We participate in regional and international events by organizing, delivering, and supporting workshops, panels, and talks that increase the visibility of Latin American perspectives on Open Science, strengthen collaboration networks, and build capacities from and for the region.
Jesica Formoso and María Nanton delivered a tutorial designed to strengthen reproducible workflows. They shared tools to automate the publishing and updating of R and Quarto projects using GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages, the same technology we use at MetaDocencia for our Impact Measurement.
Learn more![Panel 20 años Maestría en Data Mining de la UBA [20th Anniversary Panel of UBA’s Master in Data Mining]](/media/eventos/20251126_MaestriaDataMiningUBA.jpg)
We took part in the panel “Formación y trabajo en el futuro de la IA” [“Training and Work in the Future of AI”], where we discussed the main challenges that AI poses for career development, professional training, and jobs in data science.
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We shared the impact of our training through a poster and a video, and supported Magdalena Rocco, one of MetaDocencia's collaborators, as she presented two artistic pieces.
Learn more![Webinar: Desarrollo de capacidades y fomento de la colaboración [Webinar: Capacity building and fostering collaboration]](/media/eventos/20251120_resa_lareferencia_rda.jpg)
We shared how we train researchers, strengthen infrastructure, and foster community around Open Science in a webinar organized by the Research Software Alliance (ReSA), the Research Data Alliance (RDA), and the Latin American Open Science Network (LA Referencia).
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We sponsored RICiFa 2025, an international meeting aimed at fostering integration and scientific exchange in an academic and social setting.
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We collaborated in organizing this workshop, which explored the use of open-source artificial intelligence and machine learning tools applied to drug discovery.
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We participated as a Partner Organization and delivered a workshop to improve opportunities for accessing research funding.
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We brought a Latin American perspective on research integrity and Open Science to the 14th OAI Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication.
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We took part in a Fireside Chat on good governance practices for the long-term health of open initiatives.
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We joined as Media Kit Community Partners and participated in lightning talks with other technology communities.
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Verónica Xhardez and Paola Castaño, MetaDocencia collaborators and participants in the contextualization of NASA’s Open Science training for Latin America and in the 2024 ALTa Open Science cohorts, joined a dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of Open Science in the region.
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We organized the panel “Funding as a Tool for a Global and Equitable Open Science”, together with representatives from Wellcome Trust, the Gates Foundation, and Schmidt Sciences.
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We presented “Prácticas de Ciencia Abierta: cambios en conocimiento e importancia percibida tras una capacitación virtual” [“Open Science Practices: changes in knowledge and perceived importance after a virtual training”] at a meeting organized by the Argentine Association of Behavioral Sciences at the Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
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María Ángela Petrizzo joined the launch of the book “Conocimiento como bien común. Aportes desde América Latina y el Caribe a la ciencia abierta: Premio Dominique Babini” [“Knowledge as a Common Good. Contributions from Latin America and the Caribbean to Open Science: Dominique Babini Prize”] as a panelist, representing MetaDocencia and sharing our experience reflected in the chapter “Justicia epistémica y ciencia abierta en América Latina y el Caribe: el caso de MetaDocencia” [“Epistemic Justice and Open Science in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of MetaDocencia”].
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In the talk “Financiamiento creativo: tu plan B (o tu plan A) para conseguir fondos” [“Creative funding: your plan B (or your plan A) to secure funds”], we shared experiences and lessons learned on alternatives to traditional funding, such as foundations, philanthropy, international grants, and communities of practice.
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We collaborated in organizing the event and presented our community. In addition, current MetaDocencia collaborator Vanina Varni gave her talk “Empowerment through Inclusion”.
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We joined the lightning talks session at the Latin American Free Software Installation Festival, sharing our experience doing Open Science in community.
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We shared lessons learned on how to search for and write proposals to access scientific funding.
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We took part in this webinar organized by the World Data System (WDS) on Open Data policies in Latin America, sharing reflections on Argentina’s National System of Digital Repositories and Law 26.899.
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We joined discussions and helped create open educational resources together with people from 16 countries across 5 continents.
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We shared MetaDocencia’s Open Science experiences in the poster session at Khipu AI 2025, the Latin American meeting on artificial intelligence.
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