2nd RDA Europe Science Workshop

Europe/Zurich
31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre (CERN)

31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

CERN

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Description
The purpose of the RDA science workshops is to listen to ideas and feedback on the issues around the utilization and interoperability of research data from a selected group of leading scientists as one group of stakeholders as an input to the RDA Europe in general and the RDA global activities in particular. RDA is also interacting with other stakeholders such as data professionals of different flavours, policy makers and research organizations to get input on urgent needs and priorities.

As for the first workshop of this sort the organizers will produce a summary document after the workshop with the main outcome to be taken further in Europe or on the global scale.

Draft Agenda and Topics
Future Directions for RDA - Report
Revised Agenda
Science Workshop Questions
Statements
Statements - V2
TAB clustering proposal
Participants
  • Ari Asmi
  • Barend Mons
  • Bernard Schutz
  • Bob Jones
  • Cees de Laat
  • Chloé Martin
  • Francoise Genova
  • Frédéric Hemmer
  • Gabriel Aeppli
  • Gerd Graßhoff
  • Herman Stehouwer
  • Jamie Shiers
  • Jan Bjaalie
  • John Nerbonne
  • John Wood
  • Katrin Amunts
  • Leif Laaksonen
  • Markku Kulmala
  • Massimo Cocco
  • Nicolas Le Novere
  • Paul-Olivier Dehaye
  • Raphael Ritz
  • Thomas Connor
  • Thomas Lippert
  • Wittenburg Peter
  • Wednesday, 8 April
    • 11:00 11:15
      Welcome 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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      • 11:00
        Welcome 15m
        Speaker: Frederic Hemmer (CERN)
        Leif - Intro Slides
    • 11:15 13:00
      Report Summaries 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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      • 11:15
        Summary of 1st RDA EU Science Workshop 15m
        Speaker: Bernard Schutz
        Report
        Slides
      • 11:30
        Summary of 1st RDA US Science Workshop 20m
        Speaker: Cees De Laat (Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA))
        Draft Report
        Slides
      • 11:50
        Summary of Data Harvest Report 20m
        Speaker: Leif Laaksonen
        Data Harvest Report
        Riding the Wave Report
        Slides
      • 12:10
        Summary of Data Practices Report 20m
        Speaker: Peter Wittenburg
        Report
        Slides
      • 12:30
        Q&A and Discussion about Reports 30m
        • Do you think that the take-­‐up of Science WS recommendations by RDA EU is satisfactory? How could it be improved?
        • Do you think that RDA as it works now is sufficiently owned by researchers?
        • Are Data Sharing, Re-­‐use and Interoperability issues of relevance for you and if so how?
        • Are mechanisms to improve trust with increasing data worldwide?
        • How can personal data be protected, or is that impossible? Do we need to simplify?
        • To what extent should the lead be undertaken by computer scientists or by users from other disciplines? How can the maximum benefit be obtained by balancing push and pull?
        • Do you agree with the major statements of the Data Harvest Report (summary see attachment)? If so, how can the recommendations be fully realised?
        • Do you agree with the major statements of the Data Practices Report (summary see attachment)? If so, how can current practice being changed?
        • Which are the main obstacles for you and your colleagues when working with research data and are they met in the reports?
        • Should initiatives such as RDA be core funded by the EC and member states working together?
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch Break 1h 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

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    • 14:00 17:30
      RDA Activities 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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      • 14:00
        Statements & Discussion 1h 30m
        CERN (LHC) data re-use & preservation Use Cases
        Statements - Connor
        Statements - Nerbonne
      • 15:30
        Coffee Break 15m
      • 15:45
        RDA Results 15m
        Speaker: Raphael Ritz
        PeWi Slides
        RDA Working Group Outputs
      • 16:00
        New RDA Activities 20m
        Speaker: Peter Wittenburg
      • 16:20
        Statements & Discussion - RDA Issues 1h 10m
        • It took up to 15-­‐20 years between the definition of TCP/IP and its worldwide take-­‐up by scientists, industry and societies. Can this huge time gap be avoided when talking about simplifying data re-­‐use?
        • Do the 4 concrete results achieved within 18 months mean something to you and do they satisfy your expectations? If not what would you have expected as results? (see attached flyers)
        • Do the areas of activity meet your expectations or what is missing or not useful? (see attachment for a grouping of activities)
        • Does the start of the Data Fabric Discussion as an umbrella for discussing optimizations of the scientific data production and consumption machinery make sense to you? (see attached flyer)
        • What kind of infrastructure components would you see as so essential that RDA should try harmonization as early as possible to prevent fragmentation?
        • What kind of training and support actions would you like RDA Europe do to train more young data professionals and/or to foster the work in your discipline?
        • Would you like to participation in adoption projects which are funded to take up results in your environment?
    • 17:30 18:00
      CERN Computer Centre visit (WLCG Tier0) 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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    • 18:00 19:00
      Re-locate to Warwick hotel 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

      Tram 18
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    • 19:00 22:00
      Dinner at the Warwick Hotel 3h 21, rue de Lausanne (Warwick Hotel)

      21, rue de Lausanne

      Warwick Hotel

  • Thursday, 9 April
    • 09:00 10:30
      Wrap Up, Statements, Comments, Discussion 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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      • 09:00
        Open Topics from Day 1 15m
        Speaker: Leif Laaksonen
      • 09:15
        Statements & Discussion - Data Science 1h 15m
        • Strong institutions seem to have enough resources (human, machines) to undertake data-­‐ intensive work, but most researchers do not have a chance to participate? Is that something we can and should change and if so how?
        • Where are the biggest costs for doing data-­‐intensive science and where is most of expensive specialist time lost?
        • How to efficiently cross discipline boundaries when looking for resources? Would an Open Data and Service Agora help to quickly find useful components or would you continue to rely on discussions with colleagues?
        • Which kind of cultural aspects (for example of sharing) need to be changed most and how can a change in culture be encouraged? Are there some fields of research where this could be easiest and act as examples? Does culture change come purely from scientists or are measures by funders required?
    • 10:30 10:45
      Coffee Break 15m 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

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    • 10:45 13:00
      Recommendations 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      CERN

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      • 10:45
        EC-EU Recommendations 30m
        Speaker: Peter Wittenburg
      • 11:15
        Q&A / Discussion 1h 45m
        • Policy Recommendations
        • RDA Recommendations
        • Recommendations for Concrete Actions
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

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    • 14:00 15:00
      Optional CERN Visit 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

      31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

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