RDA for Newcomers at Plenary 13, Philadelphia, USA
Session time and location: Monday, 1 April 2019, 16:00-18:00, Loews, Congress A.
Chairs: Stefanie Kethers (RDA Secretariat and Australian Research Data Commons) and Lynn Yarmey (RDA Secretariat / RDA/US and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Slides from the session
Additional Plenary information:
- Plenary pathways: https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-plenary-13/pathways
- Unconference information: https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-do-thon-p13 - Thursday, 4 April 2019, 14:00 - 18:00
- Council voting page: https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-council-member-elections-2019-open-2-april
Agenda
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Welcome by session chairs
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Welcome and brief introduction to RDA - Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General
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How RDA works
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How to make the most of this Plenary
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Questions and Meet & Greet
Throughout the session, we will also have several current RDA members introduce themselves and talk a bit about their RDA experiences - the groups they belong to, what they like about RDA, what they find challenging, etc. You can then speak to them individually towards the end of the session.
If you have any specific questions or suggestions on what we should include in the session, please contact stefanie.kethers[at]ardc.edu.au.
Additional information on RDA:
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If you find the number of sessions and topics at this Plenary overwhelming, have a look at the Plenary Pathways, which show you sessions linked to the following topics:
The Fair Agenda, Discipline Approaches, Underpinning infrastructure, Content issues, and Data Management issues.
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There is a "primer" containing some introductory information on the Research Data Alliance, with pointers to further information on the RDA Web site
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For a personal perspective on engaging with RDA, please have a look at the Blog post from Tomasz Miksa: "From A “Newbie” To An “Expert” In Less Than Two Years - How To Engage In The RDA Activities?"
- Slides from previous RDA for Newcomers sessions at Plenary 12, Gaborone and Plenary 11, Berlin
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