Welcome to the registration portal for the National Open Science Festival 2025

Registration for the National Open Science Festival 2025 can be done in a few simple steps. Please follow the instructions to complete your registration.

After completing your registration, you will receive an automatic email confirmation within a few minutes. If you do not receive a confirmation, please check your spam folder or otherwise contact the NOSF 2025 Secretariat at osf@congressbydesign.com. 

Abstract submitters
If you have submitted an abstract for NOSF 2025, please use the same credentials to access the registration.

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If you have not submitted an abstract and you are accessing the online registration for NOSF 2025 for the first time, please create a new user account and follow each step of the registration process.

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If you have completed your registration and would like to make changes, you can modify your registration by signing in with your existing account.

Please make sure to create a new account for each registration.

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Privacy Policy

By selecting the box below, you give consent to Congress by design (the ''Processor'') to collect, process and store data on behalf of Open Science NL, only for the preparation and execution of the National Open Science Festival 2025, on 24 October 2025 in Groningen, The Netherlands. Delegates’ personal data will be retained securely and under the applicable law. You may at any time request access to your personal data, as well as its rectification, erasure or limited processing, portability of your data, or oppose to the processing by written request addressed to the Data Controller through the email address: osf@congressbydesign.com. 

Congress by design does not give your personal information to anyone else unless one of the following applies:

  • You would reasonably expect that your information will be passed on to the recipient as part of the provision of products or services to you ancillary to your registration for this event (dietary requirements, special needs, etc.);
  • You have consented;
  • It is required or authorised by law;
  • It will prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to somebody’s life or health;
  • It is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty, or for the protection of public revenue.

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Code of Conduct

At the National Open Science Festival, we adhere to the Code of Conduct of the International Network of Open Science Communities. We kindly ask all participants to read and agree to this Code of Conduct.

Consent to Share Pictures

Participants are advised that photographs and video recordings may be taken during the National Open Science Festival 2025. Please indicate below if you consent to the publication, release, exhibition, and reproduction of these materials. 

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Contact Details

Please note that some of the personal information you enter below will appear on your delegate badge exactly as provided. To ensure proper formatting, avoid using all capital letters, use capital letters only for the first letter of each word, where appropriate.

Once you submitted your registration, it is no longer possible to change your contact details. If you need something changed afterwards (for example your company), kindly send an email to osf@congressbydesign.com. 

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

Dietary & Special Requirements

All catering served will be entirely vegetarian. Please let us know if you have any additional dietary requirements.

Please specify your special requirements below, if any.

Registration

The National Open Science Festival Registration includes:

  • Admission to the sessions on Friday, October 24, 2025.
  • Catering provided during breaks.
  • Closing reception to wrap up the day's festivities.

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Sustainability

The National Open Science Festival Team would like to calculate the impact of the meeting on the environment (carbon footprint). For this purpose, we kindly ask you to indicate below how you intend to travel to NOSF 2025.

You can indicate if you will travel by public transport, by car, by plane or a combination of these.

Please keep in mind that:

  • If you travel by car, please indicate the type of fuel used and whether you will be carpooling.
  • For each type of transport, please indicate the estimated round-trip distance in kilometers (KM).

Please use the the following link to Google Maps to calculate the distance in kilometers. The link will direct you to University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). Click on "Directions" and enter your departure location to determine the distance (in KM). Remember to double this amount to account for the round trip.

Could you please tell us how you plan to travel to NOSF 2025?

Closing Reception

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we kindly ask you to confirm whether you plan to attend the Closing Reception of the National Open Science Festival 2025. Your response will help us minimize food waste and plan more responsibly. 

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Summary

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Thank you for registering for NOSF 2025!

You have finalised your registration for the National Open Science Festival 2025. An automatic email will be sent to you in a few minutes. If you do not receive the confirmation, please check your SPAM inbox. 

Registration is handled by Congress by design. For registration matters, please contact us at osf@congressbydesign.com.  

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