FAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC partners were glad to invite the broad European research community to FAIRfest, a festival celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in the European Open Science research landscape.
FAIR in Europe and Worldwide
The Festival took place on the 20th and 21st of February 2025 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The event was tied up with the 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25), and was an opportunity for the European community to meet with the IDCC international audience to learn and debate around the latest achievements around:
F for Findability: Persistent Identifiers & Knowledge Graphs
A for Accessibility: Semantic Artefacts
I for Interoperability: from the technical to legal interoperability
R for Reusability: Certification, metrics & guidelines for FAIR data and software
Check the programme and proceedings Check the picture Gallery of the event
A true Festival, with Marketplace
Adopters and implementers of FAIR enabling solutions, tools, methodologies and practices did a showcase in a marketplace-like settled area. You had the chance to go around stands, coffee tables and poster areas, stop at those that grab your attention and ask all your questions to those who already "did it". There were also demonstrations of the FAIRCORE4EOSC components, and there was the opportunity to listen to stories of implementation of the FAIR techniques in real research scenarios from the teams who received support from the FAIR-IMPACT support programme, as well as the opportunity to meet FAIR Champions, FAIR ambassadors, interoperability experts and practitioners.
Marketplace area Marketplace Programme
Standing Keynotes, real-life adopters: the programme
Four plenary sessions mixed up with parallel, technical sessions. Standing keynotes kick-started provocative discussion items, and case studies and use cases were described during two parallel sessions in the afternoon of day 1. The wide-ranging agenda was conceived to leave you time to think, discuss, and enjoy food, coffee, tea and company.
Never visited Madurodam? Then come!
The FAIRFest took place in Madurodam (www.madurodam.nl), a beautiful miniature park in the Scheveningen district of The Hague. It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developments. thank you for joining us for a unique opportunity to also have a special dinner in the charming atmosphere of the park!
Check the programme & proceedings Marketplace area
Join us for dinner!You were all invited to join the FAIRfest Final Event Working Dinner on Thursday 20th February 2025. The dinner took place in the evocative setting of Madurodam, in the Taste of Holland room. The dinner was self-paid. |
Target audience: Researchers and data practitioners, data stewards, data service providers and repository managers, research performing organisation staff, open science national level initiatives, and representatives of projects, initiatives, and actors in both EOSC and FAIR ecosystems.
Venue: Madurodam, George Maduroplein 1, 2584 RZ The Hague, The Netherlands.
ATTENTION: for those travelling by train, there will be works between 15 February and 3 March. As a result, no trains will run between The Hague Laan van NOI and The Hague Central Station. There will also be no trains between The Hague CS and The Hague Hollands Spoor. Travellers can take the bus between The Hague Central Station and The Hague Ypenburg. The extra travelling time is about half an hour.
Read more: Hague Central closed for a fortnight: no or hardly any trains to and from The Hague - Den Haag FM
