Co-located Events

Event name: Tools and Networks for Enhancing Long-term Data Preservation

Date: Monday, 5th October 2026

Location: The Long Room, Kia Oval Cricket Ground

Time: 09:00-17:00pm BST

Format: In-person

Registration: required – see the agenda and find out more here

Event details: The EOSC EDEN/FIDELIS Bootcamps align with the support and training mechanisms of both projects to ensure engagement and participation of existing and aspiring trustworthy digital repositories (TDRs), trustworthy digital archives (TDAs) and digital data curation practitioners to promote the adoption of practices related to trustworthiness and FAIR principles, and especially in relation to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

The 3rd EOSC EDEN/FIDELIS Bootcamp is an interactive event with hands-on practical demonstrations of tools, services, methodologies and other resources from the projects that encourage participants to reflect on their own strategies and practices.

As well as these technical elements with tools to enhance data curation, (re)appraisal of data, identifying and assigning core data preservation processes, and enhancing trustworthiness of data repositories, the projects are also establishing a social element through establishment of networks. Two such networks are currently being set up: one for TDRs and another for data curation experts, where both aim to provide a forum to convene, share resources and expertise, and become a unified voice to affect change. Participants will have a chance to learn and become involved in these and how they can be beneficial to their own practices, mission and sustainability.

The target audience for this event are any stakeholders that have a direct interest in long-term data preservation and digital repositories. Although EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS are European and the Bootcamp will be European focused, we look forward to receiving anyone from beyond too.  We also welcome input on what EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS can provide to the community in the next phases of the projects.

Please note that this bootcamp is limited to 50 participants due to capacity in the event space, and is fully catered. As such, we request that those interested please only complete the registration form if they are confident that they can attend. Thank you.

Event name: The Ethical Data Initiative Stakeholder Forum: Framing the Future of the Global Research Commons

Date: Monday, 5th October 2026

Time: 14:00-17:00 BST

Location: The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London

Format: Hybrid

Registration: open

Event details: As data-driven research reshapes global science, industry, and governance, a critical question remains: how do we ensure that the infrastructures we build are both technologically robust and socially fair? To address this challenge, the EDI, in collaboration with the University of Exeter and the Technical University of Munich, is hosting The Ethical Data Initiative Stakeholder Forum: Framing the Future of the Global Research Commons.

This pre-plenary event will unite leading global voices in research governance, international funding, and data policy to bridge the gap between technical infrastructure and ethical stewardship.

The afternoon features two complementary panel discussions: the first examines the governance of data sharing to ensure research commons remain inclusive and equitable, while the second explores the practical challenges of reconciling complex management principles such as FAIR, CARE, and TRUST. Together, these sessions provide a strategic roadmap for moving beyond theory to build robust, socially responsible data infrastructures.

Agenda coming soon.