RDA Newsletter & Announcements

Virtual Plenary 17 Highlights

Virtual Plenary 17 - Registration Now Open!

Registration is available! As with VP16, a nominal fee will be charged to help offset the cost of the event, with reduced rates for students and those from lower and middle income countries. A lower, early bird rate is available until 2 April 2021. 

Dear RDA Members,

The deadline to submit Virtual Plenary 17 (VP17) session proposals is next week, 26 January at 23:59 UTC.

Proposals for Working/Interest group meetings, Joint meetings and Birds of a Feather sessions are welcome.

Note: The RDA Secretariat is closed for the holiday season, beginning 19 December. All activities will recommence on 4 January.

From The RDA Council Members To The RDA Community, With Heartfelt Thanks For Your Dedication And Work In 2020 And Warmest Wishes For 2021

In October, the RDA Community was first asked if any members wished to nominate a member and/or candidate themselves to serve on the Technical Advisory Board (https://rd-alliance.org/about-rda/our-leadership/rda-technical-advisory-board.html)  (TAB) from 2020 to 2023. This is an annual process within RDA, with the goal of electing new members to replace existing ones whose terms have expired.  The RDA Secretariat received eight nominations, seconded by RDA community members.

You may vote here

This November 2020, RDA holds its annual TAB elections. After RDA’s 16th Virtual Plenary hosted by Costa Rica, 5 seats will be vacant on RDA’s Technical Advisory Board (TAB). There are 15 TAB members, and the following 5 are rotating off in November 2020 as their terms expire:

RDA is pleased to announce the candidates nominated for the 2020 Technical Advisory Board (TAB) election. For members not familiar with TAB, this RDA governance group provides technical expertise and advice to RDA Council, and assists in the development, review and promotion of RDA Working & Interest Groups.

For this election, five seats on TAB are open and the following individuals are candidates. Voting will open on 9 November 2020, at Virtual Plenary 16, and close on 23 November 2020 (two weeks later). All RDA members are eligible and encouraged to vote.