World Data System
@worlddatasystem.org
Trusted Data Services for Global Science: Universal and equitable access to, and long-term stewardship of quality-assured scientific data and data repositories.
Are you an organization that is a data steward/data analysis service? Become a WDS Regular Member by filling out our online application! 🌍✨
🔗 https://ow.ly/ChVf50Y3UJt
🔗 https://ow.ly/ChVf50Y3UJt
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Are you an organization that is a data steward/data analysis service? Become a WDS Regular Member by filling out our online application! 🌍✨
🔗 https://ow.ly/ChVf50Y3UJt
🔗 https://ow.ly/ChVf50Y3UJt
Celebrate International Love Data Week with WDS! Join us for our webinar "Persistent Identifiers: Enabling Trust & Discovery in Research Data."🌍✨
🗓️ Europe-Americas: 10 Feb, 14:00 UTC – with wwPDB
🗓️ Asia-Oceania: 10 Feb, 23:00 UTC – with KISTI
🔗 https://ow.ly/XCrT50Y0ABG
🗓️ Europe-Americas: 10 Feb, 14:00 UTC – with wwPDB
🗓️ Asia-Oceania: 10 Feb, 23:00 UTC – with KISTI
🔗 https://ow.ly/XCrT50Y0ABG
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Celebrate International Love Data Week with WDS! Join us for our webinar "Persistent Identifiers: Enabling Trust & Discovery in Research Data."🌍✨
🗓️ Europe-Americas: 10 Feb, 14:00 UTC – with wwPDB
🗓️ Asia-Oceania: 10 Feb, 23:00 UTC – with KISTI
🔗 https://ow.ly/XCrT50Y0ABG
🗓️ Europe-Americas: 10 Feb, 14:00 UTC – with wwPDB
🗓️ Asia-Oceania: 10 Feb, 23:00 UTC – with KISTI
🔗 https://ow.ly/XCrT50Y0ABG
Join WDS for our upcoming webinar "RCS Workshop: How Resilient is your repository?" Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 5 February, 10:00–12:00 PT | 13:00–15:00 ET | 18:00–20:00 UTC
💡 Follow-up office hours: 19 February (two sessions available)
🔗 https://ow.ly/x9wm50Y0Av7
🗓️ 5 February, 10:00–12:00 PT | 13:00–15:00 ET | 18:00–20:00 UTC
💡 Follow-up office hours: 19 February (two sessions available)
🔗 https://ow.ly/x9wm50Y0Av7
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Join WDS for our upcoming webinar "RCS Workshop: How Resilient is your repository?" Register now at the link below! 🌍✨
🗓️ 5 February, 10:00–12:00 PT | 13:00–15:00 ET | 18:00–20:00 UTC
💡 Follow-up office hours: 19 February (two sessions available)
🔗 https://ow.ly/x9wm50Y0Av7
🗓️ 5 February, 10:00–12:00 PT | 13:00–15:00 ET | 18:00–20:00 UTC
💡 Follow-up office hours: 19 February (two sessions available)
🔗 https://ow.ly/x9wm50Y0Av7
Research Organization Registry (ROR) 🦁 is hosting their Annual Community Meeting 2026 on 3-5 February, including four online events:
🔸Community Update
🔸Community Drop-in
🔸How ROR Can Help Research Funders
🔸The Role of ROR in National Research Strategies
Register now!
🔗https://ow.ly/mfC450Y1qTx
🔸Community Update
🔸Community Drop-in
🔸How ROR Can Help Research Funders
🔸The Role of ROR in National Research Strategies
Register now!
🔗https://ow.ly/mfC450Y1qTx
Events
Research Organization Registry (ROR) upcoming and past events
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January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Research Organization Registry (ROR) 🦁 is hosting their Annual Community Meeting 2026 on 3-5 February, including four online events:
🔸Community Update
🔸Community Drop-in
🔸How ROR Can Help Research Funders
🔸The Role of ROR in National Research Strategies
Register now!
🔗https://ow.ly/mfC450Y1qTx
🔸Community Update
🔸Community Drop-in
🔸How ROR Can Help Research Funders
🔸The Role of ROR in National Research Strategies
Register now!
