Tentative Programme
The programme will ensure balanced representation of speakers across all regions including Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas (Latin and North), North Africa & the Middle East, and Europe while promoting gender diversity,
| Day / Date | Time (IST [UTC+05:30]) | Session | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Monday, 2 February 2026 (Workshops) | 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration | All Participants |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Workshop 1: Publishing Platforms & Harvesters | Workshop Hall | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Tea Break | – | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Workshop 2: Metadata Standards, Interoperability & Persistent Identifiers | Workshop Hall | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch | – | |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Workshop 3: Journal Workflows & Repositories – Preprints, Licensing & Preservation | Workshop Hall | |
| 19:00 onwards | Cultural Evening & Dinner | All Participants | |
| Day 2 – Tuesday, 3 February 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00 | Inaugural Session & Keynotes: Global Commitment to Diamond Open Access | Main Hall |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea Break | – | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Plenary 1: Reimagining Scholarly Publishing for Equity & Inclusion | Main Hall | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | – | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Thematic Tracks Track A: Agriculture & Food Systems Track B: Medicine, Public Health & Life Sciences Track C: Engineering, Technology & Applied Sciences Track D: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences | Breakout Rooms | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Networking Tea | – | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Plenary 2: Global & Regional Roundtable – Policy Convergence & Capacity Needs (UNESCO Session) | Main Hall | |
| 19:00 onwards | Cultural Evening | All Participants | |
| Day 3 – Wednesday, 4 February 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00 | Plenary 3: Building & Sustaining Open Science Infrastructure | Main Hall |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea Break | – | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Workshop 4: Breakout Discussions – Conference Themes in Multiple Languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, etc.) | Workshop Hall | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | – | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Plenary 4: Responsible Research Assessment Policies as Pathway to Diamond OA | Main Hall | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Poster & Contributed Sessions – I | Poster Area | |
| 19:00 onwards | Cultural Evening | All Participants | |
| Day 4 – Thursday, 5 February 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00 | Plenary 5: Scholarly Societies Meeting – Role in Diamond OA & Sustainability | Main Hall |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea Break | – | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Plenary 6: Young Researchers Meeting (GYA/INYAS) | Main Hall | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | – | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Presentation & Adoption of the Bengaluru Roadmap on Diamond OA | Main Hall | |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Closing Plenary: Commitments & Next Steps | Main Hall | |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Poster & Contributed Sessions – II | Poster Area | |
| 19:00 onwards | Grand Cultural Evening & Valedictory Celebration | All Participants | |
| Day 5 – Friday, 6 February 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00 | Workshop 5: Monitoring & Evaluation of Open Science & Diamond OA | Workshop Hall |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea Break | – | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Workshop 6: Diamond OA Standards and Capacity Building | Workshop Hall | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | – | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Closing Reflections & Networking | Workshop Hall | |
| 15:30 onwards | Departures | – |