Very short presenation on RDA given at the Linked Geospatial Data Workshop organised by W3C. See also: http://www.w3.org/2014/03/lgd

1. Research Data Alliance: Data
Sharing Without Barriers
Linked Geospatial Data Workshop
Herman Stehouwer, Leif Laaksonen

2. The Research Data Alliance (RDA) builds the
social and technical bridges that enable open
sharing of data.
We see researchers and innovators openly
sharing data across technologies, disciplines,
and countries to address the grand
challenges of society.
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3. Groups
Working Groups and Interest Groups
15 and 27
Some WGs that will deliver by end of year:
PID Information Types WG
Data Type Registries
Metadata Standards Directory WG
Data Foundation and Terminology
Practical Policy
Data Categories and Codes
To highlight:
PID groups
Citation of Dynamic Data
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4. Act
Participate in the Plenary
Dublin 2014.03.26-28
Amsterdam 2014.09.22-24
Participate in technical discussions
Join/Start a WG or IG
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5. Thank You
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