# Open Research Organizers Panel at FOSDEM 2025 > [! note]- > The content of this page is generated by audio/video transcription and text transformation from the content and links of this source. Source: [https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel/](https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel/) <video src="https://video.fosdem.org/2025/aw1126/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel.av1.webm" controls></video> ## Summary & Highlights: **Introduction to the Open Research Panel** The Open Research Organizers Panel at FOSDEM 2025 invites participants to discuss the integration of open source software in academic settings. The session aims to evaluate past efforts and explore future directions, encouraging attendees to join the organizing team and contribute to the community. **Challenges and Opportunities in Open Research** The panel highlights the ongoing challenge of promoting open source tools in academia, where proprietary software often dominates. By fostering a community that values collaboration and sharing, the panel seeks to address these challenges and explore sustainable practices. The discussion also emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives and fresh ideas in organizing successful events. **Community Engagement and Feedback** Engagement with the academic community is crucial for the success of open research initiatives. The panel encourages feedback from participants to improve future editions of the devroom and emphasizes the need for a broad network to assess proposals effectively. By involving more people, the panel aims to enhance the diversity and quality of discussions. **Promoting Sustainable Open Source Practices** The session underscores the importance of making open source tools sustainable and widely adopted. Initiatives like the Research Software Directory and collaborations with organizations like OLS and the Digital Research Academy are highlighted as potential solutions. The panel calls for a shift in academic culture towards reusing existing tools rather than developing new ones from scratch, promoting sustainability and efficiency. ## Importance for an eco-social transformation The session is crucial for eco-social transformation as it addresses the integration of open source in academia, promoting sustainable and collaborative research practices. Relevant issues include the cultural shift needed in academia to adopt open source tools and the challenge of sustaining these tools over time. Eco-social designers can apply open source methodologies and platforms like the Research Software Directory to enhance collaboration and resource sharing in their projects. Challenges include overcoming the entrenched use of proprietary software and fostering a cultural change towards open practices. Political support and institutional backing are necessary to overcome these hurdles and ensure the long-term viability of open source initiatives in research. ## Links [Video recording subtitle file (VTT)](https://video.fosdem.org/2025/aw1126/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel.vtt) [Video recording (AV1/WebM) - 160.1 MB](https://video.fosdem.org/2025/aw1126/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel.av1.webm) [Video recording (MP4) - 275.3 MB](https://video.fosdem.org/2025/aw1126/fosdem-2025-6825-open-research-organizers-panel.av1.mp4)