🔗https://ow.ly/mfC450Y1qTx
New infrastructures are invited to join TSOSI in 2026 and contribute to a thriving ecosystem for open research.
For more information, follow the link below!
🔗 https://ow.ly/vUiS50XKSac
For more information, follow the link below!
🔗 https://ow.ly/vUiS50XKSac
TSOSI - Transparency to Sustain Open Science Infrastructure
A data-driven platform to broaden funding for open science infrastructure.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New infrastructures are invited to join TSOSI in 2026 and contribute to a thriving ecosystem for open research.
For more information, follow the link below!
🔗 https://ow.ly/vUiS50XKSac
For more information, follow the link below!
🔗 https://ow.ly/vUiS50XKSac
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Nominations are still open for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! Only 4 weeks left to nominate someone (or yourself) for this incredible award. Don’t miss your chance! 🏆✨
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more info visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/vKkW50XnYZR
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more info visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/vKkW50XnYZR
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nominations are still open for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! Only 4 weeks left to nominate someone (or yourself) for this incredible award. Don’t miss your chance! 🏆✨
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more info visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/vKkW50XnYZR
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more info visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/vKkW50XnYZR
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Just 4 more weeks left to nominate someone you know (or yourself) for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! Past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process can all be found on our website. 🏅✨
Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ynix50XnYQ6
#DataStewardship
Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ynix50XnYQ6
#DataStewardship
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just 4 more weeks left to nominate someone you know (or yourself) for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! Past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process can all be found on our website. 🏅✨
Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ynix50XnYQ6
#DataStewardship
Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/Ynix50XnYQ6
#DataStewardship
Our SC Chair, David Castle, gave two presentations at the 16th Symposium on Polar Science and its ROIS-DS Special Seminar
✨Cross Domain Data Governance
✨Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness
https://ow.ly/zgkT50XICvV
✨Cross Domain Data Governance
✨Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness
https://ow.ly/zgkT50XICvV
The 16th Symposium on Polar Science / 国立極地研究所, 第16回 極域シンポジウム
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December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Our SC Chair, David Castle, gave two presentations at the 16th Symposium on Polar Science and its ROIS-DS Special Seminar
✨Cross Domain Data Governance
✨Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness
https://ow.ly/zgkT50XICvV
✨Cross Domain Data Governance
✨Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness
https://ow.ly/zgkT50XICvV
Join NSF CI Compass for “Lessons from ICPSR's Research Data Ecosystem on Creating FAIR data”
📆 18 December 2025 at 14:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/4gaU50XIAVb
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/zhai50XIAVe
📆 18 December 2025 at 14:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/4gaU50XIAVb
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/zhai50XIAVe
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Join NSF CI Compass for “Lessons from ICPSR's Research Data Ecosystem on Creating FAIR data”
📆 18 December 2025 at 14:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/4gaU50XIAVb
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/zhai50XIAVe
📆 18 December 2025 at 14:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/4gaU50XIAVb
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/zhai50XIAVe
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The WDS-IPO office will be closed from 22-26 December 2025 and again 31 December-2 January 2026.
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
Please keep in mind that responses will be delayed until we return.
We look forward to reconnecting with you!
⏰Nominations for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award close in just 5 weeks! Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight the success of someone you know (or even yourself!)
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more information visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/WPEF50XnYGm
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more information visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/WPEF50XnYGm
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
⏰Nominations for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award close in just 5 weeks! Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight the success of someone you know (or even yourself!)
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more information visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/WPEF50XnYGm
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
For more information visit:
🔗 https://ow.ly/WPEF50XnYGm
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Strengthen your capacity to engage effectively and confidently at the science-policy interface by joining the ISC–INGSA training program on science advice to policy. Open to participants of all career stages!
