Research Data Alliance (RDA)

📅Happening tomorrow! (23 September) Discover all the RDA has to offer in the RDA for Newcomers session, designed for new members to the RDA and those attending the 25th RDA Plenary (as part of #IDW2025). Sign up here: ow.ly/eT2V50WXrxT

❓Have you registered for the RDA for Newcomers session yet? Discover all the RDA has to offer in this online question and answer session, designed for new members to the RDA and those attending the 25th RDA Plenary (as part of #IDW2025). Sign up: ow.ly/CtIs50WWH8Q

📣 Call for Sessions – RDA 26th Plenary Meeting (VP26) The RDA invites session proposals for the 26th Plenary Meeting (VP26), which will be held fully virtually from 16–20 March 2026. 📅 Submit by 14 November 2025: ow.ly/sfn650WVIeX

Are you a new member of the Research Data Alliance, or joining the 25th RDA Plenary Meeting (as part of IDW 2025) in October? Join our RDA for Newcomers session on 23/09 at 5:00 AM UTC, where we show you how to make the most of your RDA membership: ow.ly/HhHQ50WP3Ff

📣New RDA Working Group The Sample Type Classification Working Group will develop top-level, cross-domain vocabularies for classifying material samples across all scientific disciplines. Help shape a global standard for research - join the group!: ow.ly/fpG850WEAMW

📅Save the date! The RDA 27th Plenary Meeting (P27) is coming to London, United Kingdom, from the 6–8 October 2026. Stay up to date with all the latest updates and calls to action on the P27 webpage: ow.ly/lJJj50WBjxr

⚠️ Less than two weeks to go until we close submission proposals for #IDCC26 papers and lightning talks. Access key information on deadlines, submission formats and templates can be found on our website dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc26/…

🚨The Research Data Alliance and @Microsoft have released two white papers on #AI, High-Performance Computing (#HPC) and #QuantumComputing. Read the outcomes: ✅ Data Readiness and Data-Centric AI: lnkd.in/eCj97tTa ✅From HPC to Quantum: lnkd.in/eQ9MhfVP

📣Call for review The Salmon Ontology Development Working Group will develop a scalable, community-driven method to support salmon biologists and data stewards in publishing controlled vocabularies and ontology modules. Leave your feedback by 11 August: ow.ly/xT0J50WrFfh

🤝The RDA is committed to improving our Plenary Meetings each year. We've analysed participant survey data from #RDAPlenary24 and developed actions to ensure our events continue to serve the RDA community's needs. Read the full feedback report, here: rd-alliance.org/participants-f…

📣Call for Community Review Leave your feedback on the Infrastructure for Non-Traditional Research Outputs and Processes (Infra4NTROs) Interest Group, which will create a community to priorities non-traditional research outputs. Have your say: ow.ly/8mUN50W9Vu9

We invite the RDA network to participate in the EOSC-EDEN survey on the identification, appraisal and selection of digital data for long-term digital preservation. ✅Open to all! Take the survey: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne…

📣New RDA Working Group Join the Common Application Programming Interface (API) for machine-actionable Data Management Plans (maDMPs) group as they begin their work to develop a unified approach to accessing and managing information within maDMPs. ow.ly/JoLL50W9U4p

💡New RDA Recommendation This guidance from the Artificial Intelligence and Data Visitation Working Group explores how AI governance should guide data use, protect individual rights, and support community adaptation to #AI. Read the recommendation: ow.ly/rhlW50W8etk

💡#IDW2025 Speakers announced!💡 Meet one of our IDW 2025 keynote speakers, Alfred J.P. Lin. Learn more about Alfred: idw2025.org/speakers/ @IntDataWeek #DataPositiveChange #SciDataCon25 #RDAPlenary #NCRISimpact

Ever heard of a #qubit? 🖥️ Join us for the RDA-Microsoft Roundtable: 'From HPC to Quantum – Shaping the Future of Research Computing' to dive into the world of #quantum. All are welcome! 🔗 03/06 15:00 UTC: ow.ly/t4wS50VVyTk 🔗05/06 04:00 UTC: ow.ly/2Jc850VVyTj

📣The draft programme for the 25th #RDAPlenary (P25) taking place as part of International Data Week 2025 is ready! Browse the draft programme to see the range of RDA Group sessions and Birds of a Feather (BoF) meetings scheduled to take place: ow.ly/1Rqr50VYFEn

⏺️Session recordings now available! Catch up with all the sessions from the 24th RDA Plenary meeting, which took place in April this year. Recordings and presentations available on the VP24 programme: ow.ly/NEUN50VXPrB ow.ly/oyg450VXPrC

📣Calling all alumni and partners of the CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science (SoRDS). You are invited to join the ICTP Global Science Portal, ICTP's new community platform. Access the CODATA-RDA Group, build a profile & connect with others. Join: ictp.global/signup

🖥️ Ever wondered what comes after supercomputers? Join us for the RDA-Microsoft Roundtable: 'From HPC to Quantum – Shaping the Future of Research Computing', on 3 & 5 June to find out! 🔗 03/06 15:00 UTC: ow.ly/t4wS50VVyTk 🔗05/06 04:00 UTC: ow.ly/2Jc850VVyTj