<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><i style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15;">Apologies for cross-posting</i><br><div><font color="#0f61c8" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br></b></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15;">Third Annual Data Seal of Approval Conference</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">September 24, 2014, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Please join us for the 2014 Data Seal of Approval conference, which is open to all. This year's DSA conference is organized as a co-located event with the </span><a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-fourth-plenary-meeting.html" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">Research
Data Alliance Fourth Plenary Meeting</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> on September 22-24. The conference will take place on the afternoon of September 24, just after the RDA 4th Plenary concludes.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">Theme: Data Seal of Approval Conference 2014</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">Date/Time: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -- 13:30-17:00</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">Location: Meervaart Theater in Amsterdam</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">The Data Seal of Approval is an initiative to provide basic certification to data repositories. Receiving the DSA signifies that data are being safeguarded in compliance with community
standards and will remain accessible into the future. The DSA and its quality guidelines are relevant to researchers, organizations that archive data, and users of the data.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">We have an interesting program planned for the conference. Topics will include:</span><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">A basic overview of the Data Seal of Approval, including how to apply for the DSA</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">DSA and the European Research Infrastructures</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Case studies</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The DSA-WDS Partnership Working Group and its goals</span></div></li><div><br></div></div></span></div></span></div><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">The </span><a href="http://datasealofapproval.org/en/news-and-events/events/2014/6/6/dsa-conference-2014/" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">full
DSA conference program</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> is available on the DSA Web site.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">The registration fee for the DSA conference is 50 euro, and you can register </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dsa-conference-2014-tickets-11733464107" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><br><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Note that this is a separate registration from the RDA 4th Plenary
</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: baseline;">and EventBrite will charge a fee (3,75 euro) for booking the ticket.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/plenary-meetings/fourth-plenary/plenary-4-accommodation.html" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">Accommodations
and travel information</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> can be found on the RDA 4th Plenary Web site.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">For more information please contact:
</span><a href="mailto:info@datasealofapproval.org" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">info@datasealofapproval.org</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">.</span><br><font color="#0f61c8" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">Regards,</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15;">Mary Vardigan</span><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; ">Chair, Data Seal of Approval</span></div></span></div></span></div>
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