Reminder: Call for Sessions for RDA’s 12th Plenary Closes Friday, 29 June

Session proposal submissions for RDA’s 12^th Plenary Meeting (P12), which will be held in conjunction with International Data Week (IDW18) on 5-8 November 2018 in Gaborone, Botswana, closes Friday, 29 June 2018 at 17:00 UTC. 

RDA encourages members to submit session for the following categories:

• Working and/or Interest Group sessions – provides groups the opportunity for discussion, sharing experiences and best practices, and laying down concrete action plans https://www.rd-alliance.org/12th-plenary-group-session-application-form. 
   
• Joint meetings –combines multiple Working and/or Interest Groups to explore potential synergies, share findings and coordinate efforts
  https://www.rd-alliance.org/12th-plenary-joint-session-application-form.
   
• Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions – aimed at exploring new future Working or Interest Group topics, BoFs help identify those with shared interests, build support and in many cases, initiate development of a group Case Statement or Charter
  https://www.rd-alliance.org/12th-plenary-bof-session-application-form.

Notification of session acceptances will occur on 7 August 2018.

For additional assistance or information, feel free to contact the RDA Secretariat at enquiries@rd-alliance.org.