We’re delighted to announce that we will be holding an in-person 2-day event for our APAC user community. The event will feature presentations from both the Symplectic Team and the Figshare Team, including themes across Open Access and Open Data, research funding workflows, and updates looking forward to ERA and PBRF.

Date: February 19-20, 2024

Location: Aerial UTS Function Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

We can’t wait to see you in person again.

If you’d like to present and share your experiences on a particular topic, we welcome client talks and would love to hear from you - please let us know your ideas when registering.

Attendance is free but we ask that you register, as places are limited.

Agenda

Day 1 – February 19th

09:00 - 09:30 Arrivals & breakfast

09:30 - 09:40 Acknowledgement of country and UTS welcome, Sofia Haidar-Blake, Deputy Director, UTS Research Office

09:40 - 09:45 Housekeeping, Stephanie Guichard, Digital Science

09:45 - 10:05 Company update, Jonathan Breeze, Digital Science

10:05 - 10:20 Product Principles: How we design and develop our products and how you can help, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

10:20 - 10:40 Figshare: Highlights from Recent Releases, Andrew Mckenna-Foster, Digital Science

10:40 - 11:00 Figshare Roadmap, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

11:00 – 11:20 Morning break

11:20 - 11:40 Focus on NTROs (Beyond the journal), Andrew Mckenna-Foster, Digital Science

11:40-11:55 Linking research and industry to power up innovation, Mingfang Wu and Jo Dalvean, ARDC

11:55 - 12:10 Client showcase: University of Melbourne - NTROs at Melbourne, Ailie Smith, The University of Melbourne

12:10 - 12:30 Redesigning the Figshare Admin Area, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

12:30 - 13:00 Aligning Figshare use with best practice: harvesting, licenses, PIDs and more, Andrew Mckenna-Foster, Digital Science

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break & networking

14:00 – 14:40 Digital Science and AI, Dr. Daniel Hook, Digital Science

14:40 – 15:00 Taking a data-driven approach to research integrity and security, Simon Porter, Digital Science

15:00 – 15:20 Afternoon break

15:20 – 15:40 Using Elements & Figshare together as an Open Access solution, Max Bryant, Digital Science

15:40 – 15:55 Elements & Figshare: Joint Roadmap, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

15:55 – 16:10 Client showcase: University of Tasmania – Implementing Elements & Figshare, Leslie Watson and Katrina Dewis, The University of Tasmania

16:10 – 17:00 Figshare Product Workshop – Revisiting the Figshare Metadata Structure, Kate Bryne and Andrew Mckenna-Foster, Digital Science

17:30 – 19:00 Networking drinks nearby at the Glebe Hotel

Day 2 – February 20th

09:00 – 10:00 Arrivals & breakfast

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and housekeeping, Stephanie Guichard, Digital Science

10:05 – 10:35 Symplectic Elements: Highlights from recent releases, Manya Buchan, Digital Science

10:35 – 10:55 Symplectic Elements Roadmap, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

10:55 – 11:20 Morning break

11:20 - 11:40 Discovery Search: Helping people find your experts, Max Bryant, Digital Science

11:40 - 11:55 Client showcase: University of Wollongong - Migrating from VIVO to Symplectic Discovery, Clare Job and Rangika Samaraweera

11:55 - 12:10 Enhancing the Discovery Search Experience, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

12:10 - 12:35 Introducing Groups to Discovery, Jonathan Breeze, Digital Science

12:35 - 12:50 Showcasing Impact with Discovery, Manya Buchan, Digital Science

12:50 – 13:50 Lunch

13:50 - 14:20 Awards Management: Managing your full funding lifecycle within Elements, Manya Buchan, Digital Science

14:20 - 14:50 Redesigning Groups: Managing and showcasing internal organisation structures, Kate Byrne, Digital Science

14:50 – 15:15 Afternoon break

15:15 - 15:30 Client showcase: University Technology Sydney - Distilling Research Impact, Scott McWhirter and Catherine McElhone, University of Technology Sydney

15:30 - 16:30 Symplectic Elements Product Workshop, Kate Byrne and Manya Buchan, Digital Science

Figshare & Symplectic APAC User Conference