RDA Newsletter & Announcements

This second issue of the RDA Business newsletter focuses primarily on the latest activities within each of the RDA Organisational Bodies, namely the Council and its Task Forces,TAB, the Organisational Assembly and the Organisation Advisory Board, the RDA Secretariat and the Secretary General. Much of the activity carried out in the last month relate to the planning and organisation of the RDA 14th Plenary in Helsinki, Finland.

If you plan on attending Plenary 14 in Helsinki, Finland, and haven’t yet registered, be sure to register by midnight (EST) to secure the early bird rate of €459. After this date, the rate increases to €533, up through 20 October. Onsite registration will be available, but at an even higher rate of €620. Registration is available at https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-14th-plenary-registration.

The “Coordinating the Global Open Science Commons Interest Group” (GOSC IG) recently submitted its charter and is seeking comments from the RDA community. The charter is a brief summary of what the group plans to address, how it’s aligned with the RDA mission and how the group would be a value-added contribution to the community.

Last days to apply for an RDA EU ECR or Expert travel grant to the RDA P14 in Helsinki, calling upon European organisation to become RDA Europe Nodes, the RDA for Humanities Report and more. 

In a new monthly update, the community is offered this overview of “Business” updates.  This first overview is a little more comprehensive and extensive to briefly cover the various roles and responsibilities of each of the bodies.  Future updates will focus primarily on the latest activities within each group.

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) are pleased to announce an agreement to work together to strengthen and expand capacities for research data management within the international data repository community.