Day 1
8:00 – 9:00
Registration
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
The presentation will open the forum by providing a rationale for the importance of the event and outlining activities and expectations. It will introduce the team of presenters and facilitators, thank the sponsors, and describe the current state of research data management in the Atlantic region.
9:15 – 10:00
Setting the Stage: The Canadian RDM Policy Landscape
This presentation will be an overview of the current state of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy implementation, with a focus on up-to-date requirements for funding opportunities, including data management plans and data deposit.
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 11:30
Panel Discussion: RDM Across Academic Units
This 75-minute panel discussion establishes a shared baseline for institutional RDM practice. Four practitioners — a librarian, a research computing/IT specialist, a research lab project manager, and a research ethics officer — will briefly define RDM from their unit's perspective, present common challenges, and discuss concrete approaches that have worked locally.
11:30 – 12:30
Facilitated Breakout Session 1 – Demystifying RDM Across Units
12:30 – 1:00
Group Discussion with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada
1:00 – 2:00
Lunch
2:00 – 3:00
Facilitated Breakout Session 2 – "Blue Sky" Opportunities and Priority Areas
3:00 – 3:15
Break
3:15 – 4:15
Facilitated Breakout Session 3 – RDM Priority Areas Within and Across Units
4:15 – 4:30
End of Day Wrap-up
Day 2
9:00 – 9:20
Welcome and Recap
9:20 – 10:35
Collaborative RDM Initiatives
This 75-minute session showcases concise case studies from institutions that have implemented cross-unit and, where relevant, cross-institutional RDM coordination. Each presenter will outline their institutional context, the first steps taken, key challenges encountered, and concrete outcomes. A moderated discussion will draw out common themes, with attention to applicability across institution sizes.
10:35 – 10:50
Break
10:50 – 11:10
Priority Synthesis
Organizers present a consolidated list of 4 forum-wide priorities drawn from Day 1 outputs.
11:10 – 12:30
Facilitated Breakout Session 4: Workshopping RDM Priorities
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30
Facilitated Breakout Session 4: Workshopping RDM Priorities (continued)
2:30 – 2:50
Break
2:50 – 3:45
Group Sharing
Each group shares their outlined priority, with opportunities for feedback from the larger group.
3:45 – 4:00
Closing Reflections and Next Steps