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Update on IG Education and Training for Handling of Research Data
The Interest Group on Education and Training for the Handling of Research Data (IG-ETHRD) had a bumper turnout at its most recent meeting (P6, Sept 2015), with 99 seats filled and some more people listening from outside. Clearly the training and skills agenda is an important one which connects directly to building capacity and creating jobs across the research data space.
IG Education and Training for Handling of Research Data: our P6 meeting, Sept 2015
Bumper turn-out for the Interest Group on Education and Training for the Handling of Research Data (IG-ETHRD) at RDA Plenary 6!
AGU and RDA – How Partnerships Grow
Some of you may have heard me talk about or reference ‘AGU’ from time to time, and when I do, it’s almost always met with blank stares, or questions of ‘What’s that?’ It’s time to partially answer that question, and give at least one reason I talk about the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Turns out that AGU and RDA complement each other’s work, so I thought I share a bit about the organization, where I see synergies, and why it’s important to talk about other organizations. [Full disclosure – I’ve been an AGU member for quite awhile, have served on their Meetings Committee, and regular
6th RDA Plenary - Early Career Scholarship & Experience Report (Part 2)
In my previous blog post I reported about my experiences at the pre-plenary event of the 6th RDA Plenary in Paris. In this post I will report on the first plenary session of Day 1 (September 23rd). More than 600 Open Data enthusiast registered to the meeting, which was really exciting.
Memoir of the Sixth RDA meeting in Paris
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) builds the social and technical bridges that enable open sharing of data. The RDA vision is researchers and innovators openly sharing data across technologies, disciplines, and countries to address the grand challenges of society. RDA Plenaries are meetings that take place every six months and are designed to bring together the RDA consolidated community as well as new members in an engaging and productive setting to help advance the work being led by the RDA Working and Interest groups and the RDA as whole.