The World Data System is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to their Scientific Committee (SC), as their terms began on 1 July 2024. Join us in sending them a warm welcome and best wishes as they start their new roles. The nomination and selection process highlighted our commitment to maintaining high standards within our governing body while promoting diversity, inclusivity, and global representation within WDS.

Thank you for voting and considering the proceedings as an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future direction of global scientific data management and practice. The complete voting process allowed our community to participate in shaping our leadership and ensured that all SC members continue to not only be highly capable and accomplished but also receive approval from both the WDS membership at large and the ISC board.

Please visit our website for more information about our two new esteemed SC members.

On 13 June 2024, the WDS Subcommittee on Standards and Certifications officially launched a research survey to evaluate the utilization of data standards and certifications for scientific data repositories. This survey is an integral step in our mission to understand and advocate for practices that ensure the reliability and trustworthiness of scientific data repositories.

We encourage all stakeholders involved with scientific data repositories to participate before the deadline.

For any inquiries or assistance regarding this initiative, please don't hesitate to contact doliveir@utk.edu.

We want to connect with you and are excited about our upcoming office hour for your region. Have questions about the SC election? Want to recommend possible webinar topics? Connect with us! Office hours allow our members to connect with WDS staff regarding upcoming projects, outreach, and trends in data. The conversation is wide open, and we want to talk to you about how we can help meet your needs and advocate for you.

There is no need for registration, and you can stop by for just five to ten minutes (or more!) as your schedule allows.

We hope to see you then!

Join us for a webinar on cutting-edge advancements in research data management through federated search toolings and their myriad applications. In today's rapidly evolving landscape of data-driven research, efficient access to diverse datasets is essential. This webinar will delve into the innovative solutions offered by federated search technologies, revolutionizing how researchers discover, access, and utilize data across various sources. Throughout the session, we will look at multifaceted aspects of federated search applications, shedding light on its pivotal role in modern research ecosystems. Guest speakers will include Chantelle Verhey (WDS-ITO), Dr. Jung-Ho Um (KISTI), and Dr. Nobutada Yokouchi (JSPS).

Whether you’re a researcher, librarian, data scientist, or industry professional, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to stay at the forefront of research data management best practices. Join us as we highlight the potential of federated search to propel innovation, collaboration, and discovery in the realm of data-driven research.

The WDS Webinar will take place on 18 July at 8:00 AM EDT/ 12:00 UTC.

UNESCO has partnered with the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC) to explore how the principles of open science as outlined in the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science could guide efficient and effective policies for data sharing in times of crises taking into account existing international policies and action frameworks.

Use the following links to register for the consultative meeting:

In-person attendance registration.

Online attendance registration.

Date and Location: Friday 5 July 2024, Geneva/Online, 8:00-10:00 UTC.

The two-year run for WorldFAIR is finished. Simon Hodson, WorldFAIR project coordinator, offers unique perspectives and reflects on the time spent with the project. With the future in mind, WorldFAIR+ is a direct continuation of the project coordinated by CODATA.

View the final note here.

The Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) is a major output from the WorldFAIR project and has been published as an initial draft with the completion of project deliverables. CDIF is a set of implementation recommendations, based on profiles of common, domain-neutral metadata standards that are aligned to work together to support core functions required by FAIR. CDIF will continue to be developed and maintained, based on feedback from implementers and the broader FAIR community.

This webinar will:

Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024,13:00-14:30 UTC.

Register for the webinar here.

Explore the recently announced NSF-funded faculty travel grant program. This award will support up to 50 early-to-mid career faculty from under-resourced U.S. undergraduate-focused institutions, such as Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and community colleges (2YCs) to attend in-person the AGU24 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.. In addition to a $1700 travel stipend, the travel grant awardees will participate in professional development workshops, networking and social events, review student presentations through the Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPA), and potentially co-chair sessions.

The first review of applications will begin on 9 July.

For more information on this faculty travel grant program and how to apply, click here.

Interested in seeing what WDS is up to? Check out the proposed RDA Coordinating Earth, Space, and Environmental Science Data Preservation and Scholarly Publication Processes Working Group (also known as Repo2Pub Working Group). The case statement “rationale” is now under review on the RDA site.

How to provide feedback: Members may provide feedback on the Rationale by adding a comment on the linked page above. Comments will be accepted until 12 July 2024.

DH 2024 is the annual conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations. The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is excited to welcome you online and in person at its Arlington, Virginia campus, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C..

Pre-conference workshops will be held on 5 and 6 August while post-conference social activities will be held on 10 August.

Registration consists of two steps:

Registration will close 15 July 2024.

The conference will be held 6-9 August 2024.

AGU is committed to the AGU24 theme of What’s Next for Science, specifically:

Be part of leading the future! Submit an abstract to AGU24. Abstracts should focus on scientific results, enabling Earth and Space Science or its application, and/or the contribution of Earth and Space Science to society.

ALSO:

Consider submitting an abstract to the following sessions co-convened by WDS ITO’s Renya Jenkyns. Learn more about the two subjects here.

Deadline: 31 July 2024

The workshop represents an opportunity to explore the latest advancements in data analytics and text mining applied to biomedicine. Attendees will gain insights into developing more interpretable models, handling large-scale biomedical datasets, and implementing scalable solutions for real-world healthcare applications.

Moreover, the workshop is highly relevant due to its potential to significantly improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of biomedical interventions through advanced data analytics.

Complete submission information here.

The VII Brazilian Meeting on Research Integrity, Science, and Publication Ethics (VII BRISPE) will address the theme with a particular look at the publication system, research and education, and science policy, considering generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a game changer in the way we propose, conduct, communicate, review, and disseminate research. The meeting will then explore Large Language Models (LLM) in these realms and how researchers in different fields and career stages have envisioned the challenges of generative AI regarding their roles as different stakeholders in the research endeavor.

The VII BRISPE will be held on 5-6 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Deadline for submission of abstracts in English or Portuguese: 5 August 2024.

The World Data System is proud to have these organizations as members in our continued mission to enhance the capabilities, impact, and sustainability of our member data repositories and data services by:

Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a nonprofit organization that provides a neutral space for exciting cross-domain collaborations. They are an open-networked community that brings together science, data, and information technology practitioners. ESIP has been a WDS partner member since April 2016.

More information on ESIP is here.

PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science is a joint facility of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) at the University of Bremen. Essential services provided by PANGAEA are scientific project data management, long-term data archiving, data publication, and dissemination of metadata according to international standards and protocols. PANGAEA has been a WDS regular member since June 2013.

More information on PANGAEA is here.

Joint Statement on Research Data with STM, Crossref, and DataCite - 20 June

“Navigating the Path to Success in Disaster Data Management” by Junshi Xia and Zhang Feng - 24 June

Visit the Webinar Archive to watch the recordings.

The WDS ITO recap of the Canadian Polar Data Workshop V (CPDW5) that took place 27-31 May at Dalhousie University is now up on the ITO website. The workshop aimed at fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among participants.

NOTE: Grounded in Trust: Data Ethics Empower Collaboration is the theme for the 2024 ESIP Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. WDS-IPO and WDS-ITO will attend the conference. If you are attending, stop by and say hello! This will be a great event to build connections.

10-12 August - 2024 SPARC Fair Codeathon

NOTE: The SPARC Data and Resource Center (DRC), with funding from the National Institutes of Health, will host a cloud-based three-day codeathon. Applications are due exactly one month prior to the event. More event details can be found here.