This is the wiki page for the upcoming 10th European Workshop of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative, a grass-roots organization of modellers from various research institutes, universities, and companies. The workshop will take place at Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany, from 15-17 January 2020.
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About the workshop
5 years openmod workshop anniversary - A reason to celecbrate! The reason why it takes place in Berlin is not chosen by chance since Berlin was the place where the initial workshop was held in 2014. The upcoming workshop will also be bigger with a maximum number of 200 participants. Many things have changed since then, the interest in open source and open data is growing and the openmod initiative has become a known community to foster these principles :)
The openmod workshops provide a forum for modellers to come together and discuss how to further the use of open data and open software tools in the energy modelling community. Topics range from exchanges about specific types of data (e.g. sources for open data on building stocks or distribution networks) to advocacy and outreach.
Practical information
Venue: Hertie School of Governance, Friedrichstraße 180, 10117 Berlin (52.5128055, 13.3893204)
Getting there: The venue is located in the heart of Berlin. You reach it by public transport (U2/U6 to U-Stadtmitte or S21/S1/S3/S7/S75/S9 to S-Bahn Friedrichstraße)
Map: OpenStreetMap
Forum thread: openmod forum
Registration
Please fill in the registration form here.
Registration deadline is December 20, 2019.
Call for contribution
As in the previous years, there will be a variety of different formats. To contribute please follow the proposed procedure in the Forum. We are looking foward to receive your most interesting contributions :)
Submission deadlines:
- Tutorials/Do-a-thon/Keynotes sessions until November 17, 2019
- Lightning Talks / Poster sessions until December 20, 2019
Fomats
The openmod workshop will consist of a number of different events. These include keynotes, lightning talks, tutorials, do-a-thons and a poster session. To clarify the purpose of each format for newcomers and veterans we present a brief overview of formats in the following.
Keynotes. The openmod workshop will comprise a few keynote speeches on topics of general interest for open modellers. Keynote speeches will be organized in at most two parallel sessions. We promote a gender balance of speakers and look forward to get recommendations of both speakers or topics from you.
Lightning talks. A lightning talk session allows each participant to pitch a project, a tool, an idea or a fact that she or he deems interesting for other participants. Lightning talks will be short (6 minutes each) to give an overview on a variety of topics and will be presented in the forum.
Tutorials. Tutorials are the structured practical session in which participants get information and exercise on their computers. The aim of a tutorial is to learn an insight or a skill, e.g. on software, models, or visualization tools. Each tutorial will take two hours but two tutorials can build on one another. We are looking for volunteers to organize a tutorial and welcome feedback on which topics you would like to have tutorials. Together with the person conducting the tutorial we will share content and prerequisites of participants ahead of each tutorial (guidelines). We schedule several tutorials in same time slot to allow for choosing individually relevant topics.
Do-a-thons. In Do-a-thon sessions (combine do and marathon), we aim to do (or better create) something together. This can be anything. A few examples are coding (packages, extensions), writing a text, developing strategy, and preparing the next openmod workshop. The person in charge of a do-a-thon should clearly specify the aim and if necessary, the level of knowledge required.
Poster session. We will organize a poster session in an extended coffee break to allow for sharing research results with other participants. We organize the possibility to print out posters for you.
Hack-a-thon (optional on Saturday). Additionally, we consider a Hackathon on Saturday, January 18, 2020. Proposal for topics are highly welcome.
Program (preliminary)
| Time
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Thursday, January 16
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Friday, January 17
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| 8:30
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Coffee & Welcome
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| 9:00
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Lightning Talks
(+ Energizer, 45 min)
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Coffee & Welcome
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| 9:30
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Coffee & Welcome
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Keynote
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| 10:00
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Orga & Get-To-Know
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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| 10:30
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| 11:00
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Keynote
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| 11:30
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| 12:00
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Lunch
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Lunch
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Lunch
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| 12:30
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| 13:00
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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Keynote
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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| 13:30
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| 14:00
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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| 14:30
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| 15:00
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Vitamin Break
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Poster Session
(+ Vitamin break)
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| 15:30
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Tutorials/Do-a-thons
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| 16:00
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Exkursion
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Feedback & Farewell
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| 16:30
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| 17:00
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| 17:30
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Daily Wrap-up
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| 18:00
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| 18:30
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| 19:00
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Community Dinner
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| open end
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