Deadline Extended: 2025 Dataverse Community Meeting Call for Proposals Due March 15th!
Mandy Gooch
Hello Dataverse Community!
The deadline to submit for the 2025 Dataverse Community Meeting has been extended
to March 15th. More information is below:
Call for Papers, Presentations, Panels, Posters, and Workshops
2025 Dataverse Community Meeting
June 10-13, 2025 | Pre-Conference Workshops: June 10, 2025 | Hackathon: June
13, 2025
Location: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Theme: “Expanding the Dataverse: Advancing Innovation, Building Community,
Establishing Legacy”
The Dataverse Community is pleased to announce the 2025 Dataverse
Community Meeting from June 10th - 13th, 2025 hosted at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We invite you to join us for an exciting
conference focused on Expanding the Dataverse.
This theme seeks to explore Dataverse from multiple perspectives: from
technical advancements and integrations to innovative faculty-led research
initiatives that leverage Dataverse in unique and transformative ways. We are
excited to hear how the Dataverse community supports the research legacies of
their institutions and faculty while simultaneously cultivating stronger communities
of practice in data sharing, preservation, and repository infrastructure.
Who Should Submit
We invite proposals from a broad range of contributors, including:
- Developers and Technologists: Share cutting-edge work on new Dataverse features, plug-ins, modules, and integrations with other research data infrastructures.
- Faculty, Researchers, and Data Professionals: Highlight projects and research initiatives that utilize Dataverse to manage and share scholarly data.
- Librarians, Repository Managers, and Information Specialists: Discuss best practices, policies, governance, and community-driven efforts around the stewardship and curation of datasets in Dataverse.
- Educators and Trainers: Present teaching approaches, classroom use-cases, and training materials that help cultivate the next generation of Dataverse users and contributors.
Conference Scope and Topics
We seek contributions that align with the theme of “Expanding the Dataverse”,
including, but not limited to:
- Technical Development and Integrations
- Faculty Research and Institutional Use-Cases
- Community Building, Governance, and Data Ethics
- Curation, Preservation, and Data Sharing Standards and Workflows
- Outreach and Dissemination
- Challenges and Opportunities
- Compliance and Policy Implementation
- User Support, Training, and Education
Session Formats
We welcome submissions for various formats to accommodate a range of
participation and interaction styles:
- Presentation: 15–20 minute talks offering insights into cutting-edge developments, research projects, and case studies.
- Roundtable Discussion: 45–60 minute discussions engaging multiple speakers and fostering dialogue, debate, and community input.
- Poster: Visual displays of research findings, implementation strategies, and community initiatives, accompanied by an interactive session for Q&A and networking.
- Workshop (Pre-Conference – June 10): Half- or full-day sessions providing hands-on learning experiences, demonstrations of new tools and methodologies, and opportunities to build technical and conceptual skills.
Please note that we will also be hosting an all-day
Hackathon on June 13th which will provide attendees with the opportunity to
contribute their ideas and expertise to Dataverse. More information on the
Hackathon will be forthcoming, so keep an eye out for that announcement!
Submission Guidelines
- Length
& Format:
- Presentation and Roundtable proposals: Up to 500 words, describing topic scope, relevance, and target audience.
- Poster proposals: Up to 300 words, summarizing the project, data, or tool.
- Workshop proposals: Up to 700 words, specifying goals, required materials, technical prerequisites, and participant outcomes.
- Include: Title, presenter(s) name and affiliation, contact information, abstract, and up to 5 keywords.
- Deadline: Proposals must be submitted by March 15, 2025.
- Notification of Acceptance: Authors will be notified by April 10, 2025.
- Please limit your submissions to one per session format.
- How
to Submit:
- All proposals must be submitted through our online submission system
- For questions related to submissions, please contact the organizing committee at dcm-...@unc.edu.
Registration and Logistics
Registration details, including early-bird rates, lodging, and travel
information, will be provided on the conference website as they become
available.
About the Host
The 2025 Dataverse Community Meeting will take place at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leading public research university, rich in
tradition and known for fostering innovation and collaboration.
Chapel Hill offers a college town experience with historical
landmarks, famous trees, and a variety of hiking trails and natural sights tucked into
central North Carolina under Carolina Blue skies. Tour Franklin Street and
check out its many delicious venues, pop into a show at the Morehead
Planetarium, or experience the exhibits in the Ackles Art Museum. There’s
plenty to do in Chapel Hill, but if you want to branch out a bit, you
can always hop on a bus to visit the nearby cities of Durham and Raleigh.
Join us to experience a vibrant scholarly community and engage with peers from
around the globe. We look forward to seeing everyone in Chapel Hill!