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WDS would like to thank everyone for their participation in our 2025 Members Forum. It was wonderful to hear reports from so many of our members and to connect online! Thank you all! 🌍🌟
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
WDS would like to thank everyone for their participation in our 2025 Members Forum. It was wonderful to hear reports from so many of our members and to connect online! Thank you all! 🌍🌟
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
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The Local Contexts team is excited to share a series of short videos that introduce the Local Contexts Hub and how you use it to apply Labels and Notices. Each video is 1-5 min & is captioned in English.
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Local Contexts Hub Tutorials - YouTube
The Local Contexts Hub (https://localcontextshub.org/) is a website that facilitates the use of the Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labe...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Local Contexts team is excited to share a series of short videos that introduce the Local Contexts Hub and how you use it to apply Labels and Notices. Each video is 1-5 min & is captioned in English.
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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On the United Nations World Statistics Day, FNIGC recognizes the power that quality First Nations data—that is collected by, and for, First Nations— has to shape informed decision making.
To learn more about World Statistics Day click the link!
www.un.org/en/observanc...
To learn more about World Statistics Day click the link!
www.un.org/en/observanc...
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On the United Nations World Statistics Day, FNIGC recognizes the power that quality First Nations data—that is collected by, and for, First Nations— has to shape informed decision making.
To learn more about World Statistics Day click the link!
www.un.org/en/observanc...
To learn more about World Statistics Day click the link!
www.un.org/en/observanc...
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Are you attending #IDW2025 and are curious to learn more about the Research Data Alliance and how you can get involved? Come by the RDA exhibition table during one of the catering breaks tomorrow (14 October) to meet the team!
#RDAPlenary25 #IDW2025
#RDAPlenary25 #IDW2025
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Are you attending #IDW2025 and are curious to learn more about the Research Data Alliance and how you can get involved? Come by the RDA exhibition table during one of the catering breaks tomorrow (14 October) to meet the team!
#RDAPlenary25 #IDW2025
#RDAPlenary25 #IDW2025
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Part of this week's Hub update was an expansion of the Hub’s connection to @orcid.org. Researchers can now connect their Local Contexts account to their ORCID record as an external ID. Learn how to utilize this update in our blog:
localcontexts.org/october-2025...
localcontexts.org/october-2025...
October 2025 Minor Hub Updates – Local Contexts
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October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Part of this week's Hub update was an expansion of the Hub’s connection to @orcid.org. Researchers can now connect their Local Contexts account to their ORCID record as an external ID. Learn how to utilize this update in our blog:
localcontexts.org/october-2025...
localcontexts.org/october-2025...
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🔶 For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’re happy to spotlight the RavenSpace project (@ubcpress.bsky.social)
📚 By leveraging digital technologies, the editorial process of this platform adapts to indigenous modes of knowledge !
📌 Learn more: shorturl.at/vObqX
📚 By leveraging digital technologies, the editorial process of this platform adapts to indigenous modes of knowledge !
📌 Learn more: shorturl.at/vObqX
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🔶 For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’re happy to spotlight the RavenSpace project (@ubcpress.bsky.social)
📚 By leveraging digital technologies, the editorial process of this platform adapts to indigenous modes of knowledge !
📌 Learn more: shorturl.at/vObqX
📚 By leveraging digital technologies, the editorial process of this platform adapts to indigenous modes of knowledge !
📌 Learn more: shorturl.at/vObqX
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Calling all Early Career Researchers at #IDW2025
Are you ready to showcase your innovative research on a global stage? Join the 3-Minute Scientific Research Pitch Competition at IDW 2025!
Date and Time: 13 October 2025, 14:30 (local time)
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Are you ready to showcase your innovative research on a global stage? Join the 3-Minute Scientific Research Pitch Competition at IDW 2025!
Date and Time: 13 October 2025, 14:30 (local time)
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Calling all Early Career Researchers at #IDW2025
Are you ready to showcase your innovative research on a global stage? Join the 3-Minute Scientific Research Pitch Competition at IDW 2025!
Date and Time: 13 October 2025, 14:30 (local time)
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Are you ready to showcase your innovative research on a global stage? Join the 3-Minute Scientific Research Pitch Competition at IDW 2025!
Date and Time: 13 October 2025, 14:30 (local time)
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on AI&ML in Polar Science! The poles are experiencing unprecedented environmental & social changes, prompting researchers to adopt new technologies to tackle polar data.
📅 17 September at 19:00 EST | 17:00 MDT | 18 September at 09:00 AEST
Register:
📅 17 September at 19:00 EST | 17:00 MDT | 18 September at 09:00 AEST
Register:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI & ML IN POLAR SCIENCE: Challenges & Best Practices. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The poles are experiencing unprecedented environmental and social changes, prompting researchers to adopt innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to tackle the complexity of polar data. This webinar explores how AI/ML is being applied in Arctic and Antarctic research, with a focus on ethical data practices, Indigenous data sovereignty, and building culturally respectful frameworks for collaboration.
tennessee.zoom.us
September 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on AI&ML in Polar Science! The poles are experiencing unprecedented environmental & social changes, prompting researchers to adopt new technologies to tackle polar data.
