🌍WDS Members Forum 🌟 We invite all community members to attend our upcoming WDS Members Forum webinars! Register for the session that best fits your schedule! Sessions will be recorded and shared. Find the regional webinar times on our website. 🔗 https://ow.ly/HZlC50XgeXB

Going to the Charleston Conference? Join Meredith Goins, Executive Director of WDS as she presents: The World Data System: Serving as a Voice for Trusted Data Repositories as a Critical Piece of the Scientific Enterprise 📆Tomorrow! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT) #chsconf2025

⏰ If you're attending the Members Forum for Asia & Oceania on 13 November, today is your last day to submit your member report! We encourage all member organizations to share their 2025–2027 plans & ideas. Email submission to us at [email protected]. 🔗 https://ow.ly/rqxu50XiELn

The World Data System (WDS) is proud to endorse the International Science Council's statement on safeguarding and enhancing international scientific collaboration for climate action. 🌍 🔗 Read the full ISC statement: https://ow.ly/WGt250XmHB7

WDS Data Stewardship Award Nominations Open!  🏆  🔹 Who can be nominated?  Researchers within 10 years of finishing a Master’s/PhD (or similar).  🔹 Who can nominate?  Peers, organizations—or self-nomination  For more info: 🔗 https://ow.ly/qYTL50Xm4zK #DataStewardship #EarlyCareerResearch

There’s still time to choose your session! Connect with WDS colleagues in Asia/Oceania (13 Nov), Europe/Africa (18 Nov), or North/South America (18 Nov). Pick the session that works best for you and complete our survey to help guide future services. 🔗 https://ow.ly/5rPK50Xgfs5

🌍 🌟WDS Members Forum 2025 Explore how WDS members are advancing global data science! Register now for our regional Members Forum webinars and join conversations most relevant to you. 🔗 https://ow.ly/2Erk50Xgf4t #DataRepositories #Sustainability

Stay engaged with the WDS community! Our Members Forum webinars offer a platform to share achievements and connect across regions. Add your voice to important conversations on sustainability and innovation in data repositories. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Fjbh50XgfkQ #WDSForum #DataRepositories

Going to the Charleston Conference? Join Meredith Goins, Executive Director of WDS as she presents: The World Data System: Serving as a Voice for Trusted Data Repositories as a Critical Piece of the Scientific Enterprise 📆Don’t miss it! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT) #chsconf2025

🌍WDS Members Forum 🌟 We invite all community members to attend our upcoming WDS Members Forum webinars! Register for the session that best fits your schedule! All sessions will be recorded and shared. Find the regional webinar times on our website. 🔗 https://worlddatasystem.org/members-forum-2025/

🌍 WDS Members Forum 2025 Start your week by exploring how WDS members are advancing global data science! Register now for our regional Members Forum webinars and join conversations most relevant to you. 🔗 https://ow.ly/2Erk50Xgf4t

Going to the Charleston Conference? Join Meredith Goins, Executive Director of WDS as she presents: The World Data System: Serving as a Voice for Trusted Data Repositories as a Critical Piece of the Scientific Enterprise 📆Don’t miss it! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT) #chsconf2025

🌍WDS Members Forum 🌟 We invite all community members to attend our upcoming WDS Members Forum webinars! Register for the session(s) that best fit your schedule! All sessions will be recorded and shared. Find the regional webinar times on our website. 🔗 https://ow.ly/HZlC50XgeXB

AGU's celebrating & highlighting the many impactful Earth & Environmental datasets that support the broad spectrum of research, analysis, & decision making by our community. At this moment, especially, the creation, stewardship, & use of these impactful datasets should be broadly recognized.

#IDW25 is just around the corner—what sessions are you going to attend? WDS is proud to showcase the incredible work of our members & partners who are driving innovation & collaboration in global data science; explore the full list of contributions here: ow.ly/Vew750X9i7Z

Calling all Early Career Researchers at #IDW2025 Are you ready to showcase your innovative research on a global stage? Join the 3-Minute Scientific Research Pitch Competition at IDW 2025! Date and Time: 13 October 2025, 14:30 (local time) Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

🔔Registration is now open for the regional sessions of the World Data System Members Forum 2025! This inclusive event welcomes the entire community, not just WDS members, to participate and collaborate.

🌟 Proud moment for our community! 🌍 The World Data System is celebrating the leadership and engagement of members & partners at International Data Week 2025.

🌊 Dive into Antarctic data! ❄️ Exciting news—Southern Ocean Observing System (a WDS partner) has just published a new paper describing SOOSmap: your go-to tool for discovering Antarctic research data.

