmund, All)
  3. Conference agenda and webpage, 20' (Tomasz)
  4. Candidate speakers, 10' (All)
    1. Keynote speakers
    2. Session speakers
  5. Next steps, next meetings, 5' (Tomasz)
  6. AOB (Any Other Business), 5' (Tomasz, All)

Minutes

1. Welcome, approval of agenda

2. Conference statement

  • Conference theme: “Nordic Models for Open Science Collaboration”

Draft of the statement

  • Link was provided for the committee members during the meeting
    • Aligning the overall statement and conference theme to ongoing initiatives in the Nordics (Digitalisation, Vision 2030, etc)
    • Declaration could be made by the Research & education ministers in Nordic Countries
      • Nordic agreement amongst Nordic RE ministries to enhance the Nordic Open Science and the cross-border collaborations
    • Structured long-term collaboration between the key national actors emphasized
    • Four suggestions for priorities to harvers Nordic Added Value (NAV)
      • Common Incentives for Open Science Practices
      • Nordic Open Science Data Spaces
      • Nordic Workforce of Data Stewards
      • World-Class Supercomputing Infrastructure

Discussion

  • Open Science on the European level should be addressed as part of the programme
  • Mention of quantum computing included in the last priority?
    • There will also be a workshop on quantum computing during the conference on Wednesday
  • Addressing green efforts and other world-wide challenges (climate change, health data security) in the four priorities?
    • The statement text and the priorities could be focused / phrased more inclusively
  • Next steps: anchoring with appropriate bodies, e.g., Ministries, National Providers
    • How to get the statement signed by Nordic Ministries of R&E?
      • Procedures might insist that the statement is discussed first at the director-level
      • We need to prepared for possible changes suggested by all six ministries

3. Conference agenda and webpage

  • Draft conference webpage and agenda:
    • Link was provided for the committee members during the meeting

4. Candidate speakers

Keynote speakers

Mon: 11 -12 Opening:

Mon: 13-14 Keynote 1:

Tue: 9 -12 High-level session:

  • NO presidency in Nordic Council of Ministers, NO PM office, 25'
  • SE, SE ministry, 15'
  • DK, DK ministry, 15'
  • FI, FI ministry, 15'
  • EE, EE ministry, 15'
  • IS, IS ministry, 15'
  • Coffee break 20'

Wed: 11 -12 Keynote 2:

Session speakers

Mon: 14:30-17:30 EOSC-Nordic policy session

  • Planned together with EOSC-Nordic WP2
    • Details will follow in mid-November

Tue: 13-16 Data management session (work name)

  • NOTE: Speakers are not yet confirmed!
  • 13-14 National data management initiatives
  • 14-14.45 Parallel sessions: Data management in
    • Sensitive health data (Nordic Science Cloud)
      • Tommi Nyrönen, CSC/FI
      • Peter Løngreen, DTU/DK
      • Maria Nilsson, NordForsk/NO
    • Climate research
  • 15-16 Common panel session on data management
  • Comment: Rasmus Anker Pedersen, Head of Climate Research DMI/DK could be invited for the data management parallel session

Wed: 8:30-11 Workshops & tutorials

  • Workshop 1: Quantum computing / Mikael Johansson, CSC
  • Workshop 2: Sensitive data / representatives from NO, SE, DK, possibly FI - names not confirmed
  • Workshop 3: Portals / Anne Fouilloux, UiO - not confirmed
  • (Possible workshop 4: Data visualization / NVIDIA - not confirmed)

5. Next steps, next meetings

  • Next meeting is agreed on:

29 November 2021, 12-13 CET

6. AOB (Any Other Business)

None.

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