<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c5384c7c-bd4f-a7b9-7477-c911d4ec2221"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello RDAP community members,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are excited to share an update about the RDAP 2018 planning committee’s hard work to make </span><a href="https://www.asist.org/events/rdap-summit/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RDAP 2018</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> a success! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepr2zcgFS4Y7DbH19nmnbgkCM6Cb_QbV_hBkQ7JkjeG0aLFg/viewform" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">call for proposals</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is out and <b>due by </b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, November 17</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Also check out brief </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hPdqlDZtsN-noGw7nMTPndaM79LrJj4tWHu7KpjgG3k/edit" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">session descriptions</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> with the proposal submission questions. There will be a forthcoming CFP for the poster session and separate oral session (TBD). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are also pleased to announce that we will feature a keynote speaker this year. As we finalize those arrangements we’ll be sure to share more information about that with the community. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our subcommittees have also been hard at work: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Sponsorship Team has some good news to share: we not only met our goal, </span><span style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">we exceeded it</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! This means that attendees will see similar registration costs in 2018 as 2017. Affordability was one of this year’s goals and the RDAP 2018 Planning Committee would like to take a moment to publicly thank our sponsors for making it possible:</span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Partners:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Purdue Univ. Libraries , Figshare, and Elsevier.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Advocates:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> DPN.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contributors:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Iowa State Univ. Library and The UW-Madison iSchool.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sponsors:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Univ. of Minnesota Libraries, DLF, Virginia Tech Libraries, PLOS, Northeastern Univ. Libraries, OCLC, University of Illinois Univ. Library (Champaign-Urbana), Northwestern Library, and ICPSR.</span></p></li></ul><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Save the date! The Webinar committee is pleased to announce its </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">upcoming webinar on January 23</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at 3pm EST. The assembled panel will explore how researchers use new technologies to manage their workflows, facilitate collaboration, and share aspects of their work. More information will be shared soon. </span></p></li></ul><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Marketing committee has been helping spread the word about the call for proposals, the webinar, and our sponsors. Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ResearchDataAccessPreservation/">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/rdapsummit?lang=en">Twitter</a> with the hashtag #RDAP18. </span></p></li></ul><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year, RDAP is pleased to announce a partnership with the </span><a href="http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB)</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Selected accepted RDAP proposals will be invited to submit their work for publication in JeSLIB, a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes full-length papers, eScience in Action articles, reviews, and video articles. First time RDAP attendees are also encouraged to submit commentaries for publication in JeSLIB. </span></p></li></ul><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RDAP's Future Vision Task Force (FVTF) has been diligently working to review suggested organizations for possible future alignment or as models for standalone professional associations. The FVTF will present on these findings at RDAP 2018 and share a report including recommendations for RDAP's future direction and a suggested timeline for action, with community feedback encouraged. </span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RDAP 2018 registration will open up in early 2018. So get your presentation proposals in and we’ll hope to see many of you in Chicago in late March! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Regards,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Amy Neeser and Jon Petters</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RDAP18 co-Chairs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:aneeser@berkeley.edu">aneeser@berkeley.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:jpetters@vt.edu">jpetters@vt.edu</a></span></p></font></span>
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