<div dir="ltr">ONE WEEK TO GO!<br><br>The deadline for submissions of presentation proposals to the Drexel-CODATA FAIR-RRDM Workshop 2019 is 4 March: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/" target="_blank">https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/</a>  <div><br><span style="font-size:large;font-family:GillSans">FAIR and Responsible Research Data Management (FAIR-RRDM)</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">A Drexel Metadata Research Centre and CODATA workshop on knowledge sharing between research communities and research institutions</b><br><font face="GillSans"><b><br></b></font><b style="font-family:GillSans">Sun 31 March and Mon 1 April 2019, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, as a colocated, pre-event to the 13th RDA Plenary</b><br><font face="GillSans"><b><br></b></font><b style="font-family:GillSans">Call for Papers, deadline, 4 March: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/" target="_blank">https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/</a> </b><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">Places limited, register at: <a href="http://bit.ly/Drexel-CODATA-Workshop-Register" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Drexel-CODATA-Workshop-Register</a> </b><br><font face="GillSans"><b><br></b></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">Responsible data management embodies the FAIR principles of making data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. FAIR has helped focus minds and provided readily adopted terminology and guidelines, which in turn will help realise the benefits of accelerated analysis, with machines, at scale. In consequence, research communities and research institutions are faced with the task of rising to the challenge of FAIR and responsible data management.</span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">Advancing the adoption of FAIR requires sharing protocols, practices, policies, methodologies, and approaches for responsible data management. The open science and open data movements have made significant progress in certain research communities and domains, but less so in others. While good practices have been developed within some research communities, it is in research institutions and universities that data management and some long term stewardship must take place. Sometimes reluctantly, research institutions have been obliged to take greater responsibility for research data management by the needs of researchers and their communities on the one hand and by the requirements of national funders on the other.  </span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">There are opportunities for knowledge sharing and coordination across a number of these axes: between research disciplines and communities; between research communities and institutions; and internationally among institutions.  The biomedical and genomics fields, for example, have made considerable progress with data sharing and with issues of nomenclature and semantics.  Much research activity of the last two decades could not have happened without community agreements on data sharing and mechanisms for managing concepts, semantic specifications and ontologies.  Likewise, many biomedical research domains are addressing the challenges of controlled sharing of sensitive and restricted data, following the FAIR principles but with respect to ethical and legal criteria where these prevent certain data from being fully Open.  </span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers, data management experts, policy leaders and to facilitate knowledge sharing between research communities and between institutions.  Perspectives from all domains and from research institutions are in scope.  At least one session will examine progress in the biomedical community and lessons to be learnt, particularly in relation to good practice and mechanisms for controlled sharing of sensitive and restricted data.</span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:GillSans">Call for Presentations and Posters/Lightning Talks</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans">Submissions are to be made via the CODATA Conference Platform at: </span><a href="https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/" target="_blank" style="font-family:GillSans"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(16,60,192)">https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/</span></a><span style="font-family:GillSans"> </span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><b style="font-family:GillSans">The deadline for proposals is Mon 4 March and accepted speakers will be notified no later than Tue 12 March.</b><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">Recommended proposal lengths for the three categories of presentation are:</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans;text-decoration-line:underline">Long, research presentation</span><span style="font-family:GillSans">, addressing the workshop themes by reporting on an original research activity: 800-1200 words</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans;text-decoration-line:underline">Short, practice presentation</span><span style="font-family:GillSans">, addressing the workshop themes by reporting on a project or institutional activity: 400-800 words</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans;text-decoration-line:underline">Poster and lightning talk addressing the workshop themes</span><span style="font-family:GillSans">: 300-600 words</span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-family:GillSans">After the workshop, selected presenters will be invited to submit a full paper to the </span><a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:GillSans"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(16,60,192)">CODATA Data Science Journal</span></a><span style="font-family:GillSans"> where they will form a special collection.