Tuesday 21st May
Welcome back to Week 2 of the 22nd RDA Plenary! We have lots more engaging content coming up for you this week. But before we dive in, let’s recap what went on during yesterday’s co-located sessions:
Stay tuned to this blog or our social media pages (X and LinkedIn) for regular updates on today’s sessions.
- Advancing Genomic Data Governance: An Indian Perspective
This pivotal event aimed at fostering dialogue and collaboration on the multifaceted aspects of biological/genomics data governance in India. Bringing together a diverse panel of experts, the session delved into critical topics such as indigenous data rights, FAIR and CARE data principles, regulatory ecosystems, and strategies for managing data in silos effectively. It also looked at the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing genomic research and its implications for ethical decision-making and data governance. Catch up with the recording. - TIGER/TIGRUS Session
During this joint session the RDA Europe and RDA US offices presented their services and the value they bring to the RDA community. Invited TIGER-supported working groups (WGs) highlighted their experiences with TIGER. Catch up with the recording.
Interested in how RDA TIGER could support your Working Group? Good news! You can apply for TIGER support in the current round of the open call until 31st May.
Breakout Session 10
Five more RDA Groups are taking centre stage this morning to present, discuss, and gain feedback on their work, including sessions on:
- establishing and Interest Group on the understanding and capturing the uptake of digital research infrastructure
- the next steps for Open Science Graphs
- a proposal for a new RDA Working Group to to increase awareness and implementation of FAIR in health research and practice.
- challenges of adopting and maintaining a healthy institutional RDM practice that relies on utilising Research Tools to support data curation workflows, and
- the importance of mappings and crosswalks.
Europe Office Hours
After the RDA Europe region was presented and discussed during the Opening Plenary last week, this session offered participants the chance to network with and pose questions to the RDA Europe Office and Regional Partners. The discussion covered:
- Multilingualism – how do we address this in RDA Europe? Suggestions included multilingual activities, live captioning of events, and translated materials.
- How can RDA Europe facilitate activities within RDA regions?
- Advocating for Open Science/RDM funding in institutions – can RDA Europe help regions advocate for the importance of Open Research practices within regional institutions/fields?
Thanks to everyone who attended and posed their questions. Learn more about RDA Europe. (Webpage currently in development)
Breakout Session 11
The second Breakout Session of the day is underway. As well as a repeat session on categorisation schema for digital research tools, we are discussing:
Breakout Session 12
We are ending Day 4 with three more repeat sessions to allow our global community the chance to attend sessions in a timezone that suits them, plus:
- A session by the Social Science Research Data IG on the challenges and opportunities of building data infrastructure to support research.
And that’s a wrap for Day 4! We hope you had a chance today to attend today’s plenary session, ‘Collaborating Internationally for Regional Benefit’, some breakout meetings, and perhaps also the European region’s Office Hours session. This trend will continue tomorrow, with the US region’s Office Hours session taking place at 19:00 UTC.
Also happening tomorrow is the RDA for Newcomers Session. If you are new to RDA, this event is for you. Taking place at 17:00 UTC, this informal session (with no presentation slides) will provide you a chance to hear about the value of RDA from our members and of course, ask any questions.
We will be back tomorrow with more (repeat) sessions which thanks to our generous co-chairs, are being held for the second time during this plenary to accommodate as many members as possible who live in different time zones. Look out for two breakout sessions happening for the first time, too:
See you tomorrow!