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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are happy to announce the Call for Proposals for the
<a href="http://naddiconf.org/2020/">8th Annual 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NADDI 2020 Theme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The conference theme is “Making Data FAIR by using Metadata Standards.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The main conference sponsor is
<a href="https://ipums.org/">IPUMS</a> at the <a href="https://isrdi.umn.edu/">University of Minnesota Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposals can include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Posters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Workshops or Tutorials<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Important Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• March 6: Deadline for conference proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• March 31: Notification of acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• May 31: Early rate registration deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Conference Dates: June 17-19, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Conference Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How to Submit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Submissions may be made through the conference web site. The proposal deadline is March 6, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sent on behalf of the NADDI 2020 Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Barry T. Radler, Ph.D.
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Distinguished Researcher <br>
UW Institute on Aging <br>
2245 Medical Science Center <br>
1300 University Avenue <br>
Madison, WI 53706-1532 <br>
Phone: (608) 262-2056 <br>
Fax: (608) 263-6211<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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