<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">We are happy to announce the Call for Proposals for the 8th Annual <a href="http://naddiconf.org/2020/" target="_blank">North American Data Documentation Initiative Conference (NADDI)</a>.  The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an international standard for describing the data produced by surveys and other observational methods in the social, behavioral, economic, and health sciences.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">NADDI 2020 Theme</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">The conference theme is “Making Data FAIR by using Metadata Standards.”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">The main conference sponsor is <a href="https://ipums.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS</a> at the University of Minnesota <a href="https://isrdi.umn.edu/" target="_blank">Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation</a>.  <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Aimed at individuals working in and around research data and metadata, NADDI 2020 seeks submissions of presentations and posters that highlight the use of DDI and other metadata standards within research projects, official statistics, survey operations, academic libraries, and data archives.<br><br>Proposals can include:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Presentations<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Panels<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Posters<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Workshops or Tutorials<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Important Information</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">March 6</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">: Deadline for conference proposals<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">March 31</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">: Notification of acceptance<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">May 31</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">: Early rate registration deadline<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Conference Dates</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">: June 17-19, 2020<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Conference Location</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">: Minneapolis, Minnesota<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">How to Submit</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Submissions may be made through the conference <a href="http://naddiconf.org/2020/#present" target="_blank">web site</a>.  The proposal deadline is March 6, 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Sent on behalf of the NADDI 2020 Organizing Committee</span></i></p></div>