RDA's 'A Decade of Data': February Event Calendar

As we enter the second month of celebrations for RDA’s 10th anniversary, our events and activites will focus on the theme of FAIR data, software and hardware.  Mark you calendars!

• RDA Speed Networking Event
  15 February 2023
  16:00 - 17:00 UTC
  Want to meet more people involved in research data? All are welcome to RDA’s first online Speed Networking Event. Have fun chatting with others in the RDA community – colleagues both old and new. Speed networking is an energizing and powerful way to make several great connections in a short amount of time. Never participated in Speed Networking? No problem, you are not alone – come try it out! Register here. 
   
• FAIRPoints 'Ask me Anything' Webinar on Software and Workflows
  21 February 2023
  10:00 - 11:30 UTC
  A discussion about what the FAIRification of software and workflows look like, the available tools/infrastructures that support this process, why FAIRification is important and how it is applicable to researchers.  Register here.
   
• 'RDA for FAIR' Community Cross-fertilisation Workshop
  23 February 2023
  08:30-10:15 UTC
  The workshop brings RDA groups and community members together with the wider research data community for a discussion about the future of FAIR data and software. Register here.
   
• WorldFAIR: Image Sharing Systems and Practices in Cultural Heritage
  28 February 2023
  15:00 - 16:00 UTC
  WorldFAIR Work Package 13 (WP13) presents their landscaping report identifying how Cultural Heritage institutions engage with FAIR (examining formats and image delivery technologies). This workshop will aim to have a community discussion around this report. Register here.
   
• 'Data Streams' Podcast featuring the FAIR for Virtual Research Environments (VRE) Working Group
  Episode 8 of the RDA 'Data Streams' Podcast series featuring Kerry Levett at Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and Sandra Gesing at the University of Illinois. Listen to these RDA members discuss the activities taking place within the RDA FAIR for Virtual Research Environments Working Group and opportunities for involvement. Listen here.

And last, but most definitely not least…

RDA’s 20th Plenary may be taking place March 21-23, but we encourage you to register this month if you plan on attending either in person or virtually. Register here.

View the full calendar of events for the year here.

Additions to the calendar are also welcome. Suggest an event/activity here.

Have a wonderful month!

All the best, 

RDA Secretariat