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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">cordially invites you to register for a webinar on
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#006EC0">Let's ROR Together: An Introduction to the Research Organization Registry
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">26 August 2020
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Time: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">15:00 – 16:00
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Venue: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Webinar
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">RSVP: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0461C1"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP67ohMf_LJKNNHu6ympwGXSim4TBvN4qi6av3pfMZjhC5Yg/viewform">Click here</a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">by 11:00 on 26 August 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Requirements: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Stable internet access. More details will be communicated to registered participants before the webinar.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Enquiries: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Contact Ms Mmaphuthi Mashiachidi, Project Administrator at
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0461C1"><a href="Mmaphuthi@assaf.org.za">Mmaphuthi@assaf.org.za</a>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#006EC0">Abstract </span>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The <a href="https://ror.org/">
Research Organization Registry (ROR)</a> launched in 2019 and now contains open persistent identifiers (ROR IDs) and associated metadata for more than 98,000 research organizations around the world. ROR is uniquely focused on solving the specific problem of
how to identify the organizations associated with published research outputs, and on solving this problem with open infrastructure and with extensive community input. Wide adoption of ROR across the research landscape is key to enabling clean, consistent,
and open metadata for tracking research outputs by institutions. This webinar will provide an overview of the ROR registry, demonstrate how ROR IDs are being used and integrated, and discuss upcoming milestones for the project.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#006EC0">Presenter </span>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Maria Gould, California Digital Library/ROR Project Lead
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#006EC0">Presenter Biography
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Maria Gould is a product manager and research data specialist at California Digital Library at the University of California, where she leads a portfolio of innovative
projects and initiatives concerned with the use of persistent identifiers throughout the scholarly communication ecosystem.<span style="color:#1F3864"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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