1. Research Data Alliance/US Briefing for the OA
Dr. Francine Berman
Chair, RDA/US
Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
24/04/2019
rd-alliance.org

2. About RDA/US
RDA/US Membership: Currently members from 45+ states)
RDA/US Mission: Build RDA community in the U.S. and leverage RDA momentum to advance the U.S. data community
Top 10: California, Washington DC (not a state …), New York, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas

3. RDA/US Community Profile
Data analysis and visualization courtesy of Candice Lanius

4. RDA/US 2016 Programs and Initiatives
Student/Early Career program (NSF, Sloan)
Targeted Outreach Workshops with data- enabled communities and organizations (NSF)
Joint Partnership Agreements between RDA/US and U.S.-based organizations to co- sponsor activities and events that build the RDA community (CENDI, NDS, ICPSR)
Adoption Amplification seed projects for RDA deliverables (NSF, MacArthur)
Some support for the RDA-NISO Working Group on Privacy Implications of Research Data Sets (Sloan)
Emerging Initiatives: RDA/US Archivist, Publications, RDA Testbed
Hosting and U.S. participant support for WG Coordination Meetings and “data fabric” development (NIST)
Development of RDA/US Website and Communications, publications, curriculum, collateral for RDA/US and data sharing (NSF)
Planning for U.S.-hosted Plenaries (NSF and sponsors)
International Participant Support for U.S. RDA leadership for non-U.S. Plenaries (NSF)

5. RDA/US Leadership RDA/US Community Leadership
RDA Chair: Fran Berman
RDA/US Vice-Chairs: Larry Lannom and Beth Plale
RDA/US Leadership Advisory Group (~60):
U.S. co-Chairs of RDA IGs and WGs
U.S. members of TAB, OAB, Council
PIs of RDA/US grants
RDA/US organizational office
RDA/US Organizational Office [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York]
Yolanda Meleco, Project Director
RDA/US Community Development Director [recruitment ongoing]
Jamie Petta, Administrative Coordinator

6. RDA/US In-reach and Outreach
Outreach and Coordination Workshops with Broader Community
Co-sponsored Efforts with Joint Partners
Meetings and Outreach with Stakeholders
External Community Development
In-Reach:
Initiative and RDA/US Project Subgroups
Leadership Advisory Group Telecons: Every 6 Weeks
Annual Leadership Meeting
Internal Community Development
24/04/2019
rd-alliance.org

7. RDA/US Sustainability  RDA/US 2.0
How is RDA/US Currently Supported?
Organizational Support: RDA/US Organizational Office and RDA/US contributions to RDA/global (Secretariat, SG, U.S.-hosted Plenaries) are supported by NSF [grant completes 2018]
Programs and Initiatives: RDA/US Programs and Initiatives are supported by a portfolio of grants – NSF, NIST, Sloan Foundation, MacArthur Foundation
Planning Now for post-2018 Transition to a sustainable “steady state” model
What is the right organizational construct?
How to support needed professional staff?
How to evolve/elect community leadership?
How to integrate funding sources into stable and sustainable support?

8. On the Horizon: International Data Week
Co-sponsored by RDA, CODATA, WDS
Planning is ambitious, complex, ongoing
Should be an amazing event
SCIDATACON 2016 – ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF DATA IN RESEARCH – September 11-13
INTERNATIONAL DATA FORUM – September 14
RESEARCH DATA ALLIANCE PLENARY 8 – September 15-17