Research Data Management Strategy town hall

The Institutional Research Data Management (RDM) Strategy town hall will take place on Monday, November 21 at 10 a.m. as a hybrid event in EC5 1111 (Enterprise Theatre) and via Microsoft Teams. 

Co-chairs Alison Hitchens (associate university librarian, collections, technology and scholarly communication) and Ian Milligan (associate vice-president, research oversight and analysis) will be presenting the University’s draft RDM institutional strategy on behalf of the RDM Working Group. 

This is responding to the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, which mandates that all institutions must have an institutional RDM strategy by March 2023. The “agencies believe that research data collected through the use of public funds should be responsibly and securely managed and be, where ethical, legal and commercial obligations allow, available for reuse by others.” Here at Waterloo, we see an opportunity to help foster research excellence by developing an RDM strategy that meets the diverse needs of Waterloo researchers. 

This is your chance to be heard. At the town hall, the co-chairs will present the draft strategy, followed by a question-and-answer period. All University of Waterloo community members will have an opportunity to provide feedback and share their thoughts and ideas about the future of RDM on campus.  

The event will conclude with a complimentary boxed lunch for those attending in person. Should you have any questions in the interim, please contact nichola.harrilall@uwaterloo.ca.  

Event details:

• Date: November 21, 2022
• Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Where: Enterprise Theatre, EC5 (East Campus 5), Room 1111 or MS Teams Live

For agenda and registration details visit the Research Data Management town hall page.