Hello Colleagues,

 

I am writing to let you know that registration for the upcoming Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) 2016 Summit in Atlanta, GA, is open. The conference dates are May 4-5, 2016.

 

For more information on the conference, including the program and registration information, please visit the website: http://www.asis.org/rdap/. The early bird deadline is March 25, 2016.

 

New this year, we will also be holding a Data Carpentry Workshop after the conference on May 6-7, 2016. Data Carpentry will consist of two days of hands-on training in the following topics:

 

·         Spreadsheet Best Practices

·         Open Refine

·         Introduction to R

·         Introduction to SQL

·         Analysis and Visualization in R

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the conference co-chairs, Lisa Zilinski ([log in to unmask]) and Kate Dillon ([log in to unmask]). On behalf of the RDAP 2016 Planning Committee, we hope to see you there.

 

Sincerely,

Chris Eaker

Christopher Eaker
Assistant Professor & Data Curation Librarian
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