“It all started with a pang of jealousy,” says Asura Enkhbayar when asked what inspired him to start Open Science […]

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"It all started with a pang of jealousy," says Asura Enkhbayar when
asked what inspired him to start Open Science Beers YVR.  Stefanie
Haustein had pointed out that Montreal [hosted a regular open science
meetup](https://twitter.com/bubblbu_/status/1050072472060448769){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} every Wednesday. But Vancouver, Asura
realized, had nothing of the sort.

"I had always found it quite amazing that Vancouver was the home of so
many amazing folks involved in Open Science, Open Access, Open Data
without offering the opportunity to bring all of them together on a
regular basis," he says. "I guess that is why we started Open Science
Beers YVR, and why we're now in our second season."

Throughout 2019, the monthly events brought together scholars, students,
industry professionals, advocates, and others interested in all forms of
open scholarship. Conversations meandered from serious to lighthearted,
covering everything from open data protocols to bowling.

"I think that it's really giving faces to open science," says Asura. "We
talk open science, OA, Elsevier, and corporate greed all the time
anyways. But it's super nice that all the people involved sometimes just
might want to get together and chat about life and a have a drink."

As we gear up for our second season, we're sharing some reflections
(and, of course, some corny selfies!) from the year gone by.

## Here's what past attendees have to say about Open Science Beers:

"I like attending OSB because I like hanging out with conscientious and
quirky people who are anti-establishment and mutually interested in the
destruction of paywalls," says Michelle La, a master's candidate in
Anthropology at Simon Fraser University.

Carina Albrecht, also a master's student at SFU, agrees. "Open Science
Beers is a great way to have fun conversations with the most interesting
people and connect to students or scholars from around the area and many
places of the world," she says. "Almost every time I go to one event I
have the opportunity to meet someone new."

"In the spirit of the open movement, open science beers provides an
inclusive, accessible opportunity to discuss ideas across scientific
disciplines in a way that academia always strives to but never quite
achieves," adds Erfan Rezaie, a physics instructor at Langara College
and Capilano University.

Thanks for an amazing year of Open Science Beers. We're looking forward
to seeing you again in 2020!

***Join us at the [next Open Science Beers
YVR](https://www.facebook.com/events/175517987024291/){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} at the Alibi Room on Thursday, January 30 at
6 pm. Or, sign up for our [mailing
list](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2F10W7FU7DThdHTIuL2%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3eyOoxT8uJsrh9ntgwqM8RkknwGrHpTMeZwqKqEgPheO5f0CNIpCt-7Tk&h=AT00if7Pgt0Gn7NQaUraLuze72fy4Rq2Xm7rFM-WM9Qc1-byA4guIpybodAHWxtWgzSFRUinqy4BMVrjovMRrvrm6JyLBPi8kBuqX7jtlZ3mNiYLJJKGNE-Fd5thBDKNS3lv3Ps){target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"} for a monthly invitation.***


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Celebrating one year of Open Science Beers