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Sunday, October 4, 2026
8:30 9:00
Registration, Coffee and Tea
Break room
9:00 9:30
Opening
Plenary room
Welcome, program presentation, logistics & announcementsKarkhana SamuhaOrganizers
9:30 10:30
Keynote 1 · Guest Speaker · Panel
Plenary room
Keynote:Impact of Open Science Hardware: a review of the last decade of community efforts (2016 to 2026), Shannon Dosemagen (GOSH)
Guest speaker: Dr. Sudan Jha, Member, National Planning Commission of Nepal
Panel: moderated discussion and Q&A with the keynote speakers, GOSH and Fab Foundation Nepal
10:30 11:00
Coffee/Tea Break/Self-care Time
Break room
11:00 11:30
Facilitation & Team Science Exercises, Documentation, Code of Conduct
Plenary room
11:30 12:00
Abstract Presentations (hybrid): Local Perspectives
Plenary room + Remote
Sitaram Karki: Beyond the Prototype: Can Open Science Hardware Survive the Last Mile? Dr. Ritu Raj Lamsal: Why Open-Source Hardware Matters in a Developing Country like Nepal
Midday
12:00 1:00
Group Photograph & Lunch Break
Break room
Afternoon
1:00 3:15
Unconference Kickoff Activity
Breakaway spaces
3:15 3:30
Coffee/Tea Break/Self-care Time (light afternoon snack)
Break room
3:30 4:45
Parallel Sessions: Unconference Session I & Workshop Session I
Everything Is Talking: From Doraemon’s Translation Jelly to the Open Datalogger Duran Du (Seeed Studio)
10:55 1:30
Parallel Sessions: Unconference Session II & Workshop Session II
Breakaway spaces
10:55 1:30
Demo Day: Makers and Builders Projects & Exhibitions
Plenary room
Midday
12:00 1:00
Lunch Break
Break room
Afternoon & Karkhana
1:30 3:30
Karkhana Sessions & Venue Workshops
Off-site + Venue
Session 1: Visit to a school & its making spaces (up to 20 people)Session 2: Hands-on making kits at Karkhana's factory (up to 20 people)Session 3, 2:00–3:30 at the venue: Novel Engineering with Smart Motors, facilitated by Dipeshwor Man ShresthaSession 4, 2:00–3:30: Climate brainstorming, facilitated by Rupesh Bhattarai
3:30 3:45
Coffee/Tea Break/Self-care Time (light afternoon snack)
Break room
Late Afternoon
4:00 4:45
Abstract Presentations (hybrid)
Plenary room + Remote
Track 4: Community Science in Action Track 6: Bridging the Divide: OScH for the Global South Track 8: Hardware Meets Open Data
Part 2 (35 min): Roadmap vision: where are we going? The next 10 years of OScH
Part 3 (20 min): Karkhana Samuha: takeaways and the way forward from the local perspective
3:30 3:45
Coffee/Tea Break/Self-care Time (light afternoon snack)
Break room
3:45 4:30
Community Discussion: Setting Intentions for the Next Gathering
Plenary room
How was this gathering? (survey)
Which topics do we want to focus on at the next gathering?
Ideas for locations for the next gathering?
4:30 5:00
Event Wrap-up
Plenary room
Fun activities, thanks and goodbye!
This is an updated program, subject to change. The event will be documented via photography and videography. If you do not wish to be photographed, please alert the photographer.
