You’re invited to join an open session of the RDA-US futures meeting to be held Wednesday, September 10, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Research Data Alliance Secretary General Hilary Hanahoe and Sayeed Choudhury, Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure and Director of Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) at Carnegie Mellon University, will give keynote talks to kick-off day two of the meeting.
Registration is free, but you must register to attend to receive the zoom link.
Wednesday, September 10 | 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Eastern
Research data management across borders: Working globally to find local solutions.
Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General
Abstract: As a global organisation with over 15,000 members across 150+ countries, the Research Data Alliance’s strength lies in its ability to connect researchers, policymakers, and infrastructure providers to address research data management and open science challenges in an open and community driven way.
For over 10 years the global Research Data Alliance (RDA) community has been developing and producing recommendations for research data management in disciplinary and organiza-tional contexts. This presentation will highlight the value and impact of developing standards and best practices on an international scale and implementing them at a local and / or disciplinary level.
Wednesday, September 10 | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Open source as a pathway to partnerships.
Sayeed Choudhury, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract: Open source software has generated economic value and reduced production costs through partnerships that span different sectors. While open source software began in universities, it’s only recently that universities have launched open source programs offices (OSPOs) to act as centers of competency and community conveners. The Community of University and Research Institution OSPOs (CURIOSS) is a network of partners working collectively to support and advance open source software. At Carnegie Mellon University, the OSPO led the launch of the Open Forum for AI to foster human centered AI, embracing openness as a design principle. Both CURIOSS and OFAI showcase how open source can act as a collective mechanism for coalitions or partnerships, with lessons that may be relevant for data collectives or organizations.