Advancing Science in Southeast Asia is a region wide web conference organized by globally leading organizations. Join this event to learn about recent developments in science while covering core, fundamental topics as we realize the research potential of the region. All workshops will be subtitled in the major languages across Southeast Asia. For updates, follow @OpenScienceSEA on Twitter.

Attendees will have the opportunity to contribute to a publication on science in Southeast Asia

LIVE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE DONE OVER ZOOM, SEE ZOOM LINK IN EMAIL USED FOR REGISTRATION

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Dates

Pre-recorded workshops available 15th October, Live discussion 29th October

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Costs

$2USD/person

Research can be challenging sometimes, especially when many of us have to face barriers such as a lack of resources as well as expectations and challenges from different groups. Despite this, we need research and science to face the major challenges across Southeast Asia and beyond. To maximize the research potential across the region, the Southeast Asian Network for Open Science, the International Science Council Asia Pacific, and partners from across the globe have come together to organize a comprehensive workshop to build research practices across the region.

Pre-recorded workshops on key research skills and developments will be available from 15th October 2021 and captioned major languages across Southeast Asia. This is so you can watch the workshops at your leisure (e.g., if internet is an issue) in your native language prior to the live day. We will have one live day on the 29th of October with live discussion and QnA with the speakers, followed by country-wide breakout rooms where you will have the opportunity to discuss with other researchers from your country on how to improve science, and co-author a policy document.

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Everyone interested or engaging in research is invited (from students to senior researchers)

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Time and Schedule

15/10/2021

Pre-Recorded Main Sessions released (Please watch before live day)

29/10/2021 (Live Day)

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Topic	Time
Opening	08.30 - 08.40
Session 1 Live Discussion Dr. Sandersan Onie, Prof. Simine Vazire, Dr. Nicholas Coles & Su Nee. How do we produce quality and trustworthy science?	08.40 - 09.40
Break	09.40 - 09.50
Session 2 Live Discussion Dr. Sandersan Onie, Prof. Mazlan Othman, Prof Zakri Abdul Hamid, Dr. Dasapta Erwin Irawan & Dr. Gowri Gopalakrishna. How do we ensure our science has impact and discussion on the future of science	09.50 - 10.50
Break	10.50 - 11.00
Session 3 Live Discussion How do we move forward as a region? Featuring country representatives from the region	11.00 - 12.00
Closing	12.00 - 12.20
Long Break	12.20 - 13.00
Country breakout rooms on Zoom	13.00 - 14.30 (or fin)

Meet the Speakers

Prof. Mazlan Othman

Prof. Simine Vazire

Prof. Brian Nosek

Dr. Dasapta Erwin Irawan

Dr. Sandersan Onie

Dyna Rochmyaningsih

Dr. Gowri Gopalakrishna

Dr. Nicholas Coles

Prof Zakri Abdul Hamid

Prof Zakri Abdul Hamid

Prof. Mazlan Othman

Prof. Mazlan Othman is the Director of the International Science Council (ISC) , Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Mazlan obtained her Ph.D in Astrophysics from the University of Otago, New Zealand. She is the founding Director General of the National Space Agency (ANGKASA), establishing the National Observatory in Langkawi and the National Space Centre. Mazlan served as the Director for the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna. Mazlan is a Senior Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and is co-chairing the ASM Malaysia Foresight 2050 initiative.

Prof. Simine Vazire

Simine Vazire is Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne. She is one of the founders of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) which is one of the main organizations behind methodological reform within psychology and across all science. Simine is one of the main figures in the methodology reform movement, which now influences scientific reforms throughout the world.

Prof. Brine Nosek

Brian Nosek is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Virginia, US and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science. Brian is a major figure in transparency reform in science and his work has not only been influential in his field, but has also had a major impact on other scientific disciplines. Brian founded the Center for Open Science (COS), which champions more transparent and accessible science practices. COS provides the Open Science Framework (OSF),which provides repositories, data-sharing and pre-registration services free of charge.

Dr. Dasapta Erwin Irawan

Dr. Dasapta Erwin Irawan is a world reknown advocate for science for impact. He has been invited to conferences, boards and projects worldwide, but focuses especially in Indonesia where he pioneered the Indonesian preprint repository (now RINArxiv), and is working together with the Indonesian government to build science infrastructure and policy.

