The WDS Newsletter is released on the first Thursday of each month. This newsletter includes: WDS News, Member Highlights, Partner News, Events, and Open Calls. Subscribe to our newsletter today with the link below! 🌍✨
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📆 13 April, 17:00 UTC
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📆 14 April, 19:00 UTC
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Join the NIH for their upcoming webinar “2026 Community Days: Securing NIH Controlled-Access Data,” a two-part virtual event on security expectations and best practices for protecting NIH controlled-access data.
🌍✨Check out our member highlight on the Geo Big Data Open Platform, who became a regular member of the World Data System in February 2026!
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Join @sparcopen.bsky.social for their upcoming webinar “PIDs 101: Effecting Large Scale PID Adoption.”
📆 When: 9 April, 16:00 UTC
🔗Register: sparcopen.org/event/pids-1...
@esipfed.bsky.social is seeking experts from the Earth science informatics community to support its Data Help Desk at the 2026 EGU General Assembly. Ways to support include: answer questions, share resources, demo a tool you use
📆 Interest Forms due by 10 April 2026
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Do you represent a digital data repository committed to best practices in data stewardship? Join WDS as a Candidate Member, connect with a global community of trusted repositories, and work toward CoreTrustSeal certification within 5 years. Apply today!
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Join WDS for our upcoming webinar “Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Urban Informatics: Open Science and Reproducibility." Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 20 April 2026, 20:00 EDT | 00:00 UTC
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The WDS-IPO Office will be closed Friday, 3 April 2026 for a holiday. The office will return to normal operations Monday, 6 April 2026. If you need to contact us, please email wds-ipo@utk.edu and we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
📢 The WDS-IPO Office will be closed Friday, 3 April 2026 for a holiday. The office will return to normal operations Monday, 6 April 2026. If you need to contact us, please email wds-ipo@utk.edu and we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
EOSC FIDELIS has an open call for its Mentoring and Peer-to-Peer Support Program. Those interested in mentoring, or receiving mentoring support, can learn more and sign up at the link below.
📆Call Closes: 30 April 2026
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Is your organization driving open science in your community? Share your commitment—become a WDS Associate Member and align with our mission (no funding required). Apply now! 🌍✨
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Join WDS for our upcoming webinar “Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Urban Informatics: Open Science and Reproducibility." Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 20 April 2026, 20:00 EDT | 00:00 UTC
tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join WDS for our upcoming webinar “Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Urban Informatics: Open Science and Reproducibility." Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 20 April 2026, 20:00 EDT | 00:00 UTC
tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📢 The WDS-IPO Office will be closed Friday, 3 April 2026 for a holiday. The office will return to normal operations Monday, 6 April 2026. If you need to contact us, please email wds-ipo@utk.edu and we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
Is your organization advancing open science for global benefit? Support WDS and help fund our mission—join as a Partner Member today! Apply online! 🌍✨
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Is your organization an umbrella body that represents groups of data stewardship organizations and/or data analysis services? Fill out our online application and join WDS as a Network Member! 🌍✨
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Join WDS for our upcoming webinar “Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Urban Informatics: Open Science and Reproducibility." Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 20 April 2026, 20:00 EDT | 00:00 UTC
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Are you an organization that is a data steward/data analysis service? Become a WDS Regular Member by filling out our online application! 🌍✨
worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Join WDS for our upcoming webinar “Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Urban Informatics: Open Science and Reproducibility." Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 20 April 2026, 20:00 EDT | 00:00 UTC
tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Explore @dorassessment.bsky.social's introductory course on Responsible Research Assessment (RRA). This course is free, self-paced, and includes a “pick and choose” feature to tailor it to what is relevant to you. 📝
🔗 sfdora.org/courses/intr...
Join SPARC for their upcoming webinar “USRN March Community Conversation: Persistent Identifier Usage in Community Repositories.”
Are you an ECR who is interested in data management and being an advocate for data stewardship? If so, join the WDS ECR Network to collaborate and connect with fellow ECRs in the data field! Follow the link for more info and to see if you qualify. 🌍✨
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The WDS Newsletter is released on the first Thursday of each month. This newsletter includes: WDS News, Member Highlights, Partner News, Events, and Open Calls. Subscribe to our newsletter today with the link below! 🌍✨
🔗 worlddatasystem.org/wds-newslett...
📢 The Working Groups section of the @barcelonadori.bsky.social website has been updated. You can now see what each group focuses on, the task forces advancing specific areas of work, and the outcomes from the group’s activities. @mgoins2.bsky.social (WDS-IPO) is active in Working Group 5!
Do you represent a digital data repository committed to best practices in data stewardship? Join WDS as a Candidate Member, connect with a global community of trusted repositories, and work toward CoreTrustSeal certification within 5 years. Apply today! 🌍✨
worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...
Is your organization driving open science in your community? Share your commitment—become a WDS Associate Member and align with our mission (no funding required). Apply now! 🌍✨
worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...