DataverseLV (Latvia) event on May 6th

[Philip Durbin]

Hello Dataverse enthusiasts!

On Wednesday, May 6th, the good people who run https://dv.dataverse.lv will be giving a talk about their first year of serving their research community in Latvia. Gustavo and I will be there in Riga, in person, to present as well.

If you'd like to join, you can register for the event here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f11272b8-af13-4f3e-9ff1-f6bae3e19a17@695e0a27-5814-44f5-a5bd-d4dc3e8c3a47

Here's the description from the link above:

"DataverseLV – Celebrating the First Year in the Dataverse community

Join us for a special event celebrating the first year of the DataverseLV research data repository and its growing role within the international Dataverse community.

This event offers a unique opportunity to look back on the achievements of DataverseLV during its first year, explore its impact on research data management in Latvia, and learn about future developments. Kristaps Oškalns and Daina Kosīte (VPC) will share insights into the repository’s journey, milestones, and vision ahead.

We are also delighted to welcome representatives from The Dataverse Project at Harvard University. Sonia Barbosa, Gustavo Durand and Philip Durbin will introduce the Dataverse software and provide a closer look at the vibrant global community that supports and advances open research data sharing.

Whether you are a researcher, data steward, librarian, or simply interested in research data infrastructure, this event is an excellent chance to connect, learn, and become part of the wider Dataverse network.

Programme

- One year of DataverseLV research data repository in Latvia
  Kristaps Oškalns, Daina Kosīte (VPC)
- Meeting the Dataverse Project team: overview of the Dataverse software and repository community worldwide
  Sonia Barbosa, Gustavo Durand, Philip Durbin (The Dataverse Project, Harvard University)

Location: LU Sapere Aude zālē, Kalpaka bulvāris 4, Rīga and online (Teams)

We warmly invite you to join us and learn about the latest advances in open research data sharing!"

All are welcome! Thanks!

Phil

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Philip Durbin
Software Developer for http://dataverse.org
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/people/philip-durbin

[Philip Durbin]

This event will be in one hour! All are welcome!

[Philip Durbin]

This event in Latvia was absolutely fabulous. If you're interested in the talks, I just put them on DataverseTV!

Here's a direct link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVALsnrBqk

Our gracious hosts, Daina Kosīte and Kristaps Oškalns, gave a talk entitled "DataverseLV: First Year Progress and Future Directions". For anyone pursuing CoreTrustSeal certification, I highly recommend learning from them how they were able to achieve it quite quickly! Here's a direct link to their slides: https://dataverse.lv/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-06_DataverseLV.pdf

Gustavo and I gave talks about Dataverse and the community. You can find our slides linked from https://dataverse.org/dataversetv or the blog post Daina and Kristaps made: https://dataverse.lv/en/latvija-viesojas-dataverse-programmaturas-izstradataji-no-harvarda-universitates-un-atzinigi-verte-dataverselv-repozitorija-pirmaja-darbibas-gada-sasniegto/

Finally, I blogged about the trip at https://sites.harvard.edu/pdurbin/2026/05/21/visiting-latvia-for-dataverselv/

Enjoy! Thanks again, Daina and Kristaps! Some of you may have met Kristaps in Barcelona!

Phil

p.s. Sonia visited as well, two weeks later for an event called Forward Together ( https://dataverse.lv/en/event/forward-together/ ), and just returned! Stay tuned!