How we o ganize Da a e se communi y e o s
Collabo a i e s a egies o e ec i e communi y pa icipa ion
The Global Da a e se Communi y Conso ium
Suppo ing Da a e se Reposi o ies A ound he Wo ld
Ligh ning Talk a he Bi da o T aining P og am
Oc obe 9, 2025
P esen ing:
Ceylin Boyd, Ha a d Uni e si y
Philipp Conze , UiT The A c ic Uni e si y o No way
Con ibu ed o he slides:
Jim Mye s, Global Da a e se Communi y Conso ium
OUTLINE
❖Abou he Da a e se P ojec and
GDCC
❖Th ee ypes o communi y e o s
➢Communi y Mee ings
➢Wo king G oups
➢Communi y Calls
❖Summa y
❖Acknowledgemen s
ABOUT THE
PROJECT
ABOUT THE
DATAVERSE PROJECT
Open-Sou ce Reposi o y So wa e
Da a e se is open-sou ce so wa e ha
enables sha ing, ci a ion, and p ese a ion o
esea ch da a.
Global and Mul idisciplina y Suppo
I suppo s da a sha ing ac oss di e se
disciplines and ins i u ions wo ldwide.
Enhancing Accessibili y and
Rep oducibili y
The p ojec aims o imp o e da a accessibili y
and ep oducibili y in schola ly esea ch.
ABOUT THE GLOBAL
DATAVERSE
COMMUNITY
CONSORTIUM (GDCC)
Communi y Suppo and Coo dina ion
GDCC was es ablished in 2018 o suppo he Da a e se
communi y by coo dina ing and acili a ing collabo a ion,
communi y e o s, and esou ces wo ldwide.
Go e nance and S a egic Di ec ion
GDCC p o ides go e nance and s a egic guidance o keep
he Da a e se P ojec aligned wi h use needs om a di e se
communi y.
Collabo a i e Venue
GDCC p o ides a collabo a i e enue o ins i u ions o
le e age economies o scale in suppo o Da a e se
eposi o ies a ound he wo ld, e.g., h ough he GDCC
Da aCi e conso ium membe ship ha p o ides DOIs o
Da a e se ins alla ions.
THREE TYPES OF
COMMUNITY
EFFORTS
DATAVERSE
COMMUNITY
MEETINGS
Annual e en since 2015, e ol ing om Ha a d-hos ed o
globally dis ibu ed (Po ugal, Mexico, No h Ca olina).
Main enue o acili a ing discussing pas , ongoing, and u u e
communi y e o s, and o os e ing ne wo king and
collabo a ion.
O ganized by a o a ing eam: local hos s + o he (mo e
expe ienced) communi y membe s o suppo newcome s.
Planning s a s wi h a communi y su ey o iden i y ele an
opics (e.g., Me ada a, La ge Da a Suppo , AI, Go e nance).
Open call o con ibu ions in di e se o ma s: alks,
wo kshops, ound ables, demos, pos e s, WG sessions, e c.
Challenges: engaging newcome s, a el limi a ions, and
inclusi i y in hyb id o ma s.
WORKING
GROUPS WGs o m o ganically when communi y membe s iden i y a
sha ed need o goal.
Led by olun ee coo dina o s, ensu ing alignmen wi h
b oade communi y p io i ies.
Open and inclusi e membe ship, welcoming di e se
con ibu o s.
Common cha ac e is ics: Regula mee ings, p og ess
documen a ion, and upda es ia mailing lis s and communi y
e en s.
Challenges include limi ed capaci y, shi ing leade ship, and
ex ended imelines.
Cu en WGs:
● Con aine iza ion
● Documen a ion
● La ge Da a Suppo
● pyDa a e se
