Program
The workshop program is under development. Highlights include:
- Registration will begin by 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 12
- The program will start at 8:30 a.m. on both Thursday and Friday
- The program will include presentations, lightning talks, break-out sessions, and discussion
- A dinner for attendees will be held Thursday evening
- The program will end by about 2 p.m. on Friday
Program Summary
Welcome
The NDS Vision
We will start with a selection of presentations from thought leaders and representatives of funding organizations as to the what is needed from a national infrastructure for data. We will seek to understand:
- what should an NDS do for researchers and the public?
- how should it be built?
- how do people (stakeholders) fit in?
- how do we fund it?
Speakers will include:
- Ed Seidel, director or the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Michael Stebbins, Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Phil Bourne, National Institute of Health
- and others
The NDS Framework
In this session, we will hear presentations on how the NDS might work technically and operationally. Speakers include:
- Ian Foster, Globus
- Steve Wolff, Internet2
- Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/NCSA
- and others
Lightning Talks
We are planning two sessions featuring a series of short presentations (3 slides in 5 minutes) touching some topic or technology relevant to the NDS. To request to present a lightning talk see below.
Breakout Sessions
We will take an hour and a half to discuss in 4-5 small groups some specific topics important to the NDS. Afterwards, we'll get a quick summary report from each group. Here are the topics we have planned:
- Organizing the Consortium (governance, roles, meetings, etc.)
- Data Discovery: connecting communities and technologies together
- Repositories: technologies and federation
- Publishing: IDs, the publishing process, the role of publishers, tools
Do you have an idea for a break-out topic? Let us know at info@nationaldataservice.org.
Mad Minutes
Before dinner on Thursday, we are planning an informal session where volunteers may, in 3 minutes, talk about anything relevant to the NDS. There will be no slides, no sign-up; just show up with something short to say!
Building On Existing Communities
In this session, we'll hear from a few examples of data science federations to understand:
- how can we integrate with discipline-specific capabilities
- relevant technologies, standards, or practices we can build on
- lessons learned while federating a community
NDS: a Vision for Success
In this moderated discussion, we'll collect input on what will make the NDS a successful reality
Next Steps
In this wrap-up session, we will attempt to summarize what we've learned and what steps we take to build a national data service.
Call for Position Papers
Are you already working in the area of data discovery and/or publishing? Do you represent a stakeholder with special requirements? Have you developed a piece of technology that you feel is relevant to a national data infrastructure?
We would like to collect your perspectives on data discovery, access, publishing, and re-use via position papers that we will share with the Consortium. You may submit a 1-4 page document in PDF format by emailing it to info@nationaldataservice.org by June 9.