[Cynthia Parr]

Collaborative session notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UclmTSNcsAZMJ8A0q7UgOtyZbkvlSAlg0OL76c3ajtU/edit
 
Welcome and introduction to the session (co-chairs) 5 min

Update on latest activities (20 min)

Co-chairs acknowledgment and welcome
Recap of the IGAD Coffee breaks (Imma Subirats)
Plant data linkage workshop (Cyndy Parr)
Collaboration with external CoPs (Imma Subirats)
WorldFAIR proposal – Case Study on Pollination Data (Debora Drucker)

 
IGAD Community of Practice (CoP) status (5 min)
 
IGAD planning (Q&A and Roadmap discussion) (led by-co-chairs, with polling) (40 min)

What key areas should IGAD prioritize for the next six months? e.g. knowledge sharing, training, engagement with other CoPs
What other CoPs (outside RDA) we should be engaging with, and how? 
Outreach
Preparing a communication plan
Developing a newcomers survey: how and when does this work?
Developing a CoP video: would can be involved
Introductory sessions
Ensuring global south participation
IG/WGs
What other RDA IG/WGs we should engage with, and how?
Incentives?

   
Knowledge transfer (20 min)

Update on the Crop Interoperability Working Group (Medha Devare, to be confirmed)
Capacity Development WG outputs (Suchith Anand)

 

Additional links to informative material
https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/agriculture-data-interest-group-igad.html

Applicable Pathways
Discipline Focused Data Issues

Avoid conflict with the following group (1)
Agrisemantics WG

Avoid conflict with the following group (3)
Professionalising Data Stewardship IG

Contact for group (email)
cynthia.parr@usda.gov

Group chair serving as contact person
Cynthia Parr

Meeting objectives
The Interest Group on Agricultural Data is in the process of transitioning to be one of RDA’s first Communities of Practice. In this plenary session we will present the status of the new CoP, update participants on IGAD activities, and discuss a roadmap for future IGAD membership and relationship with other CoPs and IGs both within and outside the Research Data Alliance.

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Breakout 2, Breakout 17, Breakout 20, Breakout 23

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