Location: University of Verona – Polo Zanotto (Aula Caprioli) - Viale dell'Università, 4, 37129 Verona VR, Italia
Dates: February 12–13, 2026
The Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN) invites you to its 2026 National Meeting, dedicated to the theme:
“The Present of Research is Open”
This edition focuses on the transformative role of Open Science in fostering transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration across disciplines. The event will feature international keynote speakers, practical workshops, and interdisciplinary discussions.
With the participation of the ITRN Educational WG Group.
Maximum number of participants: 40.
A full day of hands-on training for students and PhD candidates on essential Open Science practices:
Data Management Plan & Data Fairification
Preregistration & Registered Reports
Open Data / Open Code / Team Science
Open Peer Review / Corrections / Pre-print / Open Access
The morning program will open with an introductory talk, followed by two parallel hands-on classes (maximum 20 participants each). One group will begin with “Data Management Plan & Data Fairification” and then continue with “Preregistration & Registered Reports”, while the other group will follow the reverse order.
In the afternoon, the format will be similar, with two additional hands-on sessions: “Open Data / Open Code / Team Science” and “Open Peer Review / Corrections / Preprints / Open Access”.
The day will conclude with an introductory keynote by Prof. Nathan Faivre (University of Grenoble), recipient of both ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants, who will speak on the role of Open Science in ERC-funded projects.
09:00 – 10:00 - Registration
10:00 – 10:45 - Introduction to Open Science
11:00 – 12:00 - Morning Hands-On session:
Two 20-participants classes switching from:
a) Data Management Plan & Data Fairification (1h)
b) Preregistration & Registered Reports (1h)
13:00 – 14:15 - Lunch Break
14:15 – 16:45 - Afternoon Hands-On session:
Two 20-participants classes switching from:
a) Open Data / Open Code / Team Science (1h 15’)
b) Open Peer Review / Corrections / Preprints / Open Access (1h 15’)
17:00 – 17:20 - Concluding Remarks
17:30 - Keynote Speaker
Preliminary programme:
Morning
09:00 – 09:30 - Registration
09:30 – 10:00 - Introduction
Plenary Session: “The Present of Research is Open”
10:00 - 10:45 - Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli (University of Padova) – Open Science and qualitative data
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45 - Sabina Leonelli (Technical University of Munich) – The philosophy of Open Science
11:45 – Poster Session
Afternoon
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – Working Groups and ITRN Members’ Activities
15:30 – Coffee Break
16:00 – ITRN Awards 2026
17:00 – ITRN General Assembly
Original Experimental Work – presentation of new research studies conducted using Open Science practices.
Reproduction/Replication of Previous Work – projects aimed at validating or replicating existing studies.
Open Science Tools – development or application of tools, resources, or methods that support Open Science.
Open Science Kickstart – proposals for projects not yet started, where participants outline how they plan to integrate Open Science principles. This last category is also designed as a space for discussion and feedback, allowing presenters to seek advice and support on how to best implement Open Science in their work.
When submitting an abstract for a poster, please make sure to include the following fields:
Title of the poster.
Category, selecting one of the following options:
Original experimental work;
Reproduction/replication of previous work;
Open Science tools;
Open Science Kickstart.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI), if available.
List of contributors, including all authors involved in the project.
CRediT statement, describing the specific contributions of the person submitting the abstract, following the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy).
Abstract, clearly summarizing the objectives, methods, and outcomes of the work.
Project start and end dates, indicating the duration of the project.
Promote interdisciplinary collaboration beyond psychology
Support the adoption of Open Science in Italian universities
Strengthen a culture of reproducibility and transparency
Offer practical training for early-career researchers
€20 for 2026 ITRN members or participants from ITRN member institutions
€50 for all others (includes a one-year ITRN membership)
To pay the fee, please use the bank details provided here: https://www.itrn.org/join-itrn.
