RDA’s 23rd Plenary – Programme and Pathways

The University of Costa Rica venue in San José will host P23 between 12-14 November 2024. P23 is scheduled as a hybrid event with in-person and online participation, with Whova as the official online platform.

The programme’s breakout sessions are final. Plenary and networking sessions will be made available soon.
Venue rooms allocation is now final. Light blue coloured lines indicate the sessions that will be held in rooms with English-Spanish simultaneous translation.
Venue details including a map can be viewed here
Equal number of programme components is given to each part of the world.
In-person plenary days are 08:00-16:00 pm local Costa Rican time.
Early finish will allow time for long breaks and to explore San José.
The times listed below are in Central Standard Time (CST) or local Costa Rican time and Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Recordings and presentation slides will be available to all registered attendees within 24 to 36 hours. Recordings for the general public will be available on 17th December, 5 weeks post P23.

IGs (Interest Groups)
Not yet endorsed
IG established

WGs (Working Groups) Not yet endorsed WGs Getting started (~0-6 months after RDA endorsement)
Producing deliverables (approx. 6-12 months after RDA endorsement)
WGs Wrapping up (from ~12 months after RDA endorsement)WGs Maintaining deliverables (maintenance group)
BoF (Birds of a Feather)

9 research data-related topics of interest or themes are known as ‘pathways’ are available to help you navigate the programme:

FAIR, CARE, TRUST – Adoption
FAIR, CARE, TRUST – Implementation
FAIR, CARE, TRUST – Evaluation and Policy
Data Infrastructures and Environments – Generalist
Data Infrastructures and Environments – Discipline Aligned
Training, Stewardship skill, and Data Management Planning
Semantics, Ontology, and Standardization
Data Lifecycles – Versioning, Provenance, Citation, Reward, and Preservation
Discipline-Focused Sessions
Other

Each P23 session is summarised under each pathway category. This should help you navigate the programme and select sessions of interest.

Download a PDF programme filtered by pathways `here`.

Monday, 11 November 2024 {Times listed in UTC and CST}

Co-located events and closed meetings are to be announced in due course.

Tuesday, 12 November 2024 {Times listed in UTC and CST}

08:00 – 09:30 CST | 14:00 – 15:30 UTC | Plenary Session: Opening the RDA 23rd Plenary Meeting ‘Sustainable Science specifically Responsible Data in the Scientific Era‘ | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Aula Magna
09:30 – 10:00 CST | 15:30 – 16:00 UTC | Networking Tea and Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 CST | 16:00 – 17:30 UTC | RDA 23rd Plenary Meeting Breakout Session 1
- RDA/WDS TRUST Principles Outreach and Adoption WG : Findings on TRUST Principles Adoption | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Auditorium
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Visitation WG (AIDV-WG) : The global evolution of AI governance and the relevance of the AIDV-WG’s deliverables | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Auditorium
- Digital Twins IG: Towards FAIR Digital Twins: FAIR and Interoperability for Earth System Digital Twinning | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Classroom 2
- FAIR for Machine Learning (FAIR4ML) IG: FAIR4ML IG Activity Updates and Feedback | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Auditorium 2
- BoF – Proposal for IG: Data, process and NTRO in the creative and performing arts | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Classroom
- Joint session: Professionalising Data Stewardship IG, Sensitive Data IG: Terminologies for Data Management & Quality of Data Management : Ensuring FAIR Principles | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Auditorium
- Evaluation of Research IG: Evaluation of Research: Leveraging liaisons | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Classroom 40
- Health Data Commons GORC Profile WG: Health Data Commons GORC profile: Methodology, Means, and Moving forward | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Aula Magna
11:30 – 12:30 CST | 17:30 – 18:30 UTC | Lunch Break
12:30 – 14:00 CST | 18:30 – 20:00 UTC | Plenary Session: Adoption and Impact of RDA Outputs and Recommendations – Fireside Chats | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Aula Magna
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss and share RDA groups’ processes, challenges, and best practices in achieving impactful adoption of their outputs. The objective of the Outputs and Recommendations session is to also showcase the real-world impact of the work produced by the RDA groups.
14:00 – 14:30 CST | 20:00 – 20:30 UTC | Networking Tea and Coffee Break
14:30 – 16:00 CST | 20:30 – 22:00 UTC | RDA 23rd Plenary Meeting Breakout Session 2
- BoF – Advancing Data Skills: Expanding the CODATA-RDA SoRDS Curriculum | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Classroom
- Research Data Architectures in Research Institutions (RDARI) IG: The Repercussions for an Institution of a Research Data Commons | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Auditorium
- RDA / CODATA Data Systems, Tools, and Services for Crisis Situations WG: On the Path to Enhancing Crisis Management Through Advanced Digital Technologies | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Classroom 2
- RDA/WDS Certification of Data Repositories IG: Building trustworthy data repositories through certification | Venue: Edificio Educación Continúa, Auditorium
- Joint session: Global Open Research Commons IG, GORC International Model WG: Global open research commons: Recommendations, implementations, and profiles | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Aula Magna
- BoF – Networks of Data Ambassador & Steward – Sharing experiences | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Auditorium
- Data Discovery Paradigms IG: Applying AI in Data Discovery | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Auditorium 2
- Research data needs of the Photon and Neutron Science community IG: Converging PaN FAIR data activities around the world | Venue: Edificio de Ingeniería, Classroom 40
16:00 – 16:30 CST | 22:00 – 22:30 UTC | Break
16:30 – 17:30 CST | 22:30 – 00:30 UTC | Onsite Poster Session, Minute-Madness | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía, Aula Magna
The onsite session will be held as a minute-madness where posters will be displayed on a screen and presenters have 60 seconds to talk about their work. Posters will also be published as an exhibition on the RDA’s P23 webpage. Please note this session is for in-person attendees only and it won’t be live streamed to online audience.
17:30 – 19:00 CST | 00:30 – 01:00 UTC | Drinks Reception | Venue: Plaza de La Autonomía