<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">2015 OR Meeting – September 30-October 2</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Greetings from a snowy Ann Arbor! Record snowfall and
cancelled classes here at the University of Michigan on this Groundhog Day
seems like the perfect opportunity to burrow out and remind you that the <b>2015 ICPSR Biennial Meeting</b> for ORs,
DRs, and participants from member institutions will be held <b>Wednesday, September 30 through Friday, October
2, 2015!</b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Workshops on Wednesday (9/30) expect to cover topics
including gentle introductions to research methods (for a deeper understanding
of dataset metadata) and statistical software programs as well as a data
curation and teaching-with-data sessions. These workshops lead up to the OR/DR orientation and ICPSR refresher workshops (led by fellow ORs) held just before the Council
welcome reception.</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">The meeting this year expects to focus much of its
program content on issues of data stewardship. Many ORs and DRs told us this
past fall that their roles are evolving to include data and repository management
and that you’d like more professional development in this area.</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">ICPSR Meeting program content will thus cover topics
including strategies for discovering research data on your campus and
encouraging its deposit, writing data management plans, best practices for data
repository management, and building research data management services. The
program will also feature new (and not-so-new!) ICPSR projects and datasets
and allow ample time to network with fellow ORs and ICPSR Staff.</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">The meeting registration website will launch in late spring,
and we’ll post several updates to our Facebook and Twitter outlets prior to the
registration site launch.</p><p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">We look forward to seeing you in October!</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">And Later This Week: Orientation to ICPSR Webinar</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Thursday, February 5, Noon to 1:00pm EST: </p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">New to ICPSR or considering membership in ICPSR? New to
the Official or Designated Representative (OR/DR) role? Tasked with educating
(training) your institution about what is available from ICPSR and its hosted
archives and need tools and content to assist? Need to better understand the
benefits of membership in ICPSR? This session is for you!</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Registration link: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6690171277733167874" target="_blank">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6690171277733167874</a>
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<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">And Next Week – Two Webinars!</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt"><b>Orientation to
openICPSR and openICPSR for Institutions and Journals - the Official Launch
Webinar!</b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">February 10, Noon to 1:00pm EST</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Please join us for a two-part session for the launch of
openICPSR, ICPSR’s public-access data sharing collection, AND the launch of
openICPSR for Institutions and Journals. </p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in">Registration link: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3444869249995229698" target="_blank">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3444869249995229698</a>
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<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt"><b>Find and Apply for Restricted-use Data from NAHDAP:
It's Easier than You May Think!</b><b> </b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">February 12, 1:00 to 2:00pm EST</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">This workshop will educate researchers on how to find
information about restricted-use data on the National Addiction & HIV Data
Archive Program (NAHDAP) Website and how to apply online for access to these
data through ICPSR’s Data Access Request System (IDARS).</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt">Registration link: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2627235020054159874" target="_blank">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2627235020054159874</a>
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<p style="margin:6pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></b></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><a name="14b4a9221990e64e_SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig"><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Linda Detterman</font></font></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Assistant Director, Collection Delivery</font></font></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Marketing & Membership Director</font></font></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">ICPSR – University of Michigan</font></font></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span></span><a href="mailto:lindamd@umich.edu" target="_blank"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span><span>lindamd@umich.edu</span></span><span></span></font></font></a><span><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><a href="tel:734.615.5494" value="+17346155494" target="_blank">734.615.5494</a></font></font></span></span></p></div>
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