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- What is the OSR?
- Who will be presenting in the OSR?
- Who can participate in the OSR?
- Do I have to travel to participate in the OSR?
- When will I know if I have been accepted to present in the OSR?
- What if my presentation clashes with my talk/poster in the main meeting?!
- How do I contact the OSR?
- Find help
- How will the virtual OSR differ from the in-person OSR?
- How will you handle time zone differences of attendees?
- Who has contributed to the OSR?
- Who has sponsored the OSR?
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### What is the OSR? The Open Science Room (OSR) is a conference within a conference, at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) annual meeting. The meeting this year will be held on a hybrid platform opening on June - virtually (from anywhere in the world) and in Glasgow, Scottland! The OSR hosts discussions around advances in neuroimaging, with a specific interest in open research practices.
### Who will be presenting in the OSR? We have selected presentations following an open call for submission and an open review. The [schedule](/schedule.html) of talks contains links to the accepted presentations, with links to speaker bios. You can also review [speaker profiles](/speakers-PLACEHOLDER.md).
We are open to submissions for emergent sessions throughout the meeting. Emergent organisers will also be listed on the speakers page where profiles are provided.
### Who can participate in the OSR? Anyone can participate in the OSR! Our content is scheduled to minimise clashes with live material being presented in the main meeting, and our content will be repeated twice times every 24 hours at different timezones (Americas/Europe, and Europe/Asia) so you can join at a time convenient for you.
You must register for the OSR to obtain the details to connect to the discussions. Registration for the OSR is included with the main meeting if you are attending the full OHMB program. Details for how to join the OSR will be provided in the OHBM meeting virtual platform.
You can also register for the OSR at zero-cost. Please complete the registration form and we will communicate the details regarding how to join the conversation before the meeting commences on June.
### Do I have to travel to participate in the OSR? This year as OHBM, we will be hybrid. You can attend any OSSIG event either in Glasgow or from anywhere with an internet connection and access to a web browser.
### When will I know if I have been accepted to present in the OSR? We have communicated with all lightning, demo and keynote submission authors to confirm the outcome of their proposals.
If you have submitted a proposal for an emergent session, there will be a brief review process to determine whether your proposal is broadly relevant to our community. We will aim to get back to you on the same day to confirm that your proposal has been accepted and communicate the process for booking time in our program to host your session.
### What if my presentation clashes with my talk/poster in the main meeting?! We have attempted to minimise clashes between our own content and that of the main meeting. Unfortunately it is unlikely that we will be able to adjust the schedule if there is a clash between your scheduled appearance in the OSR and activities in the main meeting. In these situations we ask that you contact us as soon as possible and we will work with you to find a convenient time to address the Q&A portion of your talk. If you are hosting an emergent session, you will be given access to our calendar to book a convenient time to hold your session.
### How do I contact the OSR? Before and during the meeting you can contact using one of the channels described [here](contact.md).
### Find help For general OSR support: email us
For general, technical or open science-related text-based support: ask a question on our the Mattermost channelhelp_desk-general
For Code of conducts violations: please refer to the contacts in the OHBM Code of Conduct
### How will the virtual OSR differ from the in-person OSR? We'd like for them to be as similar as possible! Consistent to the OSR in previous years, we have created a space for talks, spaces for chat and networking, the ability to ask questions from speakers, and a chance for one-to-one or one-to-many support from the community.
There have been a few format changes from the main meeting to reduce the load and compensate for the understanding that attention spans will be divided when attending online. The scheduled talks will be a maximum duration, and there will be comfortable breaks throughout the day. We will also make greater use of polls and audience interaction tools to keep you engaged, and there will be live chat happening alongside talks. There will also be "on-demand" material which you can watch whenever it is convenient for you.
### Who has contributed to the OSR? The OSR has been built by the [OHBM Open Science Special Interest Group (OS-SIG)](https://ossig.netlify.app/), and the generous support of our team of [volunteers](volunteers.md) who responded to our call for contributors. We are indebted to the them for the time and energy they have brought to this project.
You can join the team for next year by running for election into the OS-SIG, or staying close to OS-SIG activities and reaching out as we start to build again next year! You can find out more about OS-SIG operations by joining the OSR on June, where you can ask us anything!