Scientists and administrators from universities and research institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg meet at the "Stammtisch" to exchange ideas and experiences and to network.

The Open Science Stammtisch is a regular event aimed primarily at people from the research and higher education sectors in Berlin and Brandenburg who are involved in Open Science as science managers, users or funders, and who create the framework conditions for Open Research practices at their institutions. Until recently, the Stammtisch was moderated by Maxi Kindling, Maike Neufend (both OABB) and Stefan Skupien (BUA). It was launched in 2020 by Svenja Rühland (formerly of the Stifterverband). Participants come from the publishing houses, the Stifterverband, the Leibniz Association, the BBAW, the Berlin universities, the Berlin Institute for Health, the Weizenbaum Institute and other institutions.

We are currently experimenting with new formats that will allow more people to participate. For this reason, the Stammtisch will take place in October 2024 at the Freie Universität, in November 2024 at the Humboldt-Universität near the Charité, and in mid-December 2024 at the Technische Universität as a lunch-based event. If you are interested, you can subscribe to a mailing list (link) to be informed in advance about the place, the guests and topics of the meetings.

In the past, we have invited experts to the Stammtisch whose topics have deepened our understanding of the complex issue of openness in research and teaching and have sensitised us to various aspects. At this point in time, we mainly use the Stammtisch to inform ourselves about the activities of our institutions and to create synergies.

Previous guests who have contributed include:

- Prof. Dr. Michelle Christensen (TU Berlin/Einstein Center Digital Future)

- Martin Delius (Berliner Senatsverwaltung)

- Clemens Blümel (DZHW) und Eva Marie Plonske (Bündnis 90/Die Grüne)

- Theresa Bärwolff und Malte Dreyer (SUB Göttingen)

- Dr. Luiza Bengtsson (ORION Open Science Podcast, Max Delbrück Center)

- Dr. Silke Voigt-Heucke (Museum für Naturkunde)

- Dr. Miriam Kip (Berlin Institute of Health)

- Dr. Denise Lüdtke (Robert K. Merton-Institut, HU Berlin)

- Prof. Dr. Bianca Herlo (Weizenbaum Instititut/UdK)

- Betül Özdemir (Open Data-Beauftragte der Senatsverwaltung Inneres, Digitalisierung und Sport)

- Dr. Dennis Mischke (Ada Lovelace Center for Digital Humanities, FU Berlin)

- Alexander Struck (Chief Information Officer & Lead IT-Team, Excellence Cluster Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)