1st Call for Papers: Ignite Talks on "Data (Horror) Stories"

Share Your Data (Horror) Story! We are seeking captivating Ignite Talks (5 minutes, 20 slides) about your most thrilling, terrifying, or funniest experiences dealing with data. Show us your insights, mistakes, and the lessons learned.

What is an Ignite Talk?

An Ignite Talk is a fast-paced and dynamic presentation format designed to capture the audience's attention in a short amount of time. The essential characteristics of an Ignite Talk are:
- Time Limit: The presentation lasts exactly 5 minutes.
Slide Change: 20 slides are used, which automatically advance every 15 seconds.
- Conciseness: Due to the strict time and slide constraints, the speaker must present their content precisely and focused.
- Entertaining: Ignite Talks are often entertaining, stimulating, and to the point, aiming to quickly inform and inspire the audience
This structure forces speakers to formulate their message clearly and succinctly, making the talks particularly memorable. Ignite Talks are ideal for conferences and events where many different topics need to be covered in a short amount of time.

Submission Details:

• Abstract Length: max. 500 words
• Language: German or English
• Abstract Submission Deadline: September 8, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2025
• Who Can Participate: Everyone from the community. This includes students, doctoral candidates, early career researchers such as post-docs, as well as researchers, lecturers, and members of our Task Areas, Community Clusters, and Temporary Working Groups.

2nd Call for Papers: Poster Session

We provide space for your work on the topics of handling, storing, and managing object-related data, services, and challenges and solutions in the field of research data management. Submissions can be on any topics relevant to the consortium. More information on the NFDI4Objects work program can be found on our website: https://www.nfdi4objects.net/

Submission Details:

• Abstract Length: max. 500 words
• Language: German or English
• Abstract Submission Deadline: September 8, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2025
• Who Can Participate: Everyone from the community. This includes students, doctoral candidates, early career researchers such as post-docs, as well as researchers, lecturers, and members of our Task Areas, Community Clusters, and Temporary Working Groups.

3rd Registration of Meetings of Temporary Working Groups (TWGs) and Community Clusters (CCs)

In order to plan the Community Meeting as effectively as possible, we kindly request that all TWGs and CCs, who would like to hold an in-person meeting in Bochum, to register this wish by 21 September 2025.

You can enter proposals until 2025-09-21 12:00 (Europe/Berlin), 1 month from now.