The Belgian Open Access Networking Event 2026 is happening on Tuesday, June 2, in Brussels. It will focus on:
- Open Access Diamond initiatives in Belgium – Focus on practical experience
- AI scraping and Open Access – raising technical, legal and ethical concerns
This live event is open to anyone interested in Open Access and its ramifications (research support staff, librarians, researchers… ). Lunch and coffee breaks are included.
Free participation, mandatory registration.
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Preliminary program
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09:00-09:30 | Registration
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09:30-10:30 | Expert presentations on Diamond OA
Johan Rooryck – Leiden University, co-coordinator of the European Diamond Capacity Hub and PI on the ALMASI project.
Jonathan Dumont – University of Liège, project manager of Circular Materials and Chemistry and the Belgian Royal Foundation for Diamond Open Access.
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10:30-11:00 | Coffee break
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11:00-12:00 | Panel Discussion on Diamond OA
Demmy Verbeke (KU Leuven), Johan Rooryck (Leiden University), Jonathan Dumont (ULiège), Inge Van Nieuwerburgh (UGent) and Margaux Hardy (ULB)
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12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break
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13:00-14:00 | Introductory overview on the impact of AI scraping on repositories and Open Access initiatives
Maurane Raskinet (ULiège), Thomas Margoni (KU Leuven), Christina Vandendyck (KBR)
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14:00-15:00 | Breakout sessions on AI scraping with assigned experts and moderators
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15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break
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15:30-16:00 | Wrap-up session on AI scraping breakout sessions
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16:00 | Networking