Future-Ready
Social Science:
Data, Policy, and Impact

15 – 18 June 2026

Bergen Norway

CESSDA 50th Anniversary Conference

The Conference

We are celebrating CESSDA's impact over 50 years on open science and open data in the European Research Area and beyond.

The Goal

The conference aims to strengthen synergies and foster meaningful dialogue about data across disciplines, institutions, and borders.

The Topics

FAIR and trustworthy data ecosystems, evidence-based policy, future-ready research infrastructures, skills for open science, and much more!

The Programme at a Glance

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CESSDA Workshops

Kulturhuset, Galleriet, 3rd floor

08:45 – 09:00

Opening Session

09:00 – 10:00

Workshop 1: Interoperability Ecosystem

Back to Basics

10:00 – 10:30

Tea/coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Workshop 2: Trust & Landscape

CoreTrustSeal Support: CESSDA Common Evidence

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Workshop 3: Sensitive Data Access

Advancing Access to Sensitive Data within CESSDA

14:00 – 15:00

Workshop 4: CESSDA Dataverse

Multilingual Dataverse Services: Models, Solutions, and Workarounds

15:00 – 15:30

Tea/coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Workshop 5: Data Citation

Data Citation and Tracking: Practical Solutions for CESSDA

Innovate, Collaborate, and Act

Media City Bergen, Atlantis Auditorium, lower level

09:00 – 09:15

Opening

09:15 – 10:45

Session 1: Landscape

Future-ready Together: Bridging Research and Policy

10:45 – 11:15

Tea/coffee break

11:15 – 12:45

Session 2: Data

New Developments in Social Science: A Snapshot

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:30

Session 3: People

Re-imagine Research: Evolving with Society and Data

15:30 – 16:00

Tea/coffee break

16:00 – 16:45

Closing Session

Wrap-up, looking forward and farewell

19:00 – 22:00

Conference Dinner

Frescohallen (Vågsallmenningen 1)

Venues

Welcome to Bergen

Bergen is a UNESCO World Heritage City and a European City of Culture. Situated between the Seven Mountains on Norway's west coast, the city offers a wide variety of nature and cultural experiences year-round, and is especially beautiful in the summer.

The Conference is held at locations in central Bergen. The downtown area is quite small, and venues are within walking distance of each other as well as a multitude of shopping and dining establishments.