Local data management in the era of Research Infrastructures
INAR RI ecosystems / Multics project 26-27th April 2018; Hyytiälä, Finland
This workshop will provide an introduction to local data management in the ecological and related sciences as well as its place within the emerging larger data landscape. Site-based data management will be used as a starting point to discuss and envision data integration for INAR-RI and more generally. The aim is to consider approaches and provide tools that link everyday work practices with data production supporting scientific knowledge production.
Program
Wednesday 25.4.
Afternoon-evening: Arrival for those who want to travel to Hyytiälä on Wednesday. Evening meal available.
Thursday 26.4.
7.00-8.00 Breakfast
9.30-11.00 Welcome and Session 1. Introductions
11.00-12.00 Lunch
12.00-13.30 Session 2. What is data? A dataset? A data package? A data product? (presentations and interactive session)
13.30-14.00 Health break
14.00-15.30 Visit at SMEAR station
15.30-18.00 Session 3. What is data management? A database? A data system? (presentations and interactive session)
18.30 Dinner in Old Dining Hall
20.00- Sauna and kota
Friday 27.4.
7.00-8.00 Breakfast
8.30-11.00 Session 4. What is the data landscape? Who are the stakeholders? (presentations)
Session 5. What is data infrastructure? When and how do data infrastructures become research infrastructures? (group work)
Session 6.
Wrap-up
11.00-12.00 Lunch
12.00 Departure