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2015 Biennial ICPSR Meeting Registration Now Open!

September 30 - October 2, 2015
Ann Arbor
2015 ICPSR Meeting Website

On behalf of the ICPSR, I am delighted to announce that registration for  
the 2015 ICPSR Biennial Meeting is now open! This year's conference theme  
is "Delivering Effective Data Stewardship." Producers of data, seekers of  
data, curators of data, and preservers of data all play significant and  
unique roles in the effective collection, description, sharing, and  
preservation of research data. Delivering data stewardship takes a village!

Last fall, ICPSR's contacts at member institutions reported by survey, that  
while they continue play significant roles in assisting data users in  
finding and analyzing research data and teaching resources, they are  
experiencing added responsibilities in data management. Individuals expect  
that responsibilities in the areas of sharing data, writing data management  
plans for grants, curating data, and managing data repositories will  
increase, perhaps significantly, over the next 2-3 years. It is not  
surprising that individuals emphasized a need for training and professional  
development to confidently fill these evolving roles.

ICPSR has been in the data sharing space for over 50 years, but recent  
emphasis on data sharing has driven the consortium into new areas in data  
curation and is evolving our role as well. ICPSR continues to acquire,  
preserve, share, and teach with digital data of the highest quality. It is  
the foundation of our mission. But we are rapidly adding opportunities and  
services to teach what we practice in the areas of data curation--from  
acquisitions to sharing to preservation. And this is what the 2015 ICPSR  
Meeting will reflect.

With over 17 workshops and sessions, this biennial meeting will highlight  
ICPSR's core functions highlighting current data collections and  
data-related tools and exciting new data projects. The meeting will also  
impart practical approaches and strategies to work with data producers to  
share data, write data management plans, steward discipline-focused  
repositories, and locate tools and resources to assist in curating and  
managing research data.

In addition, this meeting serves as an opportunity for researchers,  
teaching faculty, librarians, policymakers, and data professionals to  
gather and share ideas that will aid us as a data community to deliver  
impact.

Participation in the ICPSR meeting is limited to individuals from ICPSR  
Member Institutions and invited presenters and guests. There are no  
registration fees for this meeting.

Workshops begin on Wednesday, September 30 and the meeting concludes at  
1:30 on Friday, October 2. More information and registration is found on  
the 2015 ICPSR Meeting website.

Finally, ICPSR is pleased to host the popular two-day Software Carpentry  
workshop, a hands-on two-day event that covers the core skills needed to be  
productive in a small research team, including version control, data  
management, and task automation. Short tutorials alternate with practical  
exercises. No prior experience is necessary. The Software Carpentry  
Workshop will run Monday and Tuesday, September 28-29, 2015 prior to the  
start of the ICPSR Meeting. Registration for the Software Carpentry  
workshop is separate from the ICPSR Meeting, and there will be a $20  
registration fee for the workshop. The workshop is limited to 40  
participants, and participants should bring their own laptop as computers  
will not be provided.

We look forward to seeing you this fall!

Regards,

Linda Detterman
Assistant Director, Collection Delivery
ICPSR

View registration information for the 2015 OR Meeting




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