Open Science & Libraries 2025: 10 Tips for Conferences & Events

Which conference, unconference or other event could be worth attending in 2025? In the blog post you will find a selection of online or on-site events relating to Open Science and libraries.

In 2025, conferences and other events will continue to offer a good opportunity to find out about news from Open Science and related fields – and of course to network. Below you will find some selected events that might be worth a visit in 2025. Further interesting events can be found in the extensive ZBW MediaTalk events calendar. We look forward to hearing about further events!

#01: #bibcamp2025 (German)
31.01 | Düsseldorf
Organised by: Düsseldorf city libraries – KAP 1, TH Köln – Institute of Information Sciences – Library Studies and Digital Communication, BIB – Berufsverband Information Bibliothek e.V.
“On the one hand, #bibcamp25 ties in with the motto of the Düsseldorf state capital – ‘proximity meets freedom’ – and on the other hand, it revives the successful library unconference with its own claim ‘learning from each other | shaping together’.”

#02: FAIRfest: Celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in EOSC
20.02. – 21.02. | Den Haag (Netherlands)
Organised by: FAIR-IMPACT, FAIRCORE4EOSC
“Adopters and implementers of FAIR enabling solutions, tools, methodologies and practices will do a showcase in a marketplace-like settled area (…) and you’ll meet FAIR Champions, FAIR ambassadors, interoperability experts and practitioners.”

#03: Open Science Retreat
11.03. – 12.03. | Online
Organised by: ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
“The event is designed to encourage in-depth interaction, with small group discussions that promote networking and knowledge sharing. Impulse talks by selected experts provide a rich foundation for the subsequent interactive discussions (…). Our next topic is: Artificial Intelligence and Open Science.”

#04: E-Science-Tage 2025 (German)
12.03. – 14.03. | Heidelberg & Online
Organised by: Heidelberg University
“The E-Science Days are an interdisciplinary conference series focussing on research data management and Open Science – with a wide range of opportunities for professional exchange between science and technology.”

#05: University:Future Festivals 2025/imagine (German)
13.05. – 15.05. | Germany & Online
Organised by: Stifterverband, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung, Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre
“The festival motto for 2025 is /imagine. It is an invitation to everyone to think fundamentally, creatively, critically and, above all, for themselves in these politically and socially difficult times. The motto addresses all levels of university development.”

#06: Next Library 2025
24.05. – 27.05. | Aarhus (Denmark)
Organised by: Next Library
“Next Library consist of inspirational talks, sessions, interactive elements and undefined surprises. We are always moving forward, changing and challenging ourselves – and we hereby invite you to take part in the journey.”

#07: 9. Bibliothekskongress | 113. BiblioCon
24.06. – 27.06. | Bremen
Organised by: Library and Information in Germany – Federal Union of German Library Associations (BID), Member associates, Berufsverband Information Bibliothek e.V. (BIB), Association of German Libraries (VDB), German Library Association (dbv).
“The 9th Library Congress, the 113th BiblioCon, will take place under the motto #BibliothekenEntschlossenDemokratisch (#LibrariesDecidedDemocratic).”

#08: TURN Conference’25
29.09. – 30.09. | Berlin
Organised by: Technical University of Darmstadt, TU9 Allianz.
“The motto of TURN25 is: TURN to Action. (…) TURN to Action means that the focus of TURN25 will be on the implementation of innovative ideas and, in addition to presentations and discussions, will emphasise formats for participating, trying out and watching. “

#09: Open Science Conference 2025
08.10. – 09.10. | Hamburg
Organised by: Leibniz Strategy Forum Open Science, ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
“This year’s conference will have a special focus on the intersection between Open Science and AI. The rapid integration of artificial intelligence and corresponding tools into scientific research pose both new challenges but also opportunities for Open Science practices. This requires a reflection on how this can be aligned with transparency, accessibility, reproducibility, and reusability as core principles of Open Science.”

#10: The 20th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing
18.11. – 20.11. | Tromso (Norway)
Organised by: UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
“The Munin Conference is an annual conference on scholarly publishing and communication, primarily revolving around open access, open data and open science.”

Events 2025: How to stay up to date

Many more exciting events are set to be added over the course of the year. We will be collecting these on an ongoing basis in our events calendar on ZBW MediaTalk for you! To keep up to date with interesting events, you can visit there or subscribe to the ZBW MediaTalk newsletter.