OpenSym 2014 consists of multiple research tracks, the doctoral symposium, and one community track.
Organizing Committee
The overall organizing committee consists of the following people:
General Chair
- Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Research Track Chairs
- Ulrike Cress, University of Tübingen (Open Educational Resources Research track)
- Anne Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology (Open Access track)
- Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Open Source track)
- Brent Hecht, University of Minnesota (Wiki, Social Media, Open Collaboration track)
- Nicolas Jullien, Telecom Bretagne (University) (Wikipedia track)
- Kathrin Möslein, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Open Innovation track)
- Gregorio Robles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Open Source track)
- Ina Schieferdecker, Fraunhofer FOKUS (Open Data track)
- Astrid Wichmann, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Open Educational Resources Research track)
Doctoral Symposium Chairs
- Leonhard Dobusch, Freie Universität Berlin
- Claudia Müller-Birn, Freie Universität Berlin
Community Track Chairs
- Simon Dückert, Cogneon
- Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Wikimedia Affiliation
- Nicole Ebber, Wikimedia Deutschland
- Sebastian Horndasch, Wikimedia Deutschland
- Valentin Münscher, Wikimedia Deutschland
Honorable Members
- Phoebe Ayers, University of California, Davis
- Ward Cunningham, Independent
- Cliff Lampe, University of Michigan
Research Track Committees
The members of the research track committees can be found on the respective call for papers:
- Open Data Research Track
- Open Educational Resources Research Track
- Free/Libre/Open Source Research Track
- IT-Driven Open Innovation Research Track
- Wikis and Open Collaboration Research Track
- Wikipedia Research Track
Support Functions
Organizational Support
- Ann Barcomb, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Fariba Bensing, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Mariette Scholl, Fraunhofer FOKUS
Technology Support
- Max Capraro, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Hannes Dohrn, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg