Data Management and Virtual Access
FORTH (GREECE) - JUNE 12-14, 2024
The school is part of the training activities organized by NFFA-Europe, a Research and Innovation Action under the H2020 Work Programme.
It is open to graduate students, post-docs and young researchers, including also technicians, engineers and all scientists from academic and industrial communities interested in gaining knowledge and practical experience of NFFA-Europe tools for data and metadata management and virtual access services.
Data management practices that follow the FAIR principles — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable — are increasingly central to the various activities of European research infrastructures as they allow data to be verified and reproduced, processes that are fundamental to the progress of science.
Virtual Access is a new mode of cloud services offered by NFFA-Europe, which includes innovative online simulation services, databases, machine learning services, data analysis and metadata management.
This three-day Summer School aims to guide researchers to effectively put FAIR principles into practice and to make use of virtual access services. It will provide an introduction to specific data and metadata management tools (data management plans, repositories, metadata schemas) and to each of the online virtual access services offered in NFFA-Europe.
The sessions will be widely supported by dedicated tutorials and hands-on activities.
Participants will need to bring their own laptop and will have to have an account on www.nffa.eu.
Wednesday 12 June
Tools for data management
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13:00-14:00 |
Registration |
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14.00-15.30 |
Introduction |
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15.30-16.00 |
Coffee break |
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16.00-17.30 |
How to deal with data |
Thursday 13 June
Tools for metadata management
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09.00-10.30 |
How to deal with metadata |
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
How to manage metadata |
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12.30-14.00 |
LUNCH |
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14.00-15.30 |
Research data use-cases |
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15.30-16.00 |
Coffee break |
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16.00-17.30 |
Licensing & copyright |
Friday 14 June
Virtual access services
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09.00-10.30 |
Virtual Access |
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00-12:30 |
Virtual Access |
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
Nik. Plastira 100, Iraklio 700 13, Greece
How to reach Crete
By air: The airport Nikos Kazantzakis (airport Code: HER) is the only one in Heraklion. We highly recommend a taxi to get to the city centre; taxi service is provided just outside the airport.
By sea: There are two major ship companies on the line: Athens-Heraklion. Minoan lines and ANEK lines provide daily service from and towards Crete. There are taxis available as well as buses near the port.
How to reach FORTH
By Taxi (20 minutes): Phone number for calling a taxi and for information: (+30) 2810 210102, (+30) 2810 210146. The cost of a taxi from the city centre to FORTH is approximately 15-20 €. Taxis in Heraklion are coloured silver. The name of FORTH in Greek is spelled and pronounced "ITE".
By Public Bus (40 minutes): There is a bus going directly from the bus station in the city centre to FORTH. One-way tickets cost €1.70 and can be purchased from most kiosks around the downtown area. The bus schedule is the following:
FORTH has an agreement with the following hotels:
Olive Green Hotel (4*) - 3.5 km from Heraklion airport, 11.6 km from FORTH
Atrion Hotel (3*) - 6.4 km from Heraklion airport, 9.3 km from FORTH
Marin Hotel (3*) - 3.9 km from Heraklion airport, 9.7 km from FORTH
Kastro Hotel (3*) - 3.5 km from Heraklion airport, 14.8 km from FORTH
Lato Hotel (3*) - 3.5 km from Heraklion airport, 10 km from FORTH
Registration at the school is free and includes lunch on 13 June and coffee breaks.
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Please notice that school attendance will be limited to 60 participants and the participation will be assessed on a first-come/first-served basis, subjected to acceptance from the Organizing Committee.
School participants not affiliated with (therefore not paid by) NEP partners can apply for travel and accommodation support before 15 March 2024.
To apply for support, fill THIS FORM with your personal information and your application letter.
Please note that the registration form and the support request form are different.
The amount (up to 600 €) will be allocated to a maximum of 10 people, upon acceptance by the Organizing Committee, and students will have priority. The support will never exceed the actual costs incurred.
For questions or additional information, please contact the Organizing Committee.