If you are already an ITRN member and only need to pay the conference fee, please use the payment reference “Registration to ITRN2026 conference – Cognome e Nome” and use the same text as the subject of the email you send to membership@itrn.org.
If you wish to register for the conference and subscribe to a three-year ITRN membership, follow the instructions at the link above and include the additional €20 conference fee in your payment. In the payment reference, please write:
“Quota Associativa ITRN and Registration ITRN2026 – Cognome e Nome – anno/anni (indicare l'anno o gli anni)”.
Poster submission: 6/01/2026. Deadline extended: 19/01/2026.
Registration: 19/01/2026. Deadline extended: 23/01/2026.
We welcome students, PhD candidates, researchers, and academics from all disciplines to join us in Verona and contribute to a shared reflection on the present and on the future of research.
Local Organization team: Michele Scandola, Anna Carreri, Roberta Silva, Rocco Gaudenzi, Bogdan Maris, Martina Pastorelli, Marco Lezcano.
ITRN Educational WG: Michela Vezzoli, Ezia Rizzi, Federica Conte, Gabriele Fusco, Vittorio Iacovella
Il 4° congresso annuale dell'ITRN, in presenza, si terrà il 13-14 febbraio 2025 a Milano presso le sedi dell'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (13/02) e dell'Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca (14/02).
Il 13 Febbraio sarà una giornata di pre-congresso, durante la quale sarà possibile partecipare a workshop interattivi ed assistere alla relazione inaugurale di Silvia Penati, Chair del COARA Working Group: TIER - Towards an Inclusive Evaluation of Research.
La giornata del 14 Febbraio sarà dedicata ad interventi su "Scienza aperta ed inclusività" e alla presentazione dell'attività annuale dei membri ITRN. E' prevista inoltre una sessione di presentazione poster e la presentazione del premio ITRN Award 2024.
Giovedì 13 Febbraio 2025
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Largo A. Gemelli, 1, Milano)
10:00 - Accoglienza [Aula Borsi G.011]
10:30 - Presentazione Workshop
11:00 – 16:00 Workshop pratici [Aule G.112, G.113, G.114]
16:30 - Relazione Inaugurale di Silvia Penati, Chair del COARA Working Group: TIER - Towards an Inclusive Evaluation of Research [Aula Magna]
Venerdì 14 Febbraio 2025
Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca
Edificio U6 - Agorà - Aula Martini - Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1, Milano
09:30 - Apertura iscrizioni
10:00 - Benvenuto e saluti istituzionali
10:20 - Scienza aperta e inclusività
Miriam Kip (Berlin Institute of Health @Charité)
Alberto Baccini (Università di Siena)
Giulia Calignano (DPSS - Università di Padova)
13:00 - Pausa Pranzo / Poster Session
Per presentare un poster, è possibile inviare un abstract entro il 31/01/2025 tramite l'apposito form. In caso di accettazione, l'organizzazione invierà le istruzioni entro il 7 Febbraio 2025).
14:00 - Working Groups e attività dei membri ITRN
ITRN - Educational
ITRN - Data Sharing
ITRN - Teaching
ITRN - AI and Experiments
ITRN - TIDieR extension
15:00 - ITRN Award 2024
16:00 - Assemblea dei soci
17:00 - Conclusioni e saluti
Workshops
Nella giornata del 13 Febbraio (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, 11:00 - 16:00 CET) sarà possibile partecipare a uno fra i tre seguenti workshop.