Interest Form Deadline: 14 December 2025
🔗 https://ow.ly/bTXh50XC8It
Interest Form Deadline: 14 December 2025
🔗 https://ow.ly/bTXh50XC8It
Launch of the ISC-INGSA training programme on science advice to policy - International Science Council
The International Science Council (ISC), in partnership with International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA), is pleased to announce the launch of a new training programme aimed at strengthening the ability of ISC Members and their communities to engage effectively at the interface between science and public policy.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Strengthen your capacity to engage effectively and confidently at the science-policy interface by joining the ISC–INGSA training program on science advice to policy. Open to participants of all career stages!
Interest Form Deadline: 14 December 2025
🔗 https://ow.ly/bTXh50XC8It
Interest Form Deadline: 14 December 2025
🔗 https://ow.ly/bTXh50XC8It
Join us for our Town Hall at AGU25! 17 December 2025 at 13:00-14:00 CST 🌍✨
Session: TH33F - World Data System Town Hall: Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Meeting User Needs Through Outreach, Advocacy, and Research
Details at the link:
🔗 https://ow.ly/Myo550XBy51
Session: TH33F - World Data System Town Hall: Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Meeting User Needs Through Outreach, Advocacy, and Research
Details at the link:
🔗 https://ow.ly/Myo550XBy51
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us for our Town Hall at AGU25! 17 December 2025 at 13:00-14:00 CST 🌍✨
Session: TH33F - World Data System Town Hall: Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Meeting User Needs Through Outreach, Advocacy, and Research
Details at the link:
🔗 https://ow.ly/Myo550XBy51
Session: TH33F - World Data System Town Hall: Building Trustworthy Digital Repositories and Meeting User Needs Through Outreach, Advocacy, and Research
Details at the link:
🔗 https://ow.ly/Myo550XBy51
Join NSF CI Compass for “10 Years Curating Natural Hazards Data in DesignSafe: Community, Platform, and Impact”
📆 8 December 2025 at 12:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/8pas50XBwSL
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/K0k850XBwSK
#DataRepositories #Sustainability #DataManagement
📆 8 December 2025 at 12:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/8pas50XBwSL
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/K0k850XBwSK
#DataRepositories #Sustainability #DataManagement
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join NSF CI Compass for “10 Years Curating Natural Hazards Data in DesignSafe: Community, Platform, and Impact”
📆 8 December 2025 at 12:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/8pas50XBwSL
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/K0k850XBwSK
#DataRepositories #Sustainability #DataManagement
📆 8 December 2025 at 12:00 ET
✏️ To Learn More: https://ow.ly/8pas50XBwSL
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/K0k850XBwSK
#DataRepositories #Sustainability #DataManagement
Wanting to nominate someone for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award? Nominations are open now until 16 January 2026! Don’t miss it! 🌍✨
Find past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process on our website:
🔗 https://ow.ly/byYb50XnYgn
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Find past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process on our website:
🔗 https://ow.ly/byYb50XnYgn
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wanting to nominate someone for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award? Nominations are open now until 16 January 2026! Don’t miss it! 🌍✨
Find past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process on our website:
🔗 https://ow.ly/byYb50XnYgn
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
Find past winners, nomination criteria, and the selection process on our website:
🔗 https://ow.ly/byYb50XnYgn
#DataStewardship #OpenScience
The Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Association is hosting their RDAP Summit 2026 "Practical, Personalized, Impactful: Research Data in the Real World" virtually on 13-16 April 2026.
⏰Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 December 2025
🔗Learn More https://ow.ly/ySY850XxsWw
⏰Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 December 2025
🔗Learn More https://ow.ly/ySY850XxsWw
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Association is hosting their RDAP Summit 2026 "Practical, Personalized, Impactful: Research Data in the Real World" virtually on 13-16 April 2026.
⏰Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 December 2025
🔗Learn More https://ow.ly/ySY850XxsWw
⏰Proposal Submission Deadline: 1 December 2025
🔗Learn More https://ow.ly/ySY850XxsWw
Join RDA TIGER for their “Cross-Fertilisation Webinar Series – Repositories, trustworthiness and certification” taking place on 4 December 2025 from 15:00pm-16:00pm UTC. 🗂️📋
Click below to learn more and register!
🔗 https://ow.ly/IjxE50XuUFy
Meredith P. Goins Research Data Alliance (RDA)
Click below to learn more and register!
