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📣 Call for Proposals: FY2027 DDI Priority Funds! Members are invited to request support for high-impact initiatives aligned with the #DDIAlliance Strategic Plan that engage and strengthen the #DDI community.
Details: myumi.ch/bVkXp
Deadline: May 8, 2026.
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🎥Webinar recording now available! "Introduction to the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)": an overview of #DDImetadata and how it supports better data documentation, data discovery, and reuse. More ➡️ bit.ly/4bK8I0a
#DDIAlliance #DDI #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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Congrats to @colectica.bsky.social! Colectica 7.7 is now available!
This release contains (preview) support for the new #DDIAlliance Codebook 2.6, new content areas, a German translation for the Portal, new enterprise deployment options, and many new features and fixes.
More > lnkd.in/gSBdYdcr
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❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day from the DDI Alliance!
Our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who is part of the DDI Alliance community. Here’s to more collaboration, innovation, and shared love for quality data! 📊ddialliance.org
#DDIAlliance #ValentinesDay #DataLove #FAIRdata #DDI #MetadataStandard
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📅 Coming soon! Final public reviews & votes for several DDI products are coming over the next several months! Products include: DDI-Codebook (version 2.6), DDI-Lifecycle (version 4.0), and DDI-CDI (version 1.1).
Find out more at bit.ly/3Z8HhGE
#DDIAlliance
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Get the latest announcements, news, initiatives, community updates & events from the DDI Alliance! Subscribe to quarterly DDI newsletters & mailing lists at ddialliance.org.
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📣 Exciting news from the #DDIAlliance Technical Committee! The fourth (and final!) beta of DDI Lifecycle 4.0 is now available. Your feedback on Beta 4.0 is essential before public review & adoption.
Please share comments by April 15, 2025! More ➡️ bit.ly/4qf8nqN
#DDILifecycle
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Feels like the #EDDI2025 conference was a year ago. 😉 If you missed it or want to reminisce, check out the "Highlights from the 17th European DDI User Conference" article at bit.ly/4qWIBIf.
Explore the presentations on Zenodo: zenodo.org/communities/eddi2025
#DDIAlliance
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The #DDIAlliance offices will be on holiday closure from Dec. 25 until Jan. 2. We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and look forward to reconnecting in the new year! Visit us at ddialliance.org for your #MetadataStandard needs.
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💡Check it out! The #DDI Controlled Vocabularies Working Group is happy to announce the recently updated Controlled Vocabularies page on the #DDIAlliance site. rdf-vocabulary.ddialliance.org
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🌟 Exciting news from the #DDIAlliance! We extend a warm welcome to our newest Associate Members: CONSTANCES Cohort, France Cohortes/FReSH, and Making Sense.
We look forward to advancing metadata standards together and growing our collaborative community! ddialliance.org
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We’re delighted to welcome the Central Statistics Office as a Full Member of the #DDIAlliance! 📊 The CSO, Ireland’s national statistical institute, brings expertise and innovation to our data standards community. ddialliance.org
@CSOIreland #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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The #DDIAlliance offices will be closed September 1st in observance of Labor Day. Our online resources are always open at ddialliance.org and myumi.ch/NmzJp.
#DDI #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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Increase the REACH of your data with the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) standard. Read more in our brochure at bit.ly/420ObPO and join the ranks of #DDI users by visiting the #DDIAlliance at ddialliance.org.
#MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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⚙️Working with research data? DDI metadata standards help describe, share & manage data according to FAIR principles—making your datasets Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, & Reusable.
Get resources at ddialliance.org!
#DDIAlliance #MetadataStandard #FAIRData
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📚✨ See what the #DDI buzz is all about! Our DDI-related publications, presentations, posters, working papers, and workshops are available — all in one place 👉 ddialliance.org/publications.
#DDIAlliance #FAIRdata #MetadataStandard
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🎥 The recording of the DDI Alliance Annual Meeting of Members is now available on YouTube. Catch up anytime!
🔗 Watch here: bit.ly/3HDLbBP
#DDIAlliance #DDI #MetadataStandard
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🎥 Missed the DDI Alliance Annual Meeting? Catch up anytime!
The recording of our Scientific Community gathering is now live on YouTube.
🔗 Watch it here: bit.ly/3Ham2yu
#DDIAlliance #DDI #MetadataStandard
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📣 The #DDIAlliance is showing up strong at #IASSIST2025 in Bristol, UK — June 3–6, 2025! Come connect with us and explore our presentations and posters.
Check the schedule 👉 bit.ly/42Qbsni
#DDI #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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🌐 What can DDI Products do for your data?
The #DDIAlliance offers a suite of free standards tailored to document and manage every stage of the research data lifecycle. 👉 Explore the full suite: ddialliance.org/overview-of-...
#MetadataStandard #FAIRdata
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🎉 Big thanks to the Glossary Working Group for updating the DDI Glossary of Terms and Definitions!
🔍 Explore the latest definitions here: buff.ly/3ETJEpP
#DDIAlliance #MetadataStandard #ResearchTools
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🚀 Exciting News! Register and join us for two major virtual events:
🔬 Annual Meeting of the Scientific Community – May 22: bit.ly/3CXAeJr
🗳️ Annual Meeting of Members – June 10: bit.ly/3ES4BBo
Register now and be part of the conversation! 🌍✨ #DDIAlliance
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📢 We’re upgrading our website and need YOUR input! 🌐 Learn how you can help in the Winter Newsletter at ddialliance.org/new! #DDIAlliance
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Hi Bluesky! Learn more about the DDI Alliance at ddialliance.org and follow us here, on other social accounts, and on YouTube!
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