🌟 Open Science Across Latin America 🌎 📢 Join the WDS Webinar on Open Science Policies Across Latin America, spotlighting Chile and Paraguay! ✨ What’s in store? ✅ Regional Open Science policies for data repositories ✅ International collaboration opportunities -

🐨 Make the most of the unique opportunity that is #IDW2025 to grow your network, share your work, and experience everything Brisbane and Australia have to offer and register today before the early bird deadline of 15 July 2025. 👉Read more: idw2025.org/registration/ #DataPositiveChange

Now hiring! The World Data System is seeking an Information Specialist for immediate hire. Know anyone who may be interested? See full job description here: ➡️https://tiny.utk.edu/WDSInfoSpec #nowhiring #datadriven

📢EGU Session Next Week: Reyna Jenkyns, ITO Associate Director, is attending EGU25 with an invited presentation on "Advancing Open Science through Trusted Data Repository Intersections at the World Data System" in the session entitled

📊 Help Us Improve Our Support! We want to ensure that we are meeting our members' needs in the best possible way. Your feedback will help us tailor our office hours and support formats to better serve you. Please respond to this poll! ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📊 Help Us Improve Our Support! We want to ensure that we are meeting our members' needs in the best possible way. Your feedback will help us tailor our office hours and support formats to better serve you. Please respond to this poll! ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📑Call for submissions extended! SciDataCon abstract submissions are closing soon on Friday 25 April. Get your submissions in before the deadline via: idw2025.org/call-for-abs...

🌍IASSIST Workshop Abstract Submissions are closing soon. The IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop 2025 has a specific focus on Data Management and its impact on Development in Africa. 🗓️Submission Deadline - 15 April 2025 🔗More details on the event - tiny.utk.edu/6vEdH

📊 Help Us Improve Our Support! We want to ensure that we are meeting our members' needs in the best possible way. Your feedback will help us tailor our office hours and support formats to better serve you. Please respond to this poll! ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

💻Event next week: WDS Webinar Series on International Repository-related Policies: Argentina, Colombia, and El Salvador The webinar will be presented in Spanish with a bilingual moderator. 🗓️Date: 10 April 2025 ⌚Time: 17:00-18:00 UTC 🔗Register here: tiny.utk.edu/ewbPF

📢The IDW 2025 Koala Competition has been extended. To enter, take a picture of yourself with the IDW koala in front of a famous landmark or even just your favorite spot in your hometown or country. Submission deadline: 11 April 2025 🐨🔗More info: tiny.utk.edu/qcEmI

💻Upcoming Workshop: HUN-REN Research Data Repository Platform Registration for the workshop is free but mandatory. The target audience is repositories and data service providers. 🗓️Date: 2 April 2025 ⌚Time: 14:00-15:00 CEST 🔗Register here: tiny.utk.edu/x5nRb

📊 Help Us Improve Our Support! We want to ensure that we are meeting our members' needs in the best possible way. Your feedback will help us tailor our office hours and support formats to better serve you. 📝 Please respond to this poll: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢Abstract submission deadlines are approaching for #SciDataCon 2025 as part of International Data Week (IDW) 2025! 💻Get involved and submit an abstract by 15 April (presentations) and 15 May (posters). 🔗Visit the WDS webpage to learn more: tiny.utk.edu/xMpBm

📊 Help Us Improve Our Support! We want to ensure that we are meeting your needs in the best possible way. Your feedback will help us tailor our office hours and support formats to better serve you. Please answer the poll below! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Funders, researchers, digital infrastructure and service providers, policy-makers, and journal publishers are invited to reply to this survey on #data repositories. Help identify the top 10 value-added benefits that data repositories provide to our #research system www.surveymonkey.ca/r/drivr-1

Earlier in March, WDS released our 2025-2027 Action Plan. Through collaborative feedback, we were able to develop four objectives to guide the organization's processes over the next three years. Learn more at our upcoming webinar on 20 March. 🔗Release: worlddatasystem.org/2025-2027-ac...

💻WDS hosts monthly one-hour Zoom calls with an open invitation for anyone to join with questions or comments. Did you notice WDS hasn't held office hours this year? 📝Answer the poll below: tiny.utk.edu/yM623

📝Event Interest: If you have plans to attend the 2025 GEO Global Forum from 5-9 May, we welcome you to join the WDS delegation, led by Reyna Jenkyns. Contact us at [email protected] to have your name added to the WDS delegation list. Delegate names are due 28 March.

🗓️Upcoming Webinar: Registration is open for the World Data System 2025-2027 Action Plan Webinar. Attendees will have an opportunity to interact with WDS leadership and our member community. Date: 20 March Time: 13:00 UTC 🔗Register here: worlddatasystem.org/webinars/

The deadline for the first round of the @wds-ito.org survey is extended to Monday, 24 March. Click the survey link below to learn how you can participate.

🆕Exciting news from WDS! Releasing our 2025-2027 Action Plan. Through collaborative feedback, we were able to develop four objectives to guide the organization's processes over the next three years. 🔗Read the full press release: tiny.utk.edu/942Mu

Hi everyone, WDS is delighted to join Bluesky! We look forward to connecting with you all and sharing important updates from our data community.