The Future of Research Communications and e-Scholarship

FORCE2027

FORCE2027:Mexico City Learn More A new kind of FORCE11 meeting. Four days in Ciudad de México for the people who make, share, review and preserve research. Machines now read, summarise, review and draft scholarship. FORCE11 asks what publishing and communication should look like once that is ordinary, and who gets to decide. Four strands run … Read more

FORCE2026

To Go Far, Go Together: Advancing Scholarly Communication Across Boundaries and Disruptions 3 – 5 June, 2026 @ Singapore Management University, Singapore Join us for FORCE2026, where researchers, publishers, librarians, developers, funders, and other stakeholders come together to discuss challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of scholarly communication. Building on the success of previous … Read more

FORCE2024

The FORCE2024 Conference will be held August 1-3, 2024 in Los Angeles at UCLA.  The conference will be held in-person only. When booking travel, be aware that there is an opening reception on Wednesday night from 5:30 to 8 PM and sessions will end on Saturday at 1pm. For information on how to register and … Read more

FORCE2023

FORCE2023

Join us to discuss open science in global and local contexts. We’re building an exciting line-up of speakers from all over the globe who will share insights on local academic citizenship and global systems of knowledge production, evaluation, and dissemination. Whether you see global and local contexts in research communications and infrastructure coming into conflict … Read more

FORCE2015

FORCE2015 Outcomes: Does the 1K challenge need to be fixed?  Provide your comments You have feedback, ideas and recommendations?  Post them here Trip Report by Paul Groth  Are we Ready to Define the Scholarly Commons – Thoughts on FORCE2015 by Maryann Martone Observations from FORCE2015 by Danny Kingsley 1K Challenge Submissions – VOTING CLOSED Twitter Statistics Graphic Illustrations … Read more

FORCE2017

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Welcome The FORCE2017 Research Communication and e-¬Scholarship Conference brings together a diverse group of people interested in changing the way in which scholarly and scientific information is communicated and shared. The goal is to maximize efficiency and accessibility. The conference is non¬traditional, with all stakeholders coming to the table for open discussion on an even … Read more

FORCE2018

FORCE2018

Engage with open. Engage with the future.Engage with FORCE2018.   FORCE2018 presentations and posters are archived on Zenodo. About FORCE2018 The FORCE 2018 conference is a different kind of meeting, where stakeholders come to the table for an open discussion, on an even playing field, to talk about changing the ways scholarly and scientific information is … Read more

FORCE2019

FORCE2019

FORCE11 and the University of Edinburgh are pleased to announce that Edinburgh, Scotland and the historic Murrayfield Rugby Stadium will be host to the FORCE2019 annual meeting. ****FORCE2019 has ended.  Presentations are archived on Zenodo****  The FORCE11 annual conference is a different kind of meeting, where stakeholders come together – or scrummage – for an … Read more