Join us tomorrow, 7 Oct, 20:00 UTC for the joint ESIP/RDA webinar titled "Supporting Interdisciplinary Sample Data Discovery, Integration, and Reuse", featuring experts in geoscience, genomics, and biodiversity sample data.

RDA Web Platform - Request for Applications
The RDA has opened an application process to identify a specialised website design and development company to manage, re-design, develop and maintain a new web platform that enables global collaboration among its users / community while promoting the values of the organisation.
The main goals for the web platform are to:
Open Positions within RDA European Office, RDA Association AISBL: Director and Project Manager
In April 2020, a European legal entity (Research Data Alliance (RDA) Association AISBL) was established to support the coordination and growth of the European RDA community, currently over 6,000 members. These new positions offer the selected candidates an opportunity to continue the growth of the organization and ensure the value of European members in a global alliance.
Learn more about the job requirements and remuneration for both positions.

RDA European office opens 2 vacancies
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Association AISBL, with its legal headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, has two positions open:
1) Director and 2) Project Manager
RDA Virtual Plenary 18 Draft Programme now Available
The RDA Virtual Plenary 18 (VP18) draft programme is now available at https://www.rd-alliance.org/rdas-18th-plenary-meeting-programme, with a revised plenary date of 3-11 November 2021.
Approximately sixty breakout meetings will be taking place, in addition to numerous networking, poster and panel sessions.
Attn: RDA US Plenary 18 Session Chairs – Registration Support Available
Applications are now being accepted by RDA US Group Chairs for registration support to attend the upcoming 18th RDA Plenary Meeting being held virtually November 3 - 11, 2021.
The deadline for application submission is October 14, 2021.
Leading Australia to Data-driven Research Impact
The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) has published a new impact booklet, Leading Australia to Data-Driven Research Impact, which showcases the breadth and depth of the services and collaborations that the ARDC provides the research community and sets out its vision for the future.

Help build the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
Update as of 27 October: Deadlines for RDA Open Calls are postponed until further notice. There is an administrative block that requires the open call to be suspended and others to be published at a later date.

EOSC Future Call for Working Groups
The EOSC Future project announced a call for proposals for working groups. Applicants can submit their working group proposals until 30 September 2021 to contact-wp3@eoscfuture.eu