[GMOD-devel] Help us chart the future of agricultural data!

[Meg S. <me...@gm...>]

Dear Researchers, Breeders, Database Providers, Funders, Editors, Students,
Software Engineers, and other Scientists,

*Do you want easy access to better quality data?*  We are THRILLED to
announce that AgBioData (https://www.agbiodata.org/) has received a
three-year NSF RCN award to expand our community committed to improving
quality and access to agricultural data. New activities will include
organizing workshops, establishing new working groups, and developing FAIR
curriculum for scientists.  We are expanding the consortium and welcome new
members, especially students, post-docs, big-data scientists, funding
agency scientists and members of the scientific publishing community
interested in solving common FAIR data issues.

*We invite all of you to an important kickoff All-Hands Meeting on Sept 1st* at
10 am PDT (find your local time - https://bit.ly/389VeJA).  At this meeting
you will hear about our RCN objectives, the benefits of joining AgBioData,
and how YOU can make a difference in the biological data environment for
years to come. *Please pre-register* for this meeting at
https://iastate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcld-iqqD4vE9awJKcFGnmHwxtCNc_a7UJM

*We are also hiring a scientist to coordinate AgBioData activities*,
outreach and curriculum development.  Please help us publicize this
opportunity!  Applications should be submitted by August 31 to
https://phoenix-bioinformatics.hirehive.com/job/83452/scientific-program-coordinator-newark?source=TAIR
.

Thank you!

The AgBioData Steering Committee:
Monica Poelchau, Sook Jung, Ethy Cannon, Jacqueline Campbell, Lisa Harper,
Leonore Reiser, Marcela Tello-Ruiz, Laurel Cooper, Eva Hula, Meg Staton,
and Darwin Campbell

*About AgBioData:*  https://www.agbiodata.org
*AgBioData RCN*: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2126334

-- 
Margaret Staton
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
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