Data Science Professionals:  a Global Community of Sharing

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The 37th International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST)  annual conference will be hosted by Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia and will be held in Vancouver,  Canada,  May 31 –  June 3,  2011.

The theme of this year’s conference is Data Science Professionals:  a Global Community of Sharing.  Social science benefits from professional practices that enable sharing of data,  information,  and knowledge with a global community.  This theme is intended to stimulate discussions about ways in which sharing data,  information,  and knowledge can contribute to research and to professional practices that enable scientific progress. Submissions are encouraged that offer improvements for creating,  documenting,  submitting,  describing,  disseminating,  and preserving scientific research data. 

Workshops details:

The conference committee seeks workshops that highlight this year’s theme “Data Science Professionals:  a Global Community of Sharing”.  Below is a sample of possible workshop topics that may be considered: 

• Statistical Literacy
• GIS
• Statistical software and analysis
• Data sharing, access and management in the future
• Identifying and reducing barriers to data sharing
• Issues of confidentiality in sharing
• Sharing professional data science skills,  knowledge,  and techniques within and across disciplines
• Citation of research data and persistent identifiers
• Metadata facilitating data sharing
• Emerging research infrastructures and data sharing
• New data partnerships in knowledge communities
• Sharing resources and data through social networks
• Identifying user needs and customizing data services to meet the needs
• The evolving data librarian profession
• Data science practices that support global use and understanding of research data
• Open (linked) data and digital repositories
• Preservation for sharing, recovering data for contemporary use

Successful workshop proposals will blend lecture and hands-on instruction.  The conference planning committee will provide the necessary classroom space and computing supplies for all workshops.  For previous examples of IASSIST workshops, please see:  workshops

Workshops can be a half-day or full-day in length.

Procedure:
Please submit the proposed title and an abstract of no longer than 200 words to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 
With your submission please include a preliminary list of requirements, Computer Lab OR classroom, software and hardware requirements.

Deadline for submission:  November 29, 2010
Notification of acceptance: February 3, 2011

Please contact Michelle Edwards, IASSIST workshop Coordinator if you have any questions regarding workshop submissions at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences.  Typical workplaces include data archives/libraries,  statistical agencies,  research centers,  libraries,  academic departments,  government departments,  and non‐profit organizations.  Visit iassistdata.org  for further information. 

IASSIST 2011
31 May –  3 June 2011
Vancouver,  Canada