Ready to move from awareness to action? Join this interactive, hands-on 1.5-hour workshop to learn how to support and fund open infrastructures and help your institution to do the same. The workshop is organized by the Forum for Open Research in the Middle East and North Africa in partnership with the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS). 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager and SCOSS Board Member, is among experts giving input at the workshop. EIFL is a member of SCOSS.

• Date and time: April 21, 2026 at 10:00 am GST / 6:00 am UTC.
• Registration: Please register here.
• Who is it for: Front-line librarians; administrative staff who advocate internally for open infrastructures and are directly involved in implementing and maintaining relationships with these infrastructures.
• What you will learn:
  • Gain a foundational understanding of what open infrastructure is and why it is critical to open science.
  • Understand how open infrastructure funding works, including how SCOSS funding rounds are structured.
  • Identify current open infrastructures in need of support and what they offer the scholarly ecosystem.
  • Learn how to make the internal case for funding and institutional alignment.
  • Access practical advocacy tools for use in your institution. 

More about the workshop.