📅 17 September at 19:00 EST | 17:00 MDT | 18 September at 09:00 AEST
Register:
📅 17 September at 19:00 EST | 17:00 MDT | 18 September at 09:00 AEST
Register:
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🌟 Open Science Across Latin America 🌎
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on Open Science Policies Across Latin America, spotlighting Chile and Paraguay!
✨ What’s in store?
✅ Regional Open Science policies for data repositories
✅ International collaboration opportunities -
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on Open Science Policies Across Latin America, spotlighting Chile and Paraguay!
✨ What’s in store?
✅ Regional Open Science policies for data repositories
✅ International collaboration opportunities -
August 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🌟 Open Science Across Latin America 🌎
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on Open Science Policies Across Latin America, spotlighting Chile and Paraguay!
✨ What’s in store?
✅ Regional Open Science policies for data repositories
✅ International collaboration opportunities -
📢 Join the WDS Webinar on Open Science Policies Across Latin America, spotlighting Chile and Paraguay!
✨ What’s in store?
✅ Regional Open Science policies for data repositories
✅ International collaboration opportunities -
August 9th is the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this day, but also on all the others, we consider how the World Data System can do the essential work of reconciliation within our data domain. wds-ito.org/celebrat...
Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - WDS-ITO
August 9th is the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this day, but also on all the others, we consider how the World Data System (WDS) can do the essential work of reconciliation within our data domain. In our overarching goals, we are working towards Indigenous Data Sovereignty and following… Read More »Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
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August 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
August 9th is the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this day, but also on all the others, we consider how the World Data System can do the essential work of reconciliation within our data domain. wds-ito.org/celebrat...
Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! WDS-ITO would like to to share our new Zotero library focusing on resources for CARE and Indigenous data governance. The library is still new and fairly small, but we will continue to grow this library over time. www.zotero.org/group...
August 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! WDS-ITO would like to to share our new Zotero library focusing on resources for CARE and Indigenous data governance. The library is still new and fairly small, but we will continue to grow this library over time. www.zotero.org/group...
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In addition to our DRP Portal (www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...), we now have a nominations link bit.ly/DRP-nominati...
Thanks again to the volunteers who work on everything we do. We are mighty because of you! #DataRescue
Thanks again to the volunteers who work on everything we do. We are mighty because of you! #DataRescue
Data Rescue Project Launches New Portal
The Data Rescue Project (DRP) is excited to announce the launch of the DRP Portal—a milestone in our collective effort to protect and preserve at-risk public information. As of June 2025, DRP voluntee...
www.datarescueproject.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In addition to our DRP Portal (www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...), we now have a nominations link bit.ly/DRP-nominati...
Thanks again to the volunteers who work on everything we do. We are mighty because of you! #DataRescue
Thanks again to the volunteers who work on everything we do. We are mighty because of you! #DataRescue
Alyssa Foote concludes her impactful 10-month tenure as WDS-ITO’s first Health Data Research Associate. In her brief time, she analyzed Canada's health data landscape and contributed to global data sharing initiatives with the Research Data Alliance and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Alyssa Foote concludes her impactful 10-month tenure as WDS-ITO’s first Health Data Research Associate. In her brief time, she analyzed Canada's health data landscape and contributed to global data sharing initiatives with the Research Data Alliance and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.
In Canada it is National Indigenous History Month! There is important work being done around the CARE principles at IDW 2025. Within the theme of Data for Positive Change, one of the key topics is CAREful Indigenous Data Governance. You can learn more on the IDW website: idw2025.org/themes/
June 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In Canada it is National Indigenous History Month! There is important work being done around the CARE principles at IDW 2025. Within the theme of Data for Positive Change, one of the key topics is CAREful Indigenous Data Governance. You can learn more on the IDW website: idw2025.org/themes/
📣 Reminder: the Polar Data Forum VI abstract submission deadline is June 30!
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at: polar-data-forum.org
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at: polar-data-forum.org
Polar Data Forum: Home page
Polar Data Forum VI (PDF VI) will be hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) from October 20th through 24th, 2025 and will be held at CSIRO Hobart at the University of Tasmania in Hobart...
polar-data-forum.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📣 Reminder: the Polar Data Forum VI abstract submission deadline is June 30!
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at: polar-data-forum.org
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at: polar-data-forum.org
With National Indigenous Peoples Day taking place this last weekend, we would like to highlight training that is relevant to those working with data. FNIGC offers the OCAP course, which explores First Nations data sovereignty. You can learn more and enroll on their website: fnigc.ca/ocap-training/
June 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
With National Indigenous Peoples Day taking place this last weekend, we would like to highlight training that is relevant to those working with data. FNIGC offers the OCAP course, which explores First Nations data sovereignty. You can learn more and enroll on their website: fnigc.ca/ocap-training/
It's National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada! You can learn more and see a list of events on the Canadian government website: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc...
