IEP Metadata and Data Publication Training (Dec. 13, 2024)
The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is hosting a 1-day training diving into the fundamentals of metadata and data publication best practices!
Date, Location & Flyer:
Parking is free in the designated spots (painted with “CDFW”). WIFI will be available. All visitors need to sign in at the security desk.
Registration:
- Complete the Registration Form: Metadata and Data Publication Training (Registration deadline 27 November)
- Registration will prioritize IEP participants if space becomes limited; otherwise, the training is open to all.
Schedule:
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Interactive Lecture
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Hands-on Workshop
About the Training:
This course is designed for data collectors, managers, and analysts of any experience level who want to better understand how data can be made more usable and useful.
Topics to be covered:
- Power of Metadata: The key to making your data as usable and useful as possible
- EML Demystified: Effective metadata is hard but Ecological Metadata Language can help
- FAIR Principles in Action: Learn the benefits of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable data
- EDI, Your Data’s New Home: A purposely built repository to enhance and preserve the utility of your dataset
- IEP Support Along the Way: Learn about tools, templates, and expert guidance opportunities to support your data management journey
- Cultivating a Data Stewardship Culture: Become a part of a growing community of data stewards in IEP, working to enable the potential of our datasets.
This training expands on the abbreviated version presented at the IEP Workshop earlier this year, providing a deeper dive into these topics.
Please share this email with colleagues and others who may be interested.
Questions on the training can be directed to Trinh.Nguyen@wildlife.ca.gov.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
Trinh Nguyen