Program
Welcome to the STI 2024 Conference Program. Here, you will find detailed information about the scientific sessions, keynote speeches, and special events and special sessions scheduled for the 28th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators 2024. The STI 2024 program is available for download.
Special events
Designed to encourage networking, collaboration and discussion among participants, these events provide unique opportunities to engage with experts in the field.
Garfield Memorial Lecture by Lutz Bornmann - 17 September, 17.00 (Fraunhofer Forum/ Spektrum)
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Lutz Bornmann from Max-Planck-Gesellschaft will deliver this year's Garfield Memorial Lecture. He will talk about the societal impact of research, a subject of great interest to our community. The title of his lecture is "Investigating the Relationship of Science and Society Based on Scientometric Data: A Lecture Based on Exemplary Studies."
The annual Garfield Memorial Lecture is hosted by Clarivate and will take place in Fraunhofer Forum, room "Spektrum".
The ‘Closing GTM 2024 - Opening STI 2024’ Reception will start directly after the Garfield Memorial Lecture.
Reception - 17 September, 18.00 (Fraunhofer Forum/Atrium)
Closing GTM 2024 - Opening STI 2024
Venue: STI 2024 Conference Venue, Room "Atrium". Participation is limited to 170 persons - first come, first serve.
Early Career Event - 18 and 20 September (Fraunhofer Forum/Prisma)
On Wednesday morning, we offer a Check-in lounge where you can meet other PhD students, engage in some fun interactions, or just take a rest. At the lounge, we will also have some roundtable discussions with invited experts about different topics related to STI. On Friday after the conference, we want to enjoy the city together: You can chose between a city tour and a museum visit. Afterwards, we want to share some drinks!
| Wednesday, 18 September | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9.00-12.30 | Drop by in the ‘Check-in Lounge’ for early career researchers: | Prisma |
| - Get to know your colleagues | ||
| - Take part in our quiz | ||
| - Get tips for your Berlin experience | ||
| - Sign up for the museum visit or sightseeing on Friday | ||
| 11.15-12.30 | Meet the experts: | Prisma |
| - Have a question about a particular method? Need advice on your publication strategy? Planning a research stay abroad? | ||
| - Senior researchers and experts in different areas will answer your questions and share their experiences in small groups. List of experts to be announced. |
| Friday, 20 September | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 17.00-20.00 | Museum and Sightseeing: | Meeting point t.b.a. |
| - Join us visiting the video game museum (www.computerspielemuseum.de), where you get free entry, | ||
| - OR, alternatively, discover sites within walkable distance from the conference venue with Berliners, directly after the conference. | ||
| Both groups will get together later to have some food and to warm up for Berlin nightlife. | ||
Women in Science Policy (WISP) - 18 September, 18.30-20.30 (Fraunhofer Forum/Spektrum)
The Women in Science Policy (WISP) initiative aims to advocate for women in science policy and to build a network for researchers who identify as women to share their experiences. The first-ever WISP event took place at STI 2022 in Granada, Spain, and has since been established as an annual networking event at the STI conference. At STI 2023 in Leiden, the Netherlands, the WISP organized a successful event which provided networking opportunities and a “Career Talk!” with several panelists sharing their diverse career paths and career advice with WISP attendees.
This year, the WISP event at STI 2024 will focus on engagement with policy-makers. By inviting several distinguished panelists to share career experiences in areas relevant to science policy and to facilitate the potential collaboration opportunities between women researchers interested in quantitative and qualitative science studies and science policy.
While the focus is on food for thoughts, we will also provide food and drinks to maintain your energy level. The WISP hopes to create a place to let women within the STI network have an opportunity to collaborate and exchange ideas and concerns central to being a woman in the science policy space. We believe this will help to make cooperation and exchange between research and practice more fruitful, not least due to greater openness to the specific needs and sensitivities on both sides.
If you want to know more about the WISP, follow us on Twitter or Linkedin. Look forward to meeting you in Berlin!
Date: September 18 (Wed.) / Venue: STI2024 Conference venue, room "Spektrum"
Programme
| Time (CET time) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 18.30-18.40 | Entering |
| 18.40-18.50 | Welcome remark |
| - Introduction of the WISP | |
| 18.50-19.30 | Breaking the wall |
| - Several panelists will share their career path and experiences in science policy especially. (15 minutes) | |
| - Discussion and Q&A (25 minutes) | |
| 19.40-20.20 | Networking |
| 20.20-20.30 | Wrap up and closing remark |
Panelists
- Axelle Cheney-Grünberger, Senior International Expert for Technological Innovation, French Embassy in Germany
- Bettina Klingbeil, Head of Division 415 Higher Education and Science Research, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- Lisa Nieth, Principal Consultant, Technopolis Group
- Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz, Managing Director, Berlin University Alliance
- Kate Robinson, Science and Innovation Advisor, British Embassy Berlin
- Sandra Westerburg, Head of Unit Research, Digitalization and Collaboration in Higher
Education, Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health and
Long-Term Care
Moderation: Gemma Derrick, Center for Higher Education Transformations, University of Bristol
Registration
In order to attend the WISP event, you need to register
for STI 2024. While registering for STI 2024, you will be asked whether you
would like to attend the WISP network meeting. Please note, that participation
is limited to 60 persons on a "first
come, first serve” basis.
Conference Dinner, 19 September, 20.00 (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)
We look forward to welcoming you to the STI 2024 conference dinner on 19 September at 20.00 in the Dinosaur Hall of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. The exhibition DINOSAURS! will also be open for us and you can join one of the guided tours starting at 19.15, 19.30, 20.15 and 20.30.
How to get there: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/besucherinformationen/how-get-here
Please note, to attend the dinner event, you need to be registered for STI 2024.
Community Session, 20 September, 15.15 (Humboldt University/Auditorium 201)
At this year's STI we want to try something a bit different: a whole hour dedicated to questions about recent and interesting developments in the STI community. We called it a “Community Session”. Three colleagues will answer YOUR questions from the floor.
Ludo Waltman will answer questions regarding the “Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information” (https://barcelona-declaration.org/).
Stefanie Haustein will be there for your questions about the GLOBAL project, which sets out to arrive at new reporting guidelines for conducting bibliometric analyses (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MTXBF).
Jason Priem will answer questions around the past, present and future of OpenAlex (https://openalex.org/)
So, put your fabulous curiosity hats on! Be there! Ask away!