<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*** Apologies for cross-posting ***<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VHRhKWT9T3C1MXGR5pvxiA#/registration">Join us</a> for an exciting panel discussion on the central role of funders in promoting FAIR research practices and advancing Open Science.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In this panel, we will hear perspectives from funding organizations and open scholarly infrastructures on how the adoption of PIDs and the creation of rich connection metadata can serve as a concrete step towards Open and FAIR grant management, output tracking, and impact measurement. </font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We look forward to hearing from the following panelists:</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Maria Cruz (Dutch Research Council)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Kristin Eldon Whylly (Templeton World Charity Foundation)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Erin McKiernan (Open Research Funders Group)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Xiaoli Chen (DataCite)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Amanda French (ROR)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ginny Hendricks (Crossref)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Shawna Sadler (ORCID)</font></span></p></li></ul><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to our panelists during the discussion session. Register now to be part of the conversation about the potential of FAIR practices in research funding and beyond.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please register here and share this event with your networks: </span><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VHRhKWT9T3C1MXGR5pvxiA#/registration" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VHRhKWT9T3C1MXGR5pvxiA#/registration</span></a></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This panel session is part of the <a href="https://datacite.org/events/category/datacite_annual_community_meeting/datacite-annual-community-meeting-2023/">DataCite Annual Community Meeting 2023</a>.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The DataCite Team</font></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>--</div><div><b>Rorie Edmunds PhD | Samples Community Manager | DataCite</b></div><div><i><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/japan/tokyo" target="_blank">Japan Standard Time</a></i></div><div><b>E</b>: <a href="mailto:rorie.edmunds@datacite.org" target="_blank">rorie.edmunds@datacite.org</a></div><div><b>W</b>: <a href="https://datacite.org" target="_blank">datacite.org</a> | <a href="https://blog.datacite.org/" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/datacite" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/datacite" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div><div><a href="mailto:support@datacite.org" target="_blank">Support Desk</a> | <a href="https://support.datacite.org/" target="_blank">Support Site</a> | <a href="https://www.pidforum.org/" target="_blank">PID Forum</a></div><div><b>A</b>: DataCite -- Welfengarten 1B, 30167 Hannover, Germany</div></div></div></div></div>