Open Repositories 2025 will be held 16-19 June 2025 in Chicago, IL, USA, on the University of Chicago campus. Planning is well underway, and we look forward to seeing many new and returning attendees!

Calls for proposals, sponsors and fellowship applications are now open. See below for deadlines and links to additional details

Call for proposals (due 18 Dec 13 Jan 2025)

The Open Repositories program committee is now accepting proposals for posters, workshops, lightning talks, papers, and panels to be presented at OR2025. The theme for the conference is: Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities. We particularly welcome proposals aligned to the overall theme, but also on other administrative, organizational, or practical topics related to digital repositories.

Please see the Call for Proposals page to learn more about the sub-themes and submission categories of the conference, including a full list of submission templates and key dates for submission deadlines and approvals.

Note: As of 11 Dec 2024, the submission deadline has been extended from 18 Dec 2024 to 13 Jan 2025.

Call for sponsors (ongoing)

Sponsorship opportunities are now available.

OR2025 is an excellent place for companies and organizations that deal with digital asset management, digital storage, research information systems, scholarly publications, open access and open data to be seen and interact with participants. The event gives access to a large audience of potential customers and partners as well as insights into what is hot in the area from a user perspective.

We expect approximately 350-400 attendees from all over the world. These will include directors of digital initiatives, technical staff and developers, librarians, and repository managers as well as applied researchers in digital libraries and similar fields.

See the Call for Sponsors page for more information or contact or2025localhosts@gmail.com

Call for fellowship applications (due 22 Jan 2025)

Nominations are open for new ORSC members (2024-2027)

The Open Repositories Steering Committee (ORSC) is pleased to announce that it is seeking nominations for new standing members.

ORSC manages the annual Open Repositories conference and typically consists of 12 standing members, as well as the chairs of the host and program committees for the annual conferences. Standing members serve a 3-year term with the option to renew for a second term. This year there are 2 open slots for new members who will begin their terms in Sep 2024.

We invite nominations (including self-nominations) through July 31, 2024.

To nominate yourself or someone else, complete the nomination form by 31 July 2024: https://forms.gle/CvtVLjqg7Xodtak57

ORSC membership criteria

Some type of experience with the Open Repositories conference is necessary to join the ORSC. Well-qualified candidates have:

• Participated in at least 1 previous OR conference as an attendee
• Participated in the program or host committee of at least 1 previous OR conference
• Extensive experience with repositories and the international repository community

ORSC member responsibilities

ORSC members are expected to actively participate in a range of activities throughout the year, as well as those specifically related to the conference (typically held in early June).

Member responsibilities include:

• Regular attendance at monthly ORSC meetings (online, currently alternating between 3:30p UTC and 5:30p UTC)
• Regular attendance at OR, if possible. We note that for some potential members this can be difficult due to cost, travel, and schedules; the ORSC cannot provide funding for members to attend.
• Reviewing conference proposals and submissions (Jan-Feb each year)
• Serving on ad hoc or standing committees (e.g. Fellowships, Code of Conduct, Finance, etc.)
• Serving specific conference roles such as session moderators or track chairs.
• Sharing OR news and announcements (e.g. Calls for Papers, Expressions of Interest) via mailing lists and social media
• Reviewing conference host bids.
• Selecting new standing members for the ORSC
• Timely participation in all discussions, in-person and online

Potential nominees should review the conference handbook for more information about the role of the ORSC: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook. See https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/or11/Membership+Policy for our membership policy. Current members are listed at https://www.openrepositories.org/steering-committee/.

Submitting a nomination

Nominations should be submitted via the nomination form: https://forms.gle/CvtVLjqg7Xodtak57 . When submitting a nomination, the following information is required:

1. Personal information: name, email, institution affiliation, and a brief description of the nominee’s role at their institution
2. OR experience information: description of participation in OR conferences within the past 4 years
3. Statement of interest: why the nominee wants to join the Steering Committee.
4. Statement of qualifications: what specific experiences the nominee would bring to the Steering Committee

Timeline

• The nomination deadline is July 31, 2024. 
• The OR Steering Committee will elect new members in August 2024
• Successful new members will be expected to join the ORSC in September 2024 for a three-year period.

Any questions

If you have questions about the ORSC, please feel free to contact the Chair, Torsten Reimer, at reimer@uchicago.edu or the Vice-Chair, Liz Krznarich at liz.krznarich@datacite.org