The OSI community is very grateful for the support it receives from partners, sponsors, delegates, and volunteer organizers. OSI partners include the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the National Science Communication Institute (which oversees OSI), and the universities who help develop, host, and make this event possible every year (George Mason University in 2016, and George Washington University in 2017). The sponsors for OSI2016 and OSI2017 are listed below (in US$):
| Source | OSI2016 | OSI2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | $0 | $25,000 |
| UNESCO | $48,000 | $25,000 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Elsevier | $7,500 | $20,000 |
| PressForward Institute (via Sloan) | $5,500 | $0 |
| Taylor & Francis (Informa) | $0 | $5,000 |
| Nature Publishing Group (Macmillan) | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| George Mason University | $4,500 | $0 |
| Wiley | $7,500 | $10,000 |
| Laura & John Arnold Foundation | $5,000 | $0 |
| Sage Publications | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Copyright Clearance Center | $2,000 | $0 |
| ResearchMedia | $500 | $0 |
| Participant fees (@ $500 ea) | $58,000 | $14,000 |
| Private donations | $350 | $300 |
| Total income | $168,850 | $134,300 |
| Sponsor type | % of total OSI funding |
|---|---|
| Foundations | 23% |
| Publishers | 26% |
| Participants | 24% |
| UNESCO | 24% |
| Other | 4% |
Members of the OSI2017 conference organizing committee include Alison Mudditt, Bryan Alexander, Claudia Holland, Eric Olson, Richard Gedeye, Geneva Henry, Jake Orlowitz, Joann Delenick, John Warren, Neil Jacobs, Ramesh Gaur, Rick Anderson, Sindy Escobar Alvarez, Susan Fitzpatrick, T Scott Plutchak, Joyce Ogburn and Glenn Hampson.