NeIC 2022 conference/NeIC2022 PC meeting 2022-02-28

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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
• 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
• Sven Stafström
• Christine Overgaard Rasmussen
• Kristina Lillemets
• Hanne Monclair
• Gudmund Høst
• Tomasz Malkiewicz
• Vilma Häkkinen

Excused:

• Kimmo Koski (parallel meeting, participated for the final 5 minutes)
• Ebba Þóra Hvannberg

Agenda

1. Welcome, approval of agenda, 5' (Tomasz)
2. Conference statement, 20' (Gudmund, All)
3. Conference agenda and webpage, 20' (Tomasz, Vilma)
   1. https://indico.neic.no/event/204/
4. Invited speakers, 10' (All)
   1. High-level session
   2. Backup speakers
5. Next steps, next meetings, 5' (Tomasz)
6. AOB (Any Other Business), 5' (Tomasz, All)

Minutes

2. Conference statement

• Status and next steps

• The current version (sent to the committee on 23 February) has been updated with comments from SE and FI
  • NO comments have not yet been implemented
    • How to address the goal of being a global role-model; “Nordic, but not only Nordic”
  • DK, EE, IS comments still pending
  • Comments received so far are mostly on the subject and by e-infrastructure specialists, not on the political level
  • Some comments on the statement from Nordic Council of Ministers to be expected later this week
  • Some changes were suggested during the meeting to stick more to the conference theme, Nordic Models for Open Science Collaboration

• Going forward with the statement:
  • Statement will be updated with the comments brought up during the meeting
  • The right people should be identified and invited to back up the statement
    • Most likely ministries of research, but might also be ministries related to digitalisation

3. Conference agenda and webpage

• https://indico.neic.no/event/204/
• Original deadline for registration was 6 March, will be postponed to 28 March
  • 45 registrants as of 28 February
• Changes to be implemented:
  • Opening speech from the NO ministry
  • Open research -> Open science

4. Invited speakers

• Backup speakers

Tue: 9 -12 High-level session:

• NO presidency in Nordic Council of Ministers, NO Research Minister, 10'
• SE, SE ministry, 10'
• DK, DK ministry, 10' (unlikely to happen)
• FI, FI ministry, 10'
• EE, EE ministry, 10'
• IS, IS ministry, 10'
• Roundtable discussion, 30'. Challenges for open science policy collaboration. From ministries, university vice chancellors, funding agencies, a mix of different backgrounds.

Backup speakers

• Should the backup speakers be contacted already now, or would closer to the event be sufficient?
• Jan Bjaalie (UiO medicine)
• NO ministry: possibility for a video welcome
• Jan Bjaalie (UiO medicine)
• Kenneth Ruud (UiT, prof. in theoretical chemistry)

5. Next steps, next meetings

• Next meeting is agreed on:
  • 14 March, 12-12:30 CET

6. AOB (Any Other Business)

• None.