Birds of a Feather Session Application | 03/07/2024 | Najla Rettberg

Your Email
  najla.rettberg@tu-dresden.de
Meeting Title
  A Dat(a) with Destiny: Cross-domain collaborations in the NFDI, and beyond
Session Abstract
Organised by RDA Organisational Member
  Yes, this application is organised by an RDA Organisational Member
Name of BoF Applicant Serving as Contact Person
  Najla Rettberg
Email Address of BoF Applicant
  najla.rettberg@tu-dresden.de
Meeting objectives
  Meta knowledge and innovation increasingly takes place at the borders between different domains. It is therefore critical for research fields to think interdisciplinary when tackling new research questions. The German NFDI [1] is in a unique position to foster exchange across research communities in a range of disciplines and subdisciplines. FAIR research data management enables such collaborations by facilitating not only standards, but by establishing a common language among researchers, IT departments, users, funders and industry partners [2]. For example, within Germany`s NFDI three different domains (among others) collaborate with mathematical algorithms, material science taxonomies and research data on tangible and intangible cultural assets like mediaeval church windows or notated music [3].

In this birds of a feather session, we want to kick-start a conversation by:
Using the German NFDI as an example: the 26 domain-specific consortia are developing a research data infrastructure for the respective research areas, and include the development of cross-cutting services and how they encourage cross-disciplinarity.
Collecting concrete examples from other communities/initiatives/projects and focussing on good practice and methodologies to encourage and replicate cross-disciplinary research.

Leading questions of the session will be:
How NFDI and RDA can align, and ensure all respective outputs are leveraged
How the international RDM community can identify mechanisms that promote in-depth collaborations on research questions involving different scientific fields by leveraging RDM as a catalyst.

On a long-term, we aim at:
Initiating a topic-related RDA interest group. This group could discuss which relevant RDA outputs can be reused and how to leverage the RDA community to create pathways to cross-disciplinary work and provide tools.
Interacting with other interest groups that provide substantial guidance for RDM measures that promote FAIRness.

[1] https://www.nfdi.de/?lang=en

[2] Amelung, L., Bodenschatz, E., Danabalan, R., Demandt, É., Depping, R., Eberl, F., Ebert, B., Espinoza, S., Fuchsloch, S., Goedicke, M., Götz, B., Hege, C., Hennig, C., Henzen, C., Hunold, J., Jansen, L., Krieger, U., Rodrigues, C. M., Miller, B., … Zinke, W. (2023). Collaborative work in NFDI. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8296725

[3] https://nfdi4culture.de/de/nachrichten/interdisciplinary-workshop-between-mardi-nfdi-matwerk-and-nfdi4culture.html
Meeting Presenters
 
  • Base4NFDI Brigitte Mathiak - co-spokesperson Base4NFDI DAPHNE4NFDI (GESIS)
  • Julia Mohrbacher - Task Area Strategy Development NFDI-MatWerk (Universität Freiburg)
  • Lisa Amelung - Project coordinator DAPHNE4NFDI (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)
Meeting Agenda
  90’ Session idea:
10’- Motivation of organizers, introduction to NFDI
20’ Short impulses on examples, (Barcamp style)
40’ Discussion: How to collect of best practices and mechanisms of cross-domain examples from NFDI and others.
20’ Summary and next steps for next meeting and RDA IG
Related Plenary
  P23 RDA Plenary Meeting San José (12-14, November 2024)
BoF Activities
  No previous activity in RDA, only across NFDI communities.
Additional links to informative material
 
  • https://www.nfdi.de/?lang=en
  • Amelung, L., Bodenschatz, E., Danabalan, R., Demandt, É., Depping, R., Eberl, F., Ebert, B., Espinoza, S., Fuchsloch, S., Goedicke, M., Götz, B., Hege, C., Hennig, C., Henzen, C., Hunold, J., Jansen, L., Krieger, U., Rodrigues, C. M., Miller, B., … Zinke, W. (2023). Collaborative work in NFDI. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8296725
  • https://nfdi4culture.de/de/nachrichten/interdisciplinary-workshop-between-mardi-nfdi-matwerk-and-nfdi4culture.html
Session Audience
Estimate of the Required Venue Room Capacity
  Under 50 seats
Type of Meeting
  Birds of a Feather
Applicable Pathways
 
  • FAIR, CARE, TRUST - Adoption
  • Data Infrastructures and Environments - Generalist
  • Discipline-Focused Sessions
Preferences & Conflict Considerations
Avoid Conflict with the Following Group
 
  • Data Discovery Paradigms
Hybrid Plenary Details
Chair Acknowledgment
  Yes, I understand that at least one group chair must attend P23 in-person. We cannot accept sessions chaired fully online
Selection of Breakout Session Slots
 
  • Breakout 3. Wednesday, 13 November, 14:00-15:30 UTC
  • Breakout 4. Wednesday, 13 November, 16:00-17:30 UTC
  • Breakout 5. Wednesday, 13 November, 18:30-20:00 UTC
  • Breakout 6. Thursday, 14 November, 16:00-17:30 UTC
  • Breakout 7. Thursday, 14 November, 18:30-20:00 UTC
Have you presented a session on the same topic at any previous plenaries?
  No
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