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. See below for the full agenda.
Date: February 19-20, 2024
Location: Sydney, Australia
We can’t wait to see you in person again and are currently working on building out the program for the event. We will communicate further details in the coming weeks.
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.
All clients are welcome; if you have not yet received an invite and would like to attend, please get in touch via the form below.
Draft Agenda
Day 1 – February 19th
09:00 – 09:30 Arrivals & breakfast
09:30 – 09:40 Acknowledgement of country and UTS welcome
09:40 – 09:45Housekeeping
09:45 – 10:05Company update
10:05 – 10:20 Product Principles: How we design and develop our products and how you can help
10:20 – 10:40Figshare: Highlights from Recent Releases
10:40 – 11:00Figshare Roadmap
11:00 – 11:25 Morning break
11:20 – 11:40 Focus on NTROs (Beyond the journal)
11:40 – 11:55 Community session: Linking research and industry to power innovation at ARDC
11:55 – 12:10 Client showcase: University of Melbourne – NTROs at Melbourne
12:10 – 12:30 Redesigning the Figshare Admin Area
12:30 – 13:00Aligning Figshare use with best practice: harvesting, licenses, PIDs and more
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break & networking
14:00 – 14:40Digital Science and AI
14:40 – 15:00Taking a data-driven approach to research integrity and security
15:00 – 15:20Afternoon break
15:20 – 15:40 Using Elements & Figshare together as an Open Access solution
15:40 – 15:55Elements & Figshare: Joint Roadmap
15:55 – 16:10Client showcase: University of Tasmania – Implementing Elements & Figshare
16:10 – 17:00 Figshare Product Workshop – Revisiting the Figshare Metadata Structure
17:30 – 19:00 Networking drinks nearby
Day 2 – February 20th
09:00 – 10:00 Arrivals & breakfast
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and housekeeping
10:05 – 10:35Symplectic Elements: Highlights from recent releases
10:35 – 10:55Symplectic Elements Roadmap
10:55 – 11:20 Morning break
11:20 – 11:40Discovery Search: Helping people find your experts
11:40 – 11:55Client showcase: University of Wollongong – Migrating from VIVO to Symplectic Discovery
11:55 – 12:10Enhancing the Discovery Search Experience
12:10 – 12:35Introducing Groups to Discovery
12:35 – 12:50Showcasing Impact with Discovery
12:50 – 13:50Lunch
13:50 – 14:20Awards Management: Managing your full funding lifecycle within Elements
14:40 – 14:35Client showcase: University of Wollongong – Implementing Awards Management in Elements
14:35 – 14:55 Afternoon break
14:55 – 15:25 Redesigning Groups: Managing and showcasing internal organisation structures
15:25 – 15:40 Client showcase: University Technology Sydney – Distilling Research Impact
15:40 – 16:40 Symplectic Elements Product Workshop (TBD)