Town Hall: Tri-Agency Draft RDM Policy & Request for Feedback

The three Federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have developed a draft research data management policy that is intended to guide digital data management and data stewardship practices of researchers funded by the tri-councils. You can read the Draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy and FAQs here.

While we do not know the timelines, we anticipate that the implementation of the different elements of the policy will occur in phases and we are continuing to develop a number of resources to support researchers in managing their data (more information will be forthcoming). 

The Tri-Agency secretariat is requesting feedback from the research community on the draft policy. While individual responses to the secretariat are encouraged, the VPRI office will be submitting a consolidated response based on your input (the internal deadline for feedback is August 3rd). You can also submit your feedback here. 

To assist you in understanding the potential impacts of the policy and to provide a forum for feedback, we will be holding a Town Hall meeting on Thursday July 19th from 1 – 2 pm. Please see details below.

Town Hall details: 

To attend in person: 

LSC 1001 LT Main Floor (South Side) 
Life Sciences Building 
2350 Health Sciences Mall 

To attend remotely: 

Note: Connect with a laptop or desktop computer. Do not connect by cell phone or tablet. Encourage online users to conduct a test call prior to your event.

• Web Browser: In Chrome browser, go to http://meet.vc.ubc.ca and enter 30201. For troubleshooting, and instructions on how to make a Test Call, see the Web Browser User Guide.  
• UBC Skype for Business (account holders only): In the Contact box, enter30201@vc.ubc.ca to join the meeting. Refer to the Skype for Business website. To conduct a test connection enter 82998@vc.ubc.ca in the Contact box.
• Telephone (Audio-bridge): Dial toll-free phone number, 1-844-521-0666, followed by the 5-digit ID, followed by #

We will be using Sli.do for this event to field questions and comments from those attending in person and via the web stream. To submit your questions or comments during the town hall visit https://www.sli.do/ and enter the event code that will be provided during the event.