Every two years, the Dutch Data Prize is awarded to an individual or team that makes research data FAIR. Nominate your own dataset or a dataset produced by another individual or research group before 16 August 2024. Winners will be announced on 17 October during the FAIR-IMPACT National Roadshow, the Netherlands. For all information and conditions

The FAIR National Roadshow series is visiting the Netherlands! The aim of this event, hosted by RDNL, is to present the FAIR principles in Dutch national and institutional data management policies, as well as promote the outcomes and ongoing work of the FAIR-IMPACT project to the research community, by an interactive day with a keynote, workshops and the awarding of the RDNL Dutch Data Prize.

The fourth edition of the National Open Science Festival will take place on 22 October, with this year Maastricht University and Open Science Community Maastricht hosting the event.

The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and the Centre for Digital Scholarship of the Leiden University Libraries are organising this workshop. It will examine the value of shared data and inform the usability and usefulness of data within and across different communities. They are bringing together data infrastructures, researchers, and data stewards to discuss and brainstorm about key questions related to barriers and drivers for reusing data. Ricarda Brauckmann of DANS is one of the guest speakers.

RDA Europe, under the umbrella of the RDA TIGER project, is currently running an open call for Cascading Grant proposals. What are RDA TIGER Cascading Grants and how could you or your organisation benefit? Get the answers to these questions and more in the upcoming #RDATIGER Cascading Grants Informational Webinar.

World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) is held on 7 November 2024. With the theme Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities, WDPD2024 is a great opportunity to connect the digital preservation community, and to celebrate the digital legacy of all types of communities around the world.

GDPR 4 Data Support is a RDNL training that covers all the concepts related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the steps you can take during the different phases of scientific research to protect personal data. It is intended for those who (wish to) support researchers in managing personal data responsibly in their research. It will help research data professionals that play a connecting role between researchers and privacy professionals such as a privacy officer. The GDPR 4 Data Support training will be in English and consist of two days of face to face teaching, supplemented with assignments and online content. Upon successful completion of all these components, you will receive a certificate.

A image of a sloth to enhance the RDA 23rd Plenary meeting in Costa Rica

This three-day hybrid RDA conference in Costa Rica, will bring together leaders from around the world to tackle some of the biggest data challenges and questions we face today, to share new ideas and explore best practices in using data.