U003
AGU-EGU-JpGU Great Debate: Open Science, Societies, and Society

Session ID#: 161020

Session Description:
This Union session is a continuation of the AGU-EGU-JpGU Great Debate series.  These have explored aspects of the culture of science, the reward system and the role of scholarly societies in fostering science in the 21st century.  This debate will help kick of the 2023 "year of open science" by focusing on the key role that societies play in fostering open science and how to align the culture of science for benefitting society.  Topics will include open data and software, open access, encouraging community engagement, and expanding communication and diversity, equity, and inclusion--that is, opening science.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EGU: European Geosciences Union -
  • JpGU: Japan Geoscience Union -
Index Terms:

6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]


Primary Convener:  Brooks Hanson, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and Helen Glaves, EGU
Conveners:  Helen Glaves, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Tetsuya Takemi, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan and Helen Glaves, EGU
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