<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><font face="Courier New">Dear colleagues,</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">Caring for/managing research data is a complex task with a high level of responsibility.</font></div><div><font face="Courier New">Although you may be working as the only <b>data steward</b> in a research project or discipline specific context, <b>you are not alone</b>. </font></div><div><font face="Courier New">There are colleagues across campus, who face very similar challenges such as</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>legal aspects concerning research data (e.g., IP right, GDPR)</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>socio-technical issues: most of the time it is not about the technology, but about the people, </font></div><div></div><div><font face="Courier New"> who are supposed to use these new technologies and need to adapt their workflows (--> policies)</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>finding vs. developing tools to handle a certain data type/format</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>find or develop a good documentation process</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>provide training for researchers</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>translating requirements between researchers and IT staff and vice versa</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>making workflow solutions sustainable in the long term</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">The team of the Cologne Competence Centre for Research Data Management (</font><a href="https://c3rdm.uni-koeln.de/"><font face="Courier New">C3RDM</font></a><font face="Courier New">) would like to introduce you to colleagues, encourage you to exchange experiences in data management and possibly share information, good practices, or tools.</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">We would therefore like to invite you to a <b>virtual meeting on 12.3.2024</b> at <b>11:00 a.m.</b> with the aim to explain our idea in more detail and to discuss how we can organise a face-to-face workshop in June 2024. Together we can find a way towards a community of practice.</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"> </font></div><div><font face="Courier New">Please feel free to share the invitation and register </font><a href="https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqc--tqDotGtHmhWKKKkhbtEAP6W6pVjgW"><font face="Courier New">here</font></a><font face="Courier New">.</font></div><div><font face="Courier New"><br></font></div><div><font face="Courier New">We will be happy to answer any questions via <a href="mailto:fdm-support@uni-koeln.de">fdm-support@uni-koeln.de</a>.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Courier New">Best regards </font></div></div><font face="Courier New">Jens Dierkes</font><br><br>
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