This event continues the yearly Nordic Spring Meetings bringing together bibliometricians, research information providers and policy analysts working on developing open infrastructures for bibliographic data and research information supporting policy and research. 

The aim of this meeting is to explore collaboration opportunities and identify key steps for creating sustainable and viable open infrastructure within a Nordic context. The Spring Meeting 2026 focuses on the architecture required to support openness and existing infrastructures enabling the use of bibliographic data and research information on a national and institutional level.  

Programme

The programme of the meeting is still under construction, but we are thrilled to have confirmed several inspiring invited speakers:

Information Architect for Open Science Till Bey, SURF
COO Kyle Demes, OpenAlex 
CTO Paulo Manghi, OpenAIRE
CEO Natalia Manola, OpenAIRE
Professor Cameron Neylon, Barcelona Declaration and CoARA Steering Boards

The program will also include sessions showcasing Nordic experiences in utilizing open infrastructure as well as developments in national research information systems. 

This meeting is free of charge. Registration will be opened at a later date. 
For more information please contact Joonas Nikkanen, joonas.nikkanen@csc.fi.