On March 3-4, the OSCARS meeting took place in an F2F (face-to-face) format to ensure the most effective interaction among all participants. The project “Advanced Materials Open Science Centre at the Precarpathian National University” was represented at the event by professor Volodymyra Boychuk.

The event began with a brief overview of the results from the first year of activities within the OSCARS work packages (WP 1-4) and the next steps planned for 2025.

A total of 54 projects, funded as a result of the first OSCARS call, were presented in a flash-talk format. The distribution of projects into sessions was based on their main objectives and covered the following topics: repositories, data and data types, software, artificial intelligence and tools, promotion of open science, and community building beyond clusters.

The primary focus of the event was on interactive discussions in the World Café format. Participants worked on finding joint solutions to key challenges, and the outcomes of the discussions were summarized in concise reports. Additionally, members of the EOSC EU Node project shared their results and invited all attendees to collaborate.

The meeting became a significant milestone in the development of OSCARS, establishing a platform for effective cooperation, experience exchange, and joint decision-making to further advance Open Science.