<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Hi all,<br></div><div>
<div>We are holding a workshop on PIDs for facilities 
and instruments in mid September in Boulder, CO. If you are interested in this topic, we would be happy to have you join! The full workshop invite is below. We still have travel funds available if you are interested and would need travel support.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have any questions,</div><div>Matt</div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="m_-1572396956258770274gmail-docs-internal-guid-c28b3067-7fff-ac01-17e7-3156ccfb7252"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are inviting interested individuals to a workshop for our NSF-funded project titled “FAIR Facilities and Instruments: Enabling transparency, reproducibility, and equity through persistent identifiers”. The workshop will take place at the University of Colorado, Boulder, September 13 – 15, 2023. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The goal of the workshop will be to dig into important questions related to assigning persistent identifiers (PID) for research facility and instrumentation. Major questions for discussion at the workshop will include:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What best practices should be developed for handling instrument/facility evolution?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different PID systems for research facilities and instrumentation?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What use cases exist for Instrument and Facility PID usage?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Can PIDs be used to support better discovery/request processes?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are able to offer reimbursement for travel for eligible workshop participants.</span></p><br><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please express your interest in attending here: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/55n7rn2f" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://tinyurl.com/55n7rn2f</span></a></div>

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