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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Katie and colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Your IG outcomes look really interesting. I thought you may like to know about the survey we have just launched from the RDA Professionalising Data Stewardship IG. I’m copying the announcement
below. If you have seen this on other lists please forgive the cross-posting…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kind regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Angus</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Data Stewardship comes in many forms and contexts, with the common goal of supporting data management. Yet that diversity can make it hard for the RDM community to further professionalise our work and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The RDA Professionalising Data Stewardship Interest Group (PDS-IG) is seeking input from the research data community to help us model different approaches to research data stewardship. We would be grateful to hear from any research
data stewardship service provider to help us capture the sheer diversity of activities, roles and environments around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Your valued participation in the 15-minute survey linked below will allow the PDS-IG’s modelling task group to capture the range of different data stewardship models at work, supporting the PDS Interest Group’s aim to further the professionalisation
of data stewardship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please access the survey below, and feel free to share the link widely with colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#2F5597"><a href="https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_dhEtf6fYpYIJOlw"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_dhEtf6fYpYIJOlw</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">All responses will be kept confidential and stored at the University of Manchester. We will share the anonymised dataset openly to allow the wider community to gain insights into the breadth of data stewardship. This valuable dataset
will be crucial to the next stages of the modelling task group’s work. Beyond this, the dataset can be used to benchmark existing services and can serve as a reference to those wishing to develop data stewardship positions in a range of settings. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
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To find out more about the work of the PDS-IG or how to get involved please see our RDA Interest Group page:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://rd-alliance.org/groups/professionalising-data-stewardship-ig"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://rd-alliance.org/groups/professionalising-data-stewardship-ig</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">For more information, or any questions about the survey, please contact:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:graham.parton@stfc.ac.uk">graham.parton@stfc.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We look forward to your valued contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Angus Whyte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">On behalf of the PDS-IG Models Survey Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Dr Angus Whyte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">fair-data-stewardship-bounces@mit.edu <fair-data-stewardship-bounces@mit.edu> on behalf of Knight, Kathryn <knightke@ornl.gov><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 28 October 2021 at 14:52<br>
<b>To: </b>fair-data-stewardship@mit.edu <fair-data-stewardship@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[fair-data-stewardship] Data Stewardship Interest Group: continuing efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Earlier this year, GO FAIR U.S. hosted a <a href="https://gofair.us/news/2021-05-8-data-stewardship-ig-mtg.html" title="https://gofair.us/news/2021-05-8-data-stewardship-ig-mtg.html">FAIR Stewardship Interest Group meeting</a>,
which was attended by about 70 people. The purpose of the meeting was to start discussions around all things data stewardship-related, especially as it pertains to the larger FAIR community (needs related to training, overall skills, job descriptions, and
so on). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">One outcome of this meeting is the recent <a href="https://gofair.us/news/2021-09-09-announcing-fair-data-stewardship-listserv.html" title="https://gofair.us/news/2021-09-09-announcing-fair-data-stewardship-listserv.html">FAIR
Data Stewardship</a> listserv. This is meant to be an informal forum for the data stewardship community to connect, ask each other questions, network, share training opportunities, and so on. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We feel that there's still an opportunity to keep the momentum going from that initial, well-attended meeting in April. We'd like to propose a quarterly Data Stewardship Interest Group meeting, where interested folks can
meet, share, discuss, and generally keep the conversation going. There's a <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dtls.nl_about_community_interest-2Dgroups_data-2Dstewards-2Dinterest-2Dgroup_&d=DwMGaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=gxUDECc4rZvpOJ5eYvQPC9Y2ZTjslIKcVgHXpb3OVEU&m=qfGzCVzqli-nR2LDP1M5zCyQrqAlPI5fPXrGvPkzpHo&s=not4u15RRuTzzoXiHBSiJ4REvMPKzIQC_aSsXl9rJXo&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dtls.nl_about_community_interest-2Dgroups_data-2Dstewards-2Dinterest-2Dgroup_&d=DwMGaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=gxUDECc4rZvpOJ5eYvQPC9Y2ZTjslIKcVgHXpb3OVEU&m=qfGzCVzqli-nR2LDP1M5zCyQrqAlPI5fPXrGvP">similar
effort happening in the Netherlands</a>, which also meets semi-regularly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Our question to all of you: is there any interest among you in helping organize and chair such a group? Please let us know--we'll be glad to help get things started and connect you with the GO FAIR US office for support. So
far we have one volunteer, and we’re looking for one or two more to share the effort.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Thanks so much, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Katie and Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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