<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">**** Apologies for cross-posting ****</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear all,</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I kindly invite you to join the following webinars happening in the upcoming two months. Please note that some of the events are held in languages other than English:</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">IGSN ID Registration: Moving from Interest to Implementation</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">23 April, 2024 01:30 PM (UTC)</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The webinar will showcase real-world examples of implementing the International Generic Sample Number (IGSN ID) system demonstrating practical workflows for researchers to register IGSN IDs.</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Register here:</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/9517127424847/WN_mR53rfPSQvei8zQfSRHyVw" target="_blank">https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/9517127424847/WN_mR53rfPSQvei8zQfSRHyVw</a> </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">——— </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">DataCite Open Hours – Harvesting DataCite Metadata and GAF Projects</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">24 April, 2024, 03:00 PM (UTC)</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">For the Q2 edition of Open Hours, we will be hearing from three of the</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Global Access Fund</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(GAF) awarded projects. We will also be taking some time to discuss the topic of harvesting metadata. </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Register here:</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-april-2024/" target="_blank">https://datacite.org/event/datacite-open-hours-april-2024/</a> </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">——— </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">DataCite Connect Prague 2024 (in person)</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">10 June, 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, co-located with PIDfest, 11–13 June 2024; </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The DataCite community will convene to discuss how we can collectively make the most of metadata. In the session, we will discuss the value of consistent, standardized, and complete metadata; provide insight into current metadata practices; hear from DataCite Members about metadata challenges they face; and also discuss how registered metadata is currently (re)used. This is an in-person event that will not be recorded or streamed. Registration for DataCite Connect is free of charge.</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvet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May 2024, 10 AM Indonesia time, 11 AM Malaysia time, 3 AM UTC </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">DataCite, sebuah organisasi global nirlaba yang menyediakan persistent identifier (PID) untuk sumber daya penelitian, meluncurkan Program Duta DataCite untuk meningkatkan kesadaran dan kolaborasi di antara komunitas regional, bagian dari Program Akses Global (GAP) yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesetaraan akses dan adopsi PID infrastruktur, dengan webinar ini sebagai bagian dari upaya mereka untuk menghubungkan penelitian di Malaysia/Indonesia dengan ekosistem penelitian global melalui infrastruktur PID.</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Silakan mendaftar di sini:</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/3417107561738/WN_4M9Mn2rdQNWfGEKW3RILDA" target="_blank">https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/3417107561738/WN_4M9Mn2rdQNWfGEKW3RILDA</a> </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you would like to keep up to date with future events or watch recordings of previous events, please visit our website: </span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://datacite.org/events/" target="_blank">https://datacite.org/events/</a> </span><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#666666" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Bosun Obileye</b></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Regional Engagement Specialist Africa | DataCite</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-weight:400"><i>he/his/him | <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/nigeria/lagos" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">West African Time</a></i></span><font face="Arial" style="font-size:10pt"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">E</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: bosun.obileye</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:gabi.mejias@datacite.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">@datacite.org</a></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">|</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-0994" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ORCID</span></a><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">W</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://datacite.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span sty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