Come and talk!
- Date
- Location
If you work in open code, or have exciting things to say about it, we’d love to hear from you! We’re interested in talks and posters covering code sharing in any academic domain, as well as areas outside of academia that we can learn from and exchange ideas with.
Are you an economist helping colleagues share analysis code? Working on transparency policies at an ecology journal? Leading the latest innovative open source development of a tool in psychology research? We’re interested in all this and more!
You can submit your ideas for posters, lightning talks (5 min), and standard talks (10 min) for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science by 5pm on 21 September 2026.
More details below!
| Format | Description | Submission requirements | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talk | Lightning talk | 5-minute talk related to any aspect of open code (*see below for preferred focus topics) |
Title 500 word abstract |
| Standard talk | 10-minute talk related to any aspects of open code (*see below for preferred focus topics) |
||
| Poster | Poster on any topic related to open code, including: original research, tools and infrastructure, practical experience, education and training, policy and culture, or community and collaboration. |
Title Note: final poster can be up to A0 size. |
|
Topics of Interest
Examples of your great initiatives in Open Code.
What exciting projects, services, or events are you and your colleagues running to support sharing and using open code?
How to share open source code and software
What can we do to get people to share their code, and get them to share it in ways that are helpful and informative for others?
The power of open source software in science and/or society
Examples of where open source code and software has had an impact within academia and beyond!
Barriers to sharing code and how to overcome them
Why do people choose not to share code and what can be done to overcome these issues and promote broader code sharing practice?
Strategies for making open source the default
How can we design systems in such a way that promote openness and transparency in code and software as the default option?
The impact of AI on open source code and software
What “open” means in the world of AI and the challenges and opportunities this brings.
Bennett Institute Prize for Outstanding Poster Submissions
This year’s Bennett Institute Prize will be awarded for exceptional posters presented at the Symposium. Please designate in your submission form if you would like to be considered for the Bennett Institute Prize. There are no limitations on who can enter.
If you have any questions, please contact events.bennett@phc.ox.ac.uk.