</span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:GillSans">Workshop Themes / Sessions</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">1: FAIR data: implications and responsibilities</b><span style="font-family:GillSans"> 1) for research communities and 2) for research institutions.</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">2: FAIR data stewardship and knowledge sharing</b><span style="font-family:GillSans">.  What progress has been made in RDM and FAIR data stewardship?  What can be learnt from biomedical research and from other domains?</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">3: Limits of open data and how do deal responsibly with sensitive data.</b><span style="font-family:GillSans">  What can be learnt from biomedical fields and other fields for the controlled sharing of sensitive data?</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">4: RDM, FAIR stewardship services and research infrastructures</b><span style="font-family:GillSans"> 1) for research communities and 2) for research institutions.  How are research communities and/or research institutions implementing research infrastructures for RDM and FAIR stewardship?  How are they tackling related and supporting issues such as: a) developing skills and capacity; b) addressing policy, legal and ethical issues; c) aligning strategies and priorities with FAIR and RDM responsibilities?</span><br><b style="font-family:GillSans">5: Alignment of domain and institutional RDM and FAIR stewardship:</b><span style="font-family:GillSans"> What experiences exist and mechanisms are there for aligning domain and institutional RDM and FAIR stewardship? Examples of collaboration between research communities, domain research infrastructures and institutions will be particularly welcome.    </span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:GillSans">Registration</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans">The workshop is free.  Places are limited.  Please register at: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/Drexel-CODATA-Workshop-Register" target="_blank" style="font-family:GillSans"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(16,60,192)">http://bit.ly/Drexel-CODATA-Workshop-Register</span></a><span style="font-family:GillSans"> </span><br><font face="GillSans"><br></font><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:GillSans">Sponsorship</span><br><span style="font-family:GillSans">The programme committee and organisers are committed to ensuring this is a no-fee event.  To help with this ambition, we will be very grateful for financial support and sponsorship.  Please contact Jane Greenberg <</span><a href="mailto:jg3243@drexel.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:GillSans"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(9,79,209)">jg3243@drexel.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:GillSans">>, Simon Hodson <</span><a href="mailto:simon@codata.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:GillSans"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(9,79,209)">simon@codata.org</span></a><span style="font-family:GillSans">> for further information.</span></div><div><font face="GillSans"><br></font></div><div><font face="GillSans">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face="GillSans">Asha<br><br></font>___________________________<br><br><b>Upcoming Conferences:</b><br><br><a href="http://www.codata.org/events/conferences/drexel-metadata-research-centre-and-codata-workshop" target="_blank">Drexel-CODATA FAIR-RRDM Workshop 2019</a>, 31 March-1 April 2019: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/" target="_blank">Call for Papers, Deadline 4 March</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/Drexel-CODATA-Workshop-Register" target="_blank">Registration</a><br><br>Call for Sessions, <a href="https://conference.codata.org/CODATA_2019/" target="_blank">CODATA 2019 Conference 'Towards next-generation data-driven science: policies, practices and platforms'</a>, Beijing, China, 19-20 September: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/CODATA_2019/submit/" target="_blank">deadline 15 April</a><br><br><b>Publications:</b><br><br>CODATA Update and Important Dates 2019: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2561414" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2561414</a><br><br>CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2018: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2559274" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2559274</a><br><br>Data Science Journal: <a href="http://codata.org/blog/2019/02/01/january-publications-in-the-data-science-journal-and-new-special-collections/" target="_blank">January Publications<span class="gmail-m_1325467697303276978Apple-converted-space"> </span>and new Special Collections</a><br><br>The European Commission Expert Group Report ‘Turning FAIR into Reality’ was published on 23 November: <a href="https://doi.org/10.2777/1524" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2777/1524</a><br><br>The Future of Science and Science of the Future: Vision and Strategy for the African Open Science Platform <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418</a>; presentation <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2357337" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2357337</a><br><br>SA-EU Open Science Dialogue Report: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2559469" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2559469</a><br><br>‘A milestone in the history of science’: <a href="http://www.codata.org/news/295/62/A-milestone-in-the-history-of-science-based-on-work-of-the-CODATA-the-Committee-on-Data-of-the-International-Science-Council" target="_blank">proposed redefinition of the International System of Units based on the work of the CODATA</a><br><br><b>Stay in touch with CODATA:</b><br><br>Stay up to date with CODATA activities: <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org" target="_blank">join the CODATA International News list</a><br><br><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div s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