The National Science Foundation (NSF) encourages participation in the Research Data Alliance Planning Meeting, October 2-3, 2012, in Arlington, VA. As part of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) initiative, attendees will share information and discuss possible solutions for integrating data on disparate systems.

The meeting location is the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA.

A white paper on the DataWeb Forum (part of the RDA) is available to help facilitate discussion, and all participants are urged to review it prior to the meeting.

Questions? Contact Dane Skow at dskow@nsf.gov.

Details, registration and other links:
http://d2i.indiana.edu/data2012/DataWebForum

White paper:
http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DataWebForum_Concept_Paper.pdf