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</h2><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px">The Research Data Symposium, proudly hosted by <a href="http://library.columbia.edu/" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Columbia University Libraries/Information Services</a>, Columbia's <a href="http://idse.columbia.edu/" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering</a>, Columbia’s Libraries/Information Services’ <a href="http://cdrs.columbia.edu/" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS)</a> and <a href="http://www.elsevier.com/" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Elsevier</a>, is an event being held to lead discussion on topics related to managing and curating research data and a variety of other research outputs. The Symposium will be held on <strong>Wednesday, February 27, 2013.</strong></p>
<ul style="margin:0px 0px 14px 25px;padding:0px"><li><strong><a href="http://conferences.cdrs.columbia.edu/rds/index.php/rds/rds/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Program</a> - </strong><font style="line-height:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font><font>The link for the event and program<font>: </font></font></font></span></font><font style="line-height:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font><font><font><span style="line-height:18px"><u><a href="http://bit.ly/RDS2013" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/RDS2013</a></u></span></font></font></font></span></font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://conferences.cdrs.columbia.edu/rds/index.php/rds/rds/announcement/view/1" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">Call for Posters</a> (Commitments by Feb. 8, Posters due Feb. 22) </strong><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Posters should feature innovative research data management projects that address any or all aspects of </span><a href="https://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data-management/cycle.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-weight:bold" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the data life-cycle</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as it relates to research in any academic field. We are particularly eager to see projects that address the challenges in ensuring the discoverability, citability, reusability, and long-term preservation of research data. Posters are welcome from scientists, social-scientists, humanists, publishers, librarians, funding agencies, and all others who are involved with the management of research data. Ideally, the poster creators will be able to attend the symposium, but we are prepared to make arrangements for the display of posters by those who are unable to attend. </span><font style="line-height:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font><font>Call for Posters link: </font></font></span></font><font style="line-height:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font><font><font><a href="http://bit.ly/RDS2013Posters" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bit.ly/RDS2013Posters</a></font></font></font></span></font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://conferences.cdrs.columbia.edu/rds/index.php/rds/index/rsvp" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">RSVP to Attend (free)</a></strong></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px">
The Symposium will feature <a href="http://conferences.cdrs.columbia.edu/rds/index.php/rds/rds/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0" style="text-decoration:initial;color:rgb(0,56,168)" target="_blank">speaker panels</a>, including ICPSR Director, George Alter, addressing the different stages of the research data life cycle, with representatives from Columbia faculty, learned societies, research institutions, funders, and publishers coming together to examine the implementation stages, available technologies and associated challenges and barriers for managing, preserving and accessing research data. Attendees will leave armed with valuable information to engage their respective organizational stakeholders to initiate and continue long-term research and data management efforts.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px">In addition to the panels, the Symposium will feature poster presentations addressing any or all aspects of the data life-cycle. <a href="http://conferences.cdrs.columbia.edu/rds/index.php/rds/rds/announcement/view/1" style="color:rgb(0,56,168);background-image:none;outline:0px" target="_blank">Please let us know if you would like to present a poster.</a> </p>
</div></div><div>Please direct questions regarding the symposium to the <strong style="line-height:28px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Center for Digital Research and Scholarship</strong><span style="line-height:28px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> email: </span><a href="mailto:%72%64%73%32%30%31%33@%6c%69%62%72%61%72%69%65%73.%63%75%6c.%63%6f%6c%75%6d%62%69%61.%65%64%75" style="line-height:28px;color:rgb(0,56,168);font-size:14px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:initial" target="_blank">rds2013@libraries.cul.columbia.edu</a></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Assistant Director, Collection Delivery</font></font></span></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">ICPSR – University of Michigan</font></font></span></span></p>
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