National Indigenous Peoples Day
For generations, many Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on June 21 or around that time of year because of the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.
www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
June 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada! You can learn more and see a list of events on the Canadian government website: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc...
Reflecting on Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) 2025, our Health Research Associate unveils our Canadian Health Data Landscape Analysis. 🩺📑 Explore insights for a collaborative future for health research! wds-ito.org/canadian-hea...
Canadian Health Data Landscape: Advancing Collaboration at CHLA 2025 - WDS-ITO
The WDS-ITO Health Research Associate announces a detailed analysis of Canada's health data landscape following CHLA 2025, emphasizing the critical importance of having health data accessible and inte...
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June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reflecting on Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) 2025, our Health Research Associate unveils our Canadian Health Data Landscape Analysis. 🩺📑 Explore insights for a collaborative future for health research! wds-ito.org/canadian-hea...
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📣Open data (and non-open FAIR data) providers and users: please share your insight! 👀💬This survey seeks to create a snapshot of the open data community in 2025 (and is planned to be repeated on a regular basis). 📑The deadline is extended until June 15! uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Open Data Community Survey 2025
This survey deals with open data and semantic metadata. It is funded by the DDI Alliance. If you use or provide open data (or might in the future), please complete this survey to share your perspectiv...
uregina.eu.qualtrics.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📣Open data (and non-open FAIR data) providers and users: please share your insight! 👀💬This survey seeks to create a snapshot of the open data community in 2025 (and is planned to be repeated on a regular basis). 📑The deadline is extended until June 15! uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
With World Ocean's Day🌊our director, Reyna, reflects on recent earth and ocean science events that she has attended this spring. These events underscore the importance of investing in these sciences, as well as the data sharing and preservation systems that serve them wds-ito.org/world-oceans...
Global Efforts to Coordinate Data About Our World - WDS-ITO
With World Ocean's Day this month, our Associate Director, Reyna Jenkyns, reflects on recent earth and ocean science events that she has attended this spring. These events continue to underscore the i...
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June 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
With World Ocean's Day🌊our director, Reyna, reflects on recent earth and ocean science events that she has attended this spring. These events underscore the importance of investing in these sciences, as well as the data sharing and preservation systems that serve them wds-ito.org/world-oceans...
📣Open data (and non-open FAIR data) providers and users: please share your insight! 👀💬This survey seeks to create a snapshot of the open data community in 2025 (and is planned to be repeated on a regular basis). 📑The deadline is extended until June 15! uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Open Data Community Survey 2025
This survey deals with open data and semantic metadata. It is funded by the DDI Alliance. If you use or provide open data (or might in the future), please complete this survey to share your perspectiv...
uregina.eu.qualtrics.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📣Open data (and non-open FAIR data) providers and users: please share your insight! 👀💬This survey seeks to create a snapshot of the open data community in 2025 (and is planned to be repeated on a regular basis). 📑The deadline is extended until June 15! uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Can #PIDs drive real change in research culture? At the National University of Rosario, a project supported by the DataCite Global Access Fund empowered researchers, editors & librarians to embrace #OpenScience through workshops, storytelling & stronger data practices. More: doi.org/10.5438/ja8v...
June 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Can #PIDs drive real change in research culture? At the National University of Rosario, a project supported by the DataCite Global Access Fund empowered researchers, editors & librarians to embrace #OpenScience through workshops, storytelling & stronger data practices. More: doi.org/10.5438/ja8v...
📣 The Polar Data Forum VI abstract submission Deadline has been extended to June 30!
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at:
🔗 polar-data-forum.org
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at:
🔗 polar-data-forum.org
Polar Data Forum: Home page
Polar Data Forum VI (PDF VI) will be hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) from October 20th through 24th, 2025 and will be held at CSIRO Hobart at the University of Tasmania in Hobart...
polar-data-forum.org
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
📣 The Polar Data Forum VI abstract submission Deadline has been extended to June 30!
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at:
🔗 polar-data-forum.org
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, there’s still time to contribute to this exciting event focused on Human + Impact in polar data. Submit your abstract and learn more at:
🔗 polar-data-forum.org
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On 4 June, UNESCO will launch the "Open Science Toolkit on Crisis Data Policies", developed by the UNESCO-CODATA Working Group and based on the ISC’s report Protecting Science in Times of Crisis.
https://council.science/events/dptc-launch/
https://council.science/events/dptc-launch/
Launch of the UNESCO open science toolkit resources: data policies for times of crisis facilitated by open science - International Science Council
This event marks the official launch of a significant contribution to the UNESCO Open Science Toolkit: the suite of resources developed by the UNESCO-CODATA Working...
council.science
June 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
On 4 June, UNESCO will launch the "Open Science Toolkit on Crisis Data Policies", developed by the UNESCO-CODATA Working Group and based on the ISC’s report Protecting Science in Times of Crisis.
https://council.science/events/dptc-launch/
https://council.science/events/dptc-launch/