RDA Organisational Advisory Board

The Organisational Advisory Board (OAB) consists of representatives from the RDA Organisational Members and Affiliates, representing their interests and ensuring that their input and needs play a role in guiding the programs and activities of the RDA. Learn more about becoming an RDA Organisational Member or Affiliate.

	Louise Bezuidenhout OAB Co-chair DANS The Netherlands View Profile >>		Shelley Stall OAB Co-chair American Geophysical Union USA View Profile >>
	Tuomas J. Alaterä Intl. Assoc. for Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST)  Finland View Profile >>		Kevin Ashley Digital Curation Centre, University of Edinburgh United Kingdom View Profile >>
	Juan Bicarregui Science and Technology Facilities Council United Kingdom View Profile >>		Raphael Ritz Max Planck Computing and Data Facility Germany View Profile >>
			Michelle Barker Research Software Alliance Australia View Profile >>

OAB Membership 

The OAB consists of up to twelve elected members including two co-chairs. OAB members are elected for two years; there are currently no restrictions on re-election.

The OAB elects co-chairs from the OAB members. Co-chairs are elected for two years at a time with a maximum of one consecutive re-election (i.e., maximum 4 years), subject to rules listed in the full governance document. The two co-chairs coordinate the work of the OAB, and at least one of the co-chairs participates as a consensus-forming but non-voting member of the RDA Council.

OAB Rotation Schedule

OAB Chair Rotation Schedule