Dr. Sandersan Onie

Dr. Sandersan Onie is one of the lead organizers of Advancing Science in Southeast Asia and a researcher at UNSW Sydney, leading suicide prevention projects across Asia Pacific, including Indonesia's first National Suicide Prevention Strategy. He is the sole author of the Nature article "Rebuild Open Science in Asia, Africa and Latin America. His work is widely recognized, being featured in outlets such as Forbes Magazine, CNN and ABC.

Dyna Rochmyaningsih

Dyna Rochmyaningsih is a freelance science journalist and the Executive Director of the Society of Indonesian Science Journalists. Her works cover a wide range of topics such as health, climate change, science policy, forestry, disaster risk management, and the intersection between science and religion. Her works can be found in outlets such as Nature magazine, Science Magazine and Research SEA.

Dr. Gowri Gopalakrishna

Dr. Gowri Gopalakrishna is a researcher and the project secretary for the National Survey on Research Integrity. She is an epidemiologist by training with experience in mixed method studies. She has co-authored several notable publications in Science, New England Journal of Medicine and BMJ. Some of her most significant contributions include the control and prevention of the SARS epidemic in 2003 for which she received a national public service medal, in recognition for her contribution towards the control of the SARS outbreak in Singapore, and the rest of the world.

Dr. Nicholas Coles

Dr. Nicholas Coles is a researcher at Stanford University and the Director for the Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA), a globally distributed network of psychological science laboratories (currently over 500), with over 1400 members representing 71 countries on all six populated continents, that coordinates data collection for democratically selected studies. Critically, the PSA is committed to conducting all its research in a open and transparent manner.

Prof. Zakri Abdul Hamid

Prof Zakri Abdul Hamid is a champion of the environment and a passionate advocate for sustainable development. A member of the prestigious Scientific Advisory Board to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia (2010–2018). A founding member of the International Network for Government Science Advice, Prof Zakri is also the Patron of the INGSA-Asia Chapter. He is the Chair of the pilot Southeast Asia Science Advice Network (SEA SAN), which is a new study by INGSA to structure and strengthen direct evidence-to-policy making pathways in the region through knowledge-sharing between senior-level decision makers and their equivalents. Prof Zakri is also presently the Chairman of Atri Advisory, a consultancy company advising governments, regional bodies and international organisations on science and technology for sustainable development, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Su Nee Goh

Su Nee is a Deputy Director and Team Lead for the Open Science and Research Services Team in the Nanyang Technological University Library. She currently leads the Team in the strategising for Open Science advocacy and services that support the NTU research community in fulfilling institutional, funder and journal research data requirements and the adoption of international best practices. Her experience includes drafting of the university research data policy, design of the university data management planning (DMP) template, and the setting up of the institutional open access research data repository.

Topics

We gather top professionals in the field in one place

Topic 1 How do I produce quality research? If the goal of science is to improve societal wellbeing, how do I ask the right questions and design research projects that address them - especially with the constraints such as access to literature and scientific policies that prioritizes publication in international journals? We will cover issues such as collaboration, reviewing the literature (given many findings can't be replicated), and answering societies grand challenges. Topic 2 How do I ensure my research outcomes are trustworthy and credible? Did you know that over 50% of findings do not replicate in some fields? In this session, we will study how we can ensure our findings can be trusted, as well as address challenges and barriers to this e.g., how do I register my methods without being scooped? Topic 3 How do I ensure my research has impact? For your research to have impact, it cannot only be published, it must reach the people who can use the research who can use it to either build more research or make decisions. We will learn how to engage in science communication and other groups that could use our research (such as policymakers) so that our research has impact. Topic 4 What will research look like in the future? Research - especially in the last 10 years - is changing very, very quickly. In this session, we will learn the changes that will come in the future, as well as how to prepare for them. Topic 5 What infrastructure, programs and networks are available in Southeast Asia? We can do better science by working together. Thus in this session, we will discuss what infrastructure, programs, and networks are available in Southeast Asia for us to collaborate together.

For updates - including when registration opens - or questions and collaborations, or if you would like to volunteer to help out (to help caption the videos in your language, or organize the country breakouts) with this event please contact us!

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Key Information

Dates

Time and Schedule

Costs

Additional Information

Registration:

Audience:

Certificates:

Bulk Purchasing:

Time and Schedule

Meet the Speakers

Prof. Mazlan Othman

Prof. Simine Vazire

Prof. Brine Nosek

Dr. Dasapta Erwin Irawan

Dr. Sandersan Onie

Dyna Rochmyaningsih

Dr. Gowri Gopalakrishna

Dr. Nicholas Coles

Prof. Zakri Abdul Hamid

Su Nee Goh

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