Riproducibilità dei metodi: Conte Federica, Fusco Gabriele, Vezzoli Michela, Zoigmaster Cristina
Fairification dei dati: Manfredini Carolina, Giovinazzi Laura, Criveller Margherita
Preregistrazione: Zambelli Michela
Comitato Organizzativo:
Bonaria Biancu (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
Rossella Caliciuri (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Federica Conte (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Responsabile del nodo unimib di ITRN)
Paola Galimberti (Università degli Studi di Milano)
Margherita Lanz (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Ezia Rizzi (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Steering Committee di ITRN)
Cristina Zogmaister (Università di Milano-Bicocca, Vice Presidente di ITRN)
Il 3° congresso annuale dell'ITRN, in presenza, si è tenuto il 23 febbraio 2024 presso l'Università di Bologna
Aula Magna Dipartimento di Psicologia, Viale Berti Pichat 5, Bologna
l’Open Science in Italia
9:30 Apertura iscrizioni al congresso (accesso gratuito) e raccolta iscrizioni a ITRN
10:10 - 10:30 Benvenuto e saluto
Saluti istituzionali
Saluti e presentazione del nodo di Bologna
10:30 - 11:30 presentazioni libere “open science research practices” Libro degli abstarct a questo link
Brevi interventi che affrontano il know-how della scienza aperta, i modelli, le pratiche, i mandati, le politiche, i fattori rilevanti per la riproducibilità, progetti collaborativi, o repliche. Coordinano: Claudia Mazzuca, Massimo Grassi
10:30 - 10:37 Replicability and transparency in qualitative research – a case study from Cultural Heritage Bianca Gualandi, Alice Bordignon, Silvio Peroni
10:37 - 10:44 The first steps of the Italian Community of Data Stewards Giulia Caldoni, Valentina Pasquale, Emma Lazzeri, Sara Di Giorgio, Chiara Basalti, Monica Forni
10:44 - 10:51 An open-access reading assessment tool: ROAR (Rapid Online Assessment of Reading) – Italian version Sendy Caffarra, Emanuele Casani, Wanjing Anya Ma, Kyle Montville, Jason D. Yeatman
10:51 - 10:58 Extending BIDS to lung CT imaging: right here, right now Giulia Raffaella De Luca, Armand Violle, Stefano Diciotti
10:58 - 11:05 Decoding the dilemma: reproducibility pitfalls in Machine Learning with limited medical data Stefano Diciotti, Matteo Lai, Chiara Marzi
11:05- 11:12 The multiverse approach in multilab projects: we need robustness to navigate uncertainty Giulia Calignano, Psicostat Core Team
11:12 - 11:19 Open Science Practice and Reproducibility in Preclinical Animal Research Monica Forni
11:19 - 11:26 Il network NICo (Network Italiano delle Core facilities) Valentina Adami
11:30 - 13:30 I protagonisti dell'Open Science in Italia: il loro ruolo e contributo
L'obiettivo di questo simposio è fornire un'analisi delle funzioni svolte da diverse organizzazioni e gruppi che promuovono e agevolano l'Open Science in Italia. In una prospettiva di sostenibilità, miriamo favorire lo scambio per ottenere un quadro che eviti la duplicazione di sforzi e la reinvenzione di procedure. Coordinano: Davide Crepaldi, Sara Garofalo, Vittorio Iacovella
Italian Computing and Data Infrastructure Competence Centre ICDI Sara Di Giorgio GARR coordinatrice el Centro di Competenza di ICDI
Italy - OpenAIRE Open Science Italia Gina Pavone ISTI CNR Pisa
EOSC Italy Giorgio Rossi Università di Milano e Membro italiano dello EOSC-Steering Board
Open Science Observatory Italia Paola Galimberti Università di Milano e coordinatrice OSObservatory_IT
CRUI Osservatorio sulla Scienza Aperta Roberto Delle Donne Università di Napoli Federico II e coordinatore CRUI OSA
