Save the Date: DDI Annual Meeting
Enter summary here.
DDI 4 Review Period
This is a reminder that we are coming up to the end of the projected 3 month period for the DDI 4 Prototype Review Period. Please submit your issues and comments before Monday, February 4, 2019.
EDDI Conference
Insert summary
Early Registration for NADDI 2019 ends February 14th
Early Registration is still available for the 2019 North American Data Documentation Initiative Conference (NADDI) being held at Statistics Canada on April 25-26, 2019. Workshops are being held on April 24th.
The theme for NADDI 2019, ‘Benefits of Describing Statistical Production and Variables’, emphasizes the benefits of using metadata to drive efficiencies in a research data lifecycle, as well as promotes subsequent re-use of end data products, especially those generated by federal and national statistical agencies.
DDI Scientific Board Election Results
The DDI Alliance recently held elections to fill the Vice-Chair position.
UNECE Supporting Standards Group
The DDI Alliance has participated in recent UNECE groups on supporting metadata standards.
Mari Kleemola participated in the Workshop on the Modernisation of Official Statistics, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27-28 November 2018. The workshop was attended by representatives from 29 countries and organisations. All documents and presentations are available from the Workshop wiki (https://statswiki.unece.org/x/HAFNDQ).
Jay Greenfield has been participating in the Supporting Standards Group
Moving Forward: Berlin Report
Insert sprint final report. EDDI 2018 Sprint Confluence page with the final report.