eResearch Newsletter April 2024

Dear Alex, here is the Australasian eResearch Newsletter.

Australasian eResearch Newsletter - April 2024

Message from AeRO:

We are sad to announce that the AeRO Executive Officer, Loretta Davis, has resigned her position with effect from 7-Mar-24. Loretta has been with AeRO since the beginning (I think), serving in that role part-time for 10 years. She has been effectively the “face” of AeRO for much of that time, and has contributed hugely to the current success of AeRO. We wish her well in whatever the future may hold.

Meanwhile, the annual eResearch-Australasia Conference is powering ahead, and is now calling for Abstract Submissions. The Conference this year will return to Melbourne, at the Pullman Albert Park, and run from 28-Oct-24 to 1-Nov-24. See https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/.

Alex Reid, Editor.

CONTENTS:
* NCI 2024 User Survey: closes 19-Apr.
* TechTalk26: Extracting Metadata from Diverse Data Sources: 24-Apr.
* Research Data Alliance’s 22nd Plenary Meeting: 14-May.
* ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit 2024: 21-May.
* eResearch-Australasia Conference Abstracts: close 31-May.
* CAUDIT Communities Conference: 24 to 26-Jul.
* RedBox Releases Version 3.5.
* Enabling Soil Data: Research and Resource Project.

NCI 2024 User Survey: closes 19-Apr

NCI is conducting an annual user survey to gather feedback on how to improve their systems and services. The survey covers topics like which NCI services users utilise, how they use them, and suggestions for enhancements.

Open until April 19, 2024, this 10-15 minute survey aims to guide NCI's future computational and data science support.

Access to the survey via this link: https://anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_40HDahdzAOyV22W.

TechTalk26: Extracting Metadata from Diverse Data Sources: 24-Apr

This talk will outline software architecture and techniques that alleviate the burden of metadata collation and curation. It is designed to homogenise metadata harvested from a variety of common metadata catalogue applications. For metadata-poor sources, textual analysis and machine learning models are utilised. The limitations and viability of such techniques are discussed. At the end of the transformation process, ISO-compliant metadata records are created which are suitable for importing into a geonetwork geospatial catalogue.

Online at 2pm AEDT, 24-Apr-24
Speaker: Vincent Fazio, software developer at CSIRO Mineral Resources.

More information and to sign up now: https://eresear.ch/techtalk.

Research Data Alliance’s 22nd Plenary Meeting: 14-May

The Research Data Alliance is holding a fully virtual Plenary meeting on 14 to 23 May 2024.

Registration is now open. Go to https://www.rd-alliance.org/rdas-22nd-plenary-registration-open.

For more general info about the Plenary: https://www.rd-alliance.org/plenary-meetings/next-plenary.

ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit 2024: 21-May

As the research landscape undergoes rapid digital transformation, upskilling researchers for digital research becomes an imperative for achieving cutting edge discoveries.

Explore digital research skills challenges and opportunities with thought leaders on the first day at the Skills Leadership Forum. On Day 2, hear from researchers and learn how they navigate their skills needs and gaps. Then participate in regional conversations with digital research skills trainer communities at Carpentry Connect on Day 3.

Join us for all 3 days (21-23 May) in Melbourne/Naarm, or register for the days which interest you the most.

For more info and to register: https://ardc.edu.au/event/ardc-digital-research-skills-summit-2024/.

eResearch-Australasia Conference Abstracts: close 31-May

The annual eResearch-Australasia Conference this year returns to Melbourne, and will be held at the Pullman Albert Park, from 28-Oct to 1-Nov-24. See https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/.

The Call for Abstracts in all categories (viz Workshops, Oral Presentations, Birds-of-Feather sessions, Lightning Talks, Posters and e-Posters) is now open, and closes (for all but posters) on 31-May. See https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/abstracts/.

Registration is also open (note that if any organisation has 3 registrations they will be entitled to free membership of AeRO this year). Earlybird discounts are available until 13-Sep-24. See https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/registration/.

CAUDIT Communities Conference: 24 to 26-Jul

Being held at La Trobe University in Victoria, the CAUDIT Communities Conference is a platform for powerful collaborative innovation and problem-solving. Drawing on the expertise and experience of Members, including the eResearch support community, the Conference will bring to life the critical wealth of knowledge that exists among our Communities of Practice.

The theme of the Communities Conference, “Sector Strong”, reflects the positive outcomes experienced across the sector as a result of the collaboration occurring within our Communities.

Find out more here: https://caudit.eventsair.com/2024-communities-conference.

RedBox Releases Version 3.5

The QCIF Enterprise Solutions team has released Version 3.5 of ReDBox (see https://www.qcif.edu.au/services/redbox/). It introduces exciting enhancements, including the much-anticipated “Soft Delete” feature. This allows for the deletion of records with the safety net of being able to recover them if deleted mistakenly. Initially, this recovery function is exclusively accessible via the REST API, with plans to integrate a user interface in upcoming versions.

Alongside this, the update brings several package upgrades to ensure ReDBox remains robust and up-to-date.

Full release notes can be found on the project’s Github page at: https://github.com/redbox-mint/redbox-portal/releases/tag/v3.5.

Enabling Soil Data: Research and Resource Project

The Managing and Enabling Soil Data (ESD) project, an initiative between Federation University’s Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation and the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils (Soil CRC), aims to develop a fit-for-purpose approach to better manage data for future Soil CRC projects.

This two-year project is responding to the rapid advances in technology that are leading to exponential growth in available soils data and the challenges this represents These include documenting soil data, and ensuring its interoperability and availability as an enduring asset.

For further information: https://soilcrc.com.au/current-projects/#project_2_2_005
or https://www.cerdi.edu.au/CeRDINewsletterSummer2024#6.

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