Tavolo di lavoro sull'attuazione del Piano Nazionale Scienza Aperta Donatella Castelli ISTI CNR Pisa e Coordinatrice PNSA
National Chapter CoARA sulla valutazione della ricerca Francesca Masini Università di Bologna e co-chair Italian NC CoARA
Associazione Italiana per la Promozione della Scienza Aperta AISA - Maria Chiara Pievatolo Università di Pisa e Presidente AISA
13:30 - 14:30 Pausa
14:30 - 15:30 Working Groups e attività dei membri ITRN
Presentazioni delle attività dei Working Groups ed altre iniziative dei membri della rete ITRN
Coordinano Ezia Rizzi
15:30 - 15:45 Presentazione premio ITRN Cristina Zogmaister e Carlo Miniussi
15:45 - 17:00 Assemblea dei soci
Resoconto dell’anno 2023 e presentazione delle attività in corso Carlo Miniussi, Ezia Rizzi, Vittorio Iacovella, Massimo Grassi
Nuove iniziative e proposte dai soci
17:00 - Conclusioni e saluti
Organizzazione locale: S. Garofalo
Comitato Organizzatore: D. Crepaldi, M. Grassi, V. Iacovella, D. Mangione, C. Mazzuca, T. Metitieri, C, Miniussi, E. Rizzi, C. Zogmaister
Il congresso annuale dell'ITRN, in presenza, si è tenuto Il 24 febbraio 2023. presso la Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia Università "La Sapienza" Roma
Programma
9:30 Apertura iscrizioni all’Associazione
10:20 - 10:30 Benvenuto e saluto delle autorità Prof.ssa Tiziana Pascucci, Prorettrice e Vice Preside di Facoltà, Prof. ssa Anna Maria Speranza Direttrice Dipartimento di Psicologia Dinamica, Clinica e Salute.
10:30 - 11:00 Presentazione Associazione Coordinano: Carlo Miniussi/Cristina Zogmaister. Saluti e presentazione del nodo di Roma. Presentazione delle attività in corso
11:00 - 12:00 La condivisione dei dati biomedici (Italiano) Coordina: Tiziana Metitieri
[evento associato alla creazione di un gruppo di lavoro ITRN sulla condivisione dei dati biomedici]
Vittorio Iacovella - (UniTrento) Conservare e condividere i dati della ricerca
Giorgia Bincoletto (UniTrento) Privacy, Open data e condivisione dei dati della ricerca biomedica
12:00 - 13:30 Practices of Reproducibility: Multilab experiences (English) Coordinano: Giulia Calignano/Massimo Grassi
The cross-cultural generalization of a theoretical model of problematic use of social media - T Moretta, C Shubao, Z Demetrovics, MN Potenza
A multi-lab approach to infant studies: examples from the Bicocca Child&BabyLab - R Bettoni, S Conte, V Macchi Cassia
“Many Smiles" multi-lab study - MT Liuzza
Team for TMS-EEG: A big team initiative to improve reproducibility in TMS-EEG - M Bortoletto
Meta-research for evaluating replicability in psychological science: call for a crowdsourcing project - M Vezzoli, F Conte, A Facchin, F Giaquinto, E Rizzi, C Zogmaister
"Do musicians have better short term memory than non musicians?" A multilab Study - M Grassi
CuttingGardens: Share knowledge globally, grow competence locally - M Ruzzoli, S Pinet, A Schramm, AS Dubarr, M Chaumon
13:30 - 14:30 Pausa
14:30 - 16:00 Tavola rotonda Valutazione della ricerca (Italiano) Coordina: Andrea Capocci (collaboratore de Il Manifesto - Le Scienze); Partecipano: Menico Rizzi (ANVUR - UniPiemonte Orientale), Francesca Di Donato (CNR Pisa), Davide Crepaldi (ITRN - SISSA)
16:00 - 17:00 Assemblea dei soci Consiglio direttivo, resoconto dell’attività in modalità interattiva, nuove iniziative e proposte dai soci
17:00 - Conclusioni e saluti
"Bring your own badge": con l'obiettivo di ridurre impronta ecologica, vi chiediamo di indossare durante il congresso il "badge preferito" con il vostro nome, che avete tenuto da un precedente evento.
