(via Clarke Iakovakis, Oklahoma State University)
The program committee for the Expert Finder Systems International Forum 2025 is excited to announce we are now accepting proposals for presenting at our upcoming conference, which will be held from Tuesday, September 16, to Thursday, September 18, at the Aviator conference center in Cleveland, OH. The conference theme is “Charting the Research Information Universe”.
About
Research Information Management Systems (RIMS) support the transparent aggregation, curation, and utilization of data about institutional research activities. Also known as Research Networking Systems, Expert Finders Systems, and CRIS systems, these systems offer expertise discovery, decision support, metadata reuse, and research analytics in support of institutional and regional goals. They also include or integrate with faculty information systems (FIS) that support annual review and promotion workflows.
Theme & Goals
The theme of this year’s EFS Forum is Charting the Research Information Universe. We particularly welcome proposals aligned to the overall theme, but also on other administrative, organizational, or practical topics related to research information management.
Specific topics might include:
- Collaborating across your institution to implement or administer one or more platforms
- Forming partnerships with entities outside your company or institution, such as partnerships between universities, businesses, and government
- Facilitating interdisciplinary expertise discovery and team building
- Implementing persistent identifiers to support research discovery
- Implementing institutional data governance policies and practices
Who Is Invited to Present
This conference welcomes individuals working in a variety of roles, including research strategy and insights, faculty affairs, libraries, IT and systems administration, research, and product provision (vendors), whether you work in higher ed, non-profit, government, industry, or a funding organization. There are many platforms, use cases, and stakeholders, and this event is for all.
Available Session Formats
- Presentation: The presentation format allows presenters to share relevant practices, research, or collaborations. Content may include case studies, best practice sharing, the presentation of new techniques and tools, or even offer a provocative view on a topic of interest. Presentations will be allotted 20-30 minutes each, at the discretion of the program committee.
- Panel: Panel sessions offer 2-4 presenters the opportunity to share diverse perspectives, fresh approaches, and practical information around a central topic. Panel presentations will be allotted 45-60 minutes, at the discretion of the program committee.
- Lightning Talks: Lightning talks offer a fast-paced opportunity to share insights, projects, or challenges. Presenters will have 5 minutes and up to 5 slides to tell their story-whether highlighting an innovation, a lesson learned, or a provocative idea.
The EFS Program Committee will evaluate proposals for their relevance to the community and the conference theme. We particularly seek to develop a program that represents diverse viewpoints, stakeholders, systems, and use cases.
Please use this form to submit your proposal. The deadline is Monday, May 5, at 10:59 PM CDT.
Questions? Please contact Olivia MacIsaac at omacisaa@iu.edu.