*NISO February Virtual Conference: **Scientific Data Management: Caring for Your Institution and Its Intellectual Wealth* Virtual conferences are 5-6 hour conferences held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar. *Date:* February 18, 2015 *Time: *11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern *Event webpage: * http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/sci_data_management/ *ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE* In spite of the fact that it is produced daily and is the underlying support for scholarly journal articles, research data has been one of the least managed content resources. This neglect is fast coming to an end, as many funding organizations now require that researchers plan for the organization, care, and sharing of the data produced as part of a funded project. Libraries have a significant opportunity to take on a new role in their institution's data management. The same expertise used in managing traditional print and electronic library resources can be applied to data management planning and curation. But while there are many similarities in managing data, there are also important differences that need to be addressed. This NISO virtual conference will explore many current and up-and-coming aspects of research data management, including: • Data management practice meets policy • Uses for the data management plan • Building data management capacity and functionality • Citing and curating datasets • Connecting datasets with other products of scholarship • Changing researchers’ practices • Teaching data management techniques *NEW: Training Thursday!* All registrants to this virtual conference will receive a login to the associated Training Thursday on* Crafting a Scientific Data Management Plan <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/training_Thursdays/TT_crafting/>* to be held on *February 26 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)*. (Separate registration to the training event only is also available.) If you are unable to attend the Training Thursday in person, you can view the recording of the session. *TOPICS AND SPEAKERS* - *Keynote Address – **Laura J. Biven, Ph.D.*, Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Office of the Deputy Director for Science Programs, Office of Science, US Department of Energy - *Research Data Curation - **Jennifer Doty, *Research Data Librarian, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library - *Data Management Best Practices – **Regina F. Raboin, *Science Research and Instruction Librarian/ Data Management Services Group Coordinator, Tisch Library, Tufts University - *DART Project: Data Management Plans as a Research Tool – **Amanda L. Whitmire, Ph.D.*, Assistant Professor, Data Management Specialist, Oregon State University Libraries & Press - *Building Data Management Capacity* – Heidi Imker, Ph.D., Director of the Research Data Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - *FORCE11 – **Dr. Melissa Haendel, *Assistant Professor, Ontology Development Group, OHSU Library, Department of Medical Informatics and Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University - *The RMap Project – **Sheila M. Morrissey, *Senior Research Developer, Ithaka - * The Open Science Framework – **Andrew Sallans, *Partnerships, Collaborations, and Funding, Center for Open Science - *Roundtable Discussion* *REGISTRATION* Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 4:00 pm Eastern on February 17, 2015 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Can't make it on the day of the virtual conference? All registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Take advantage of the Virtual Conference subscription package ( http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/#subscription <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/%23subscription>) for all six of the 2015 Virtual Conferences and save 33%. (Previously held 2014 virtual conferences available in recorded versions.) For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/sci_data_management/ <http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/integration/> # # # Juliana Wood, Educational Programs Manager National Information Standards Organization (NISO) 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302 Baltimore, Maryland 21211 E: [log in to unmask] P: 301.654.2512 F: 410.685.5278 Email secured by Check Point