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Organizzazione locale: G. Fusco, S.M. Aglioti
Comitato Organizzatore: D. Crepaldi, M. Grassi, V. Iacovella, D. Mangione, C. Mazzuca, T. Metitieri, C, Miniussi, E. Rizzi, C. Zogmaister
An ITRN online meeting was held on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 15:30 (CET). During the meeting, the planned activities for 2023 were discussed and, among other, the ITRN community's opinion was sought on the possibility of transforming ITRN into an official 'associazione'.
15:30 opening of the meeting and ITRN activity timeline
15:35 Reasons for creating an official “Associazione” Italian Reproducibility Network: Association costs, Membership costs, Official ITRN annual meeting, Steering Committee structure and additional members, Ambassadors.
16:20 Update on ITRN official documents
16:25 Current and past initiatives that we are organizing for the next academic year: Call for members to participate in working groups and initiatives
16:45 Additional items
17:00 Closing remarks and next ITRN meeting February 2023
All memebers present had the opportunity to express their opinions. Full support was given for the path of making ITRN an 'associazione'.
The first meeting in presence of ITRN was held in Florence on 13 May 2022, in the Salone delle Robbiane, Villa La Quiete /AOU Meyer Firenze hosted by Tiziana Metitieri. The title of the meeting was “Provando e riprovando” which recalls the motto of the Accademia del Cimento, established in 1657 in Florence to implement Galileo's experimental method
13:50 Greetings and opening of the meeting - Next in Open Science, Tiziana Metitieri
14.00 Practices of Reproducibility: new projects and new tools - Chair: Cristina Zogmaister, introducing short presentations from network members.
14:00 Sara Garofalo - Pre-registration: why and how
14:10 Agnese Zazio - Practices of reproducibility in TMS-EEG studies
14:20 Esther Maassen - Computational reproducibility of measurement invariance tests and meta-analyses
14:30 Marco Stebel - Protocol for improved reproducibility of liver studies: impact on animal reduction
14.45 The ITRN activity: an overview of the first year - Chairs: Davide Crepaldi and Vittorio Iacovella,
Nodes Presentation - Marco Tullio Liuzza
Preliminary results from the ITRN Survey - Maria Montefinese
ReproCoffee: a national platform to discuss reproducibility - Claudia Mazzuca, Federica Stablum
Educational activities - Federica Conte, Ezia Rizzi, Michela Vezzoli
SIPF-ITRN Prize - Marta Bortoletto,
Call for new proposals from the ITRN community (ideas from you to organize a new season of events)
15.45 Break: opportunities to create connections for collaborations
16.00 “Eppur si muove” Il presente della Scienza Aperta in Italia. Tavola rotonda. Introduce Massimo Grassi, moderatore Fabio Turone Lantin di SWIM e CESJ, con Roberto Caso di AISA, Emma Lazzeri di ICDI e GARR e Carlo Miniussi di ITRN
17.00 Closing remarks: Carlo Miniussi, Massimo Grassi, Davide Crepaldi, Tiziana Metitieri, Cristina Zogmaister
The ITRN Kickoff Event was the first public event organized by ITRN -- our very own debutants' ball. We presented the Network -- its goals and the way it works -- and the first initiatives that the Steering Committee has put in place. In addition, we had a keynote from the great Russell Poldrack, a Professor at Stanford and one of the leaders of the reproducibility movement in Neuroimaging.
The Kickoff Event was held on Thursday 14 October 2021, 4pm CEST. We were hoping to hold the event in person, but the COVID situation suggested otherwise in the end A registration is available at this link. The event was also streamed on YouTube.
16.00: Welcome address from the Steering Committee
16.10: Russell Poldrack, "Open and reproducible science in neuroimaging: It takes an ecosystem"
16:50: Break
17.00: The goal(s) of ITRN, and how it works
17.10: Our partners
17.15: The first ITRN initiatives: A series of seminars on Open Science (conceived as a PhD-level course)
17.25: The first ITRN initiatives: The website and the networking
17.35: The first ITRN initiatives: The Social Media and Open Science Stories
17.45: Questions from the floor and open discussion
18.00: Closing remarks and goodbyes