Month in Review - Plenary 21 Call for Sessions, Global Event Manager Position, Council Updates, Event Calendar and more
RDA Plenary 21 - Call for Sessions Now Open!
Yes, you are reading that correctly. The Call for Sessions for Plenary 21 (P21) is now open! With Plenary 20 now behind us, we are looking ahead to our next plenary, which will be held as part of International Data Week 2023 from 23–26 October 2023, as a hybrid event with the in-person component taking place in Salzburg, Austria.
Session applications can be for individual working//interest group meetings, joint meetings with one or more working/interest groups, or Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions. If you are a group chair and would like to host a group meeting, or an RDA member who wants to host a BoF session, please submit your application by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 09 June 2023. Notifications of Session Acceptance will be sent out by Friday, 28 July 2023. Session times will be allocated based on the preferences provided in the application.
Please note, there will be no fully virtual sessions. At least one group chair must attend P21 in person. We cannot accept sessions chaired fully online. Learn more.
Help Develop the Future of the RDA
The RDA Council is working on the RDA's fifth strategic plan, providing direction and vision for the organisation, its stakeholders and community over the next four years (2024-2028). As a valued member of the RDA, you are invited to contribute your expert ideas and help develop its strategy. Read more.
Job Opportunity at RDA: Global Event Manager
RDA Foundation is seeking a Global Event Manager to organise and oversee RDA plenaries and other global events. The position is open to any individual residing anywhere in the world but a UK contract will be provided. If you are interested in joining the RDA Foundation team, or know someone who may be, applications must be submitted by 30 April. Read the full job description here.
Aligned with the 10th Anniversary schedule, for each month of 2023, RDA will be hosting and sharing events focused on a specific theme. For the month of April, the theme is “Health and Medical Data” . The lineup of events for the month of April are below:
The Research Data Alliance Post-Plenary 20 Webinar
Date: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Times: 07:30-08:30 UTC and 17:00-18:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
Community Cross-fertilisation Workshop: RDA for Health and Medical Data
Date: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Time: 11:00 - 12:45 UTC
Online Event: Register here
This workshop will bring RDA community groups and members together with the wider research data community for a discussion about the future of managing health and medical data within the community. Visit the event web page for more information.
FAIRPoints 'Ask me Anything' webinar on Regulatory Processes and Governance
Date: Wednesday, 27 April 2023
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
Additional events taking place in April:
[Metascience 2023] Research Waste Symposium
Date: 9 April 2023
Time: 9:00-10:30 CET
Online Event: Register here or email a.culina@nioo.knaw.nl
Also take note of these events taking place in May:
DDI, FAIR, And The Emergent Role Of Active Metadata: A CODATA-DDI Alliance Webinar
Date: Thursday, 4 May 2023
Time: 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
Steps Towards Building Interoperability In Research Tools Using PIDs
Date: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Time: 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
Atelier sur la Certification CoreTrustSeal (en français) | Workshop in French on CoreTrustSeal Certification
Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
Voting for RDA Council Candidates Opens 20 April
On 20 April, voting will open for the four open positions on the RDA Council. Five nominees are available, and members are encouraged to cast four preferences, one for each of open positions. These nominees are:
- Sayeed Choudhury Director of Open Source Programs Office, Carnegie Mellon University
- Wolfram Horstmann Director, State and University Library Goettingen
- Sarah Jones EOSC Management Manager, GÉANT
- Joyce Gosata Maphanyane Researcher, University of Botswana (standing for 2nd term)
- Amy Nurnberger Program Head, Data Management Services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Voting will open until 12th May 2023. Learn more and cast your votes.
RDA's Data Repository Attributes Working Group
Harmonizing Descriptions Of Research Data Repositories
The RDA's Data Repository Attributes Working Group has been developing a list of common attributes that can be used to describe data repositories along with examples that showcase different approaches that repositories are taking to express and expose metadata about themselves. The group seeks to improve the discoverability and interoperability of repositories with registries, tools, and other infrastructure related to research data. They’re excited to outline their process and to share the draft list of repository attributes for additional community input before they submit their work for review to become an RDA Recommendation towards the end of the year. Please consider attending!
Date: Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Time: 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
Online Event: Register here
RDA/WDS Scholarly Link Exchange (Scholix) Working Group
Expanding Scholix To Support Software: Your Input Required
Date: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
Online Event: Register here
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