🔗 https://ow.ly/IjxE50XuUFy
Meredith P. Goins Research Data Alliance (RDA)
RDA TIGER Cross-Fertilisation Webinar Series - Repositories, trustworthiness and certification
The second webinar in this series will take place on Wednesday 4th December at 15:00 UTC and will focus on repositories. Presentations from the RDA/WDS TRUST Principles Outreach and Adoption Working Group and the Community-based catalogue of requirements for trustworthy Technical Repository Service Providers Working Group (TRSPs WG) will highlight the work that is taking place within these WGs regarding repository trustworthiness and certification processes.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join RDA TIGER for their “Cross-Fertilisation Webinar Series – Repositories, trustworthiness and certification” taking place on 4 December 2025 from 15:00pm-16:00pm UTC. 🗂️📋
Click below to learn more and register!
🔗 https://ow.ly/IjxE50XuUFy
Meredith P. Goins Research Data Alliance (RDA)
Click below to learn more and register!
🔗 https://ow.ly/IjxE50XuUFy
Meredith P. Goins Research Data Alliance (RDA)
WDS would like to thank everyone for their participation in our 2025 Members Forum. It was wonderful to hear reports from so many of our members and to connect online! Thank you all! 🌍🌟
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
WDS would like to thank everyone for their participation in our 2025 Members Forum. It was wonderful to hear reports from so many of our members and to connect online! Thank you all! 🌍🌟
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
Recordings of all sessions can be found on our website!
🔗 https://ow.ly/JheA50XumT2
Know an early career data steward whose work deserves recognition? Nominate them for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! 🏅✨
Nominations are now open! Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/vEN050XnXZx
#DataStewardship #OpenScience #EarlyCareerResearch #WDSCommunity
Nominations are now open! Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/vEN050XnXZx
#DataStewardship #OpenScience #EarlyCareerResearch #WDSCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Know an early career data steward whose work deserves recognition? Nominate them for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award! 🏅✨
Nominations are now open! Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/vEN050XnXZx
#DataStewardship #OpenScience #EarlyCareerResearch #WDSCommunity
Nominations are now open! Deadline: 16 January 2026
🔗 https://ow.ly/vEN050XnXZx
#DataStewardship #OpenScience #EarlyCareerResearch #WDSCommunity
Today’s the day—join us for the World Data System Members Forum 2025 webinar: Europe/Africa & North/South America! 🌏🌟
Register and access the webinar via the Members Forum webpage
🔗 https://ow.ly/Wk2c50XiYA6
#WDSForum #DataRepositories #Sustainability #EmergingTech #AI
Register and access the webinar via the Members Forum webpage
🔗 https://ow.ly/Wk2c50XiYA6
#WDSForum #DataRepositories #Sustainability #EmergingTech #AI
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today’s the day—join us for the World Data System Members Forum 2025 webinar: Europe/Africa & North/South America! 🌏🌟
Register and access the webinar via the Members Forum webpage
🔗 https://ow.ly/Wk2c50XiYA6
#WDSForum #DataRepositories #Sustainability #EmergingTech #AI
Register and access the webinar via the Members Forum webpage
🔗 https://ow.ly/Wk2c50XiYA6
#WDSForum #DataRepositories #Sustainability #EmergingTech #AI
🌏🌟There’s still time to choose your session! Connect with WDS colleagues tomorrow (18 Nov) in Europe/Africa or North/South America. Pick the session that works best for you and complete our survey to help guide future services.
🔗 https://ow.ly/8u2x50XiXR6
🔗 https://ow.ly/8u2x50XiXR6
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌏🌟There’s still time to choose your session! Connect with WDS colleagues tomorrow (18 Nov) in Europe/Africa or North/South America. Pick the session that works best for you and complete our survey to help guide future services.
🔗 https://ow.ly/8u2x50XiXR6
🔗 https://ow.ly/8u2x50XiXR6
🌍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
🔗 https://ow.ly/HZlC50XgeXB
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌍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
🔗 https://ow.ly/HZlC50XgeXB