The Berlin RSE chapter (beRSErc) and the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) Center for Open and Responsible Research organize an event dedicated to research software.

It consists of a central RS Day (Wednesday 03.06.2026) and a surrounding RS week (01.-05.06.2026) for events distributed across Berlin and beyond. The event aims at promoting RS awareness, networking and training. The format is inspired by Love Data Week and Open Access Week. The BUA acts as a platform for bringing people and research organizations together and to promote RS events. Interested organizations and stakeholders are invited to contribute their events during the week and participate in the central RS day with talks, workshops and networking.

The goal is to organize a first Berlin RS Day and embedd that into a week of events around research software to offer opportunities for

• hands-on coding training for researchers,
• discussing overarching RS topics like training institutionalisation and governance as well as
• giving a space and visibility to existing RS initiatives to present themselves and network for potential joint activities.

Additionally, the event shall serve as a prototype and be openly documented. In this way, potential future editions of RS days and weeks in Berlin and elsewhere can draw on the resources and adapt them to their needs.

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On 12.02.2026 15:00 CET a first open organizational meeting will take place online to discuss potential contributions, open questions and determine the scale of the RS week. If you are interested in attending, please register here: https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/meeting/register/ohMWGCIuS2-9UHqYC3aHTw#/registration
Contacts: Claudia Göbel and Alexander Struck

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Target Audience

Aim: 80 people

• main group: researchers, PhDs, PostDocs who write code
• professors, PIs of projects in which research software questions may arise
• computer scientists interested in research software
• RDM teams, data stewards and librarians who may get questions about software management
• research managers & funding referents confronted with questions on research software
• transfer offices and initiatives in charge of informing about software patenting

Draft Schedule

RS day (Wednesday, 03.06.2026)
09:00-12:00 Trainings 1+2+3 (includes break for coffee)
12:00-13:15 Short opening talk + lunch
13:15-14:00 Keynote
14:00-15:30 Workshops/panels on overarching RS topics 1+2+3
15:30-16:00 coffee
16:00-17:30 Workshops/panels on overarching RS topics 1+2+3 (or 4+5+6)
17:30-19:00 Catering + networking, lightning talks, potentially posters

RS week (01.-05.06.2026)
Monday - Friday training events at various locations in Berlin, joint promotion

• Software Carpentry at Charité Mon+Tue+Thu+Fri

Possible Session Formats & Topic

• Trainings: hands-on workshops on software for research, e.g. Git for project and software management, software Testing, HPC in Research, Jupyter in Research, AI Coding Assistance, digital methods in humanities and social sciences, etc.

• RS meta topics: workshops/panels on overarching topics, e.g. FAIR for research software, Software Management Plans, code peer review, software publication & citation, software licenses, legal helpdesk, RSE as a career option, etc.

• Networking sessions or lightning talks: Open formats for getting together and initiating or presenting initiatives related to RS

Place

Rooms sponsored by Matters of Activity Excellence Cluster (HU Berlin)
Sophienstr. 22a, 10178 Berlin
Large meeting room for 80 people + 3 small workshop rooms (10-20 people)

Funding

The BUA and their programs CORe and Open Science Ambassadors aim to cover the costs for the RS Day.