The 20th International Conference on Open Repositories

Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities

Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 15-18, 2025

  • The in-person Open Repositories 2025 conference will be held as planned in Chicago, Illinois, June 15-18, 2025.

    We are aware that recent political and policy developments in the United States have caused concern within our community. We recognize that some of you may be facing financial or travel/visa restrictions that may prevent you from attending the conference, which we deeply regret.

    Open Repositories is a community-driven event, organized for and by the community. Given our current resources and as we are only a few weeks away from the start of the conference, we are unfortunately unable to transform this year’s event into a hybrid format or to move it entirely online. We have also considered postponing the conference, but the current situation’s uncertainty makes it difficult to determine a more suitable time. Given that many of you have already registered and made travel arrangements and in light of the costs for cancelling the event at this time, we are progressing as planned.

    For those who are unable to attend this year, we look forward to welcoming you in 2026, when full online participation will be possible. For those of you joining us in Chicago, please ensure that you stay up-to-date with U.S. entry requirements and travel advisories.

    Open Repositories Steering Committee

  • We are excited to let you know the conference program is now online!

    Also, early bird registration is open through April 6.

  • We are pleased to announce that registration for the 20th International Open Repositories Conference (OR2025) is now open. The conference will be held from June 15-18, 2025 at University of Chicago Lab School, Chicago, USA.

    OR2025 focuses on the practices of the international repositories community to develop and implement standards, frameworks, architectures, and methodologies for open repositories to promote open science, research transparency, elevate underrepresented communities and open research for global progress and climate justice.

    See more information about the program, keynote speakers Heather Joseph and Ben Zhao, workshops and more on the conference website.

    Please register here: https://uchicagolib.regfox.com/open-repositories-2025

    We’ve reserved courtesy room blocks, with complimentary breakfast, at various properties for your convenience: https://or2025.openrepositories.org/plan-your-visit/accommodation/

    We are looking forward to welcoming you to the conference!

    Local Host Organizing Committee
    Gillie D. Abdiraxman-Issa, Adrian Ho, Tod Olson, Kirsten Vallee, and Rachel Woo (University of Chicago)

    Open Repositories Steering Committee Chairs
    Torsten Reimer (University of Chicago) and Liz Krznarich (DataCite)

    Programme Committee Track Chairs
    24/7 Lightning Talk Track: Chinwe Veronica Anunobi (National Library of Nigeria) and Michael Boock (Oregon State University)

    Developer and Workshop Track: Urban Andersson (Chalmers University of Technology) and Yves Vincent Grossmann (Goethe University Frankfurt)

    Panel and Repository Showdown Track: Matthew Carson (Northwestern University) and Maximilian Moser (TU Wien)

    Poster Track: Nora Ramsey (British Library), Masaharu Hayashi (National Institute of Informatics), and Jwan Khisro (University of Maryland)

    Presentation Track: Kristi Park (Texas Digital Library), Joe Krause (Colorado School of Mines), and Nora Mulvaney (Toronto Metropolitan University)

    Website and Social Media
    Website: https://or2025.openrepositories.org/
    Twitter:  https://twitter.com/OpenRepos
    Hashtag: #openrepos2025
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORConference

  • Thank you again for all the proposals submitted to OR2025!  Review results have been distributed to all proposal submitters.  The conference program will become available in March.

    Programme Committee Co-Chairs
    Adrian Ho, University of Chicago
    Ellen Catz Ramsey, University of Virginia
    Dr. Leigh Stork, University of Strathclyde

  • We are delighted to announce that Heather Joseph and Ben Zhao will be the keynote speakers of Open Repositories 2025, which will take place in Chicago, U.S.A. from June 15-18.

    Heather Joseph
    Heather Joseph

    As the Executive Director of SPARC, Heather Joseph is an internationally renowned and well-respected expert in open research policies, practices, and implementation strategies. Under her stewardship, SPARC has become the leading advocacy organization that promotes innovative, open, and equitable global systems of research and education. She has also provided guidance and advice to both public and private funders through her extensive committee services. More information about Heather is available from this SPARC webpage.

     

    Ben Zhao
    Ben Zhao

    Ben Zhao is the Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. He completed his Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley (2004), and B.S. from Yale (1997). He is a Fellow of the ACM, TED/AI speaker, and a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, MIT Technology Review’s TR-35 Award (Young Innovators Under 35), TIME100/AI (100 Influential people in AI), USENIX Internet Defense Prize, ComputerWorld Magazine’s Top 40 Technology Innovators award, IEEE ITC Early Career Award, and Faculty awards from Google, Amazon, and Facebook. His work has been covered by many media outlets including New York Times, CNN, NBC, ABC, BBC, MIT Tech Review, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and New Scientist. His current research focuses on mitigating the harms of misused AI. He has published over 190 articles in areas of security and privacy, machine learning, networking, and HCI. He served as TPC (co-)chair for the World Wide Web conference (WWW 2016) and ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC 2018), and on the Steering Committee of IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning (SaTML).

  • We would like to thank all the submitters for the proposals submitted to Open Repositories 2025!  The submissions are now being reviewed.

    Submitters of workshop proposals will be notified by the end of January.  Submitters of all other tracks will receive notifications in mid-February.  Questions about your submission can be sent to or25-program-chairs@googlegroups.com.

    Programme Committee Co-Chairs
    Adrian Ho, University of Chicago
    Ellen Catz Ramsey, University of Virginia
    Dr. Leigh Stork, University of Strathclyde

  • The theme for the 2025 Open Repositories Conference is: Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities

    We are accepting proposals and the submission deadline has been extended to January 13, 2025.

    Questions about the call for proposals can be sent to or25-program-chairs@googlegroups.com.

  • The Open Repositories Steering Committee is now accepting applications for fellowships to attend the 20th Open Repositories Conference in Chicago, USA. The fellowship program seeks to enhance global participation in Open Repositories by providing an opportunity for those with limited travel funding to attend the conference. Details are available on the  fellowship page.

  • Sponsorship opportunities are now available.

    OR2025 is an excellent place for companies and organizations that deal with digital asset management, digital storage, research information systems, scholarly publications, open access and open data to be seen and interact with participants. The event gives access to a large audience of potential customers and partners as well as insights into what is hot in the area from a user perspective.

    We expect approximately 350-400 attendees from all over the world. These will include directors of digital initiatives, technical staff and developers, librarians, and repository managers as well as applied researchers in digital libraries and similar fields.

    Take a look at the sponsorship opportunities and benefits at the Call for Sponsors page.

    Contact: or2025localhosts@gmail.com

  • Please visit the Call for Proposals page to learn more about the sub-themes and submission categories of the conference, including a full list of submission templates and key dates for submission deadlines and approvals.

    The theme for the conference is: Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities

    We particularly welcome proposals aligned to the overall theme, but also on other administrative, organizational, or practical topics related to digital repositories.

    Submission categories include posters, workshops, lightning talks, papers, and panels.

    The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 13, 2025 11:59:59 pm CST (GMT-6).

    We look forward to the vibrant conversations and learning opportunities of the conference!

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