“Navigating the Path to Success in Disaster Data Management” by Junshi Xia and Zhang Feng

24 June 2024

The webinar featured Professors Junshi Xia and Zhang Feng, who explored key aspects of disaster data management, including data sharing, discovery, and integration. They provided practical guidance and shared their professional experiences to inspire early career researchers in navigating this complex field. The session offered valuable insights and strategic advice for those looking to advance their careers in disaster data management.

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Navigating the Research Data Management Compliance Maze as an Indonesian Early-Career Researcher: Unravelling Policies across Borders

23 April 2024

World Data System Early Career Research Network member Madiareni Sulaiman presented a webinar examining the varying levels of expertise among early-career researchers regarding research data management (RDM) policies and open research initiatives. The session emphasized the importance of ongoing professional development for both researchers and support personnel after RDM policies are implemented, and built upon topics discussed at DSWS 2023 in Tokyo.

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Rising Stars: A Webinar on Early Career Researchers’ Conference Experiences in Data

17 February 2024

Claire Rye and Lianchong Zhang, WDS Early Career Researcher Network co-chairs, shared their experiences and key takeaways from IDW23 and DSWS, highlighting networking opportunities and the significance of their research within the data science community. They discussed the specific challenges faced by early career researchers and the unique aspects of presenting at major data science conferences, offering insights into their journeys, the impact of their work, and the evolving role of early career professionals in shaping the future of data science.

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Data Experts on Career Development: Perspectives on Data Management Across Time, Disciplines, and Research Environments with Bruce Wilson

5 September 2023

Bruce Wilson is a chemist by original training, who found himself drowning in data as a result of work in industrial process analytical chemistry and some early successes in high throughput research methods. His work building tools to meet his own data management needs led to building tools to help other scientists across a wide range of domains manage, find, and use data. Bruce presently serves as the Manager for the NASA-funded Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC) and as the Group Leader for ORNL’s Remote Sensing and Environmental Informatics Group. In this webinar, Bruce shared his thoughts about successes and challenges as an individual contributor and a leader in data management and scientific cyberinfrastructure, based on a career that includes work in industry, government labs, and academia. Bruce also answered questions from guests in a Q&A sessions from two different time zones, which have been combined into this comprehensive recording.

Data Experts on Career Development: Open Session with David Castle

17 May 2023

This webinar was led by Dr. David Castle, Professor in the School of Public Administration and the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria and Researcher in Residence at the Office of the Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada. He is also the Chair of the World Data System Scientific Committee (WDS-SC).

In this webinar, Dr. Castle discussed the concept of “cumulative progress” and how career advancement can involve chance and serendipity, as well as preparation and curiosity. He cited Louis Pasteur’s statement, “Chance favors the prepared mind,” to emphasize the importance of being receptive to unexpected opportunities. He also shared his own career path from science to philosophy to ethics, which was influenced by various encounters and interests. He encouraged participants to be open-minded and network with diverse peers and mentors.