Task forces, jour fixes, sections and more

This page gives you an overview of regular meetings in NFDI and the particular addressees. If you are interested in participating in the different formats, please contact the coordinator of your consortium for further information or the NFDI office via email to info[at]nfdi.de.  

Task forces

Task forces (TFs) are meetings of working groups in which people from interested consortia work out solutions for individual topics in a joint exchange. TFs can also prepare the creation of a section or serve the exchange between sections. In the TF Monitoring, qualitative and quantitative KPIs are defined to make the success of NFDI measurable. In the TF Tools, common standards for the productive use of software are developed. The TF Tools is divided into several subgroups, each dealing with specific aspects.

Task Evaluation and Reporting

• Goal: Our mission is to serve as an exchange forum for the development and discussion of presentations and documentation that will demonstrate the progress of the consortia and of the NFDI as a whole. We believe that the successes of the NFDI in promoting research data management and its required infrastructures can be presented transparently via reports that combine quantitative and qualitative elements in complementary ways. These reports are primarily aimed at specialised communities and the interested specialist public and are produced against the background of the evaluations of the consortia and the structural evaluation of the NFDI by the German Science and Humanities Council. We supplement the existing departments of the NFDI association, i.e. its sections and consortia, and develop concepts and methods that will allow presenting cross-consortial cooperation, standardising reporting and evaluation procedures, and the visualisation of such procedures. These concepts are created as co-authored papers that can be adopted by NFDI bodies.
• Target group: The TF Evaluation & Reporting brings together contributors from across NFDI consortia and the Directorate, who actively contribute the specialised experiences and perspectives of their respective communities on the topics of evaluation and reporting. Our way of working is collegial, interdisciplinary, cross-consortial and guided by our common interests. In this way, we contribute to the development of the “One-NFDI” ideal.
• Frequency: every third week, Wednesdays

TF User Research

Goal: The Taskforce User Research aims to promote the exchange of experience on the topic of user research.

Target group: All persons interested in the objective are cordially invited to participate.

Frequency: every third Tuesday of the month

Task Force Tools

• Goal: In the Task Force (TF) Tools, interested consortia work out standards for the productive use of software in a joint exchange.
• Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the TF are cordially invited to participate.
• Frequency: every second Wednesday of the month

Task Force Tools Subgroup AAI

• Goal: Exchange on the topic of Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) in NFDI.
• Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the subgroup (SG) are cordially invited to participate in the SG AAI.
• Frequency: every fourth Monday of the month

TF Tools Subgroup Helpdesk

• Goal: Exchange on the topic of helpdesks in NFDI.
• Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the subgroup are cordially invited to participate in the SG Helpdesk.
• Frequency: every second Wednesday of the month

Task Force Tools Subgroup project management

• Goal: Establishment of a professional and efficient project management tool for the work in the consortia and for the cooperation in the association. Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the subgroup (SG) are cordially invited to participate in the SG Project Management. Rotation: by arrangement

Task Force Tools Subgroup Rocket.Chat

• Goal: Exchange of RocketChat administrators of the nfdi-all instance.
• Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the subgroup (SG) are cordially invited to participate in the SG Rocket.Chat.
• Rotation: by arrangement

Task Force Tools Subgroup Data Management Planning

• Goal: Exchange on the topic of Data Management Planning
• Target group: All persons from NFDI consortia who are interested in the goal of the subgroup (SG) are cordially invited to participate in the SG Data Management Planning.
• Frequency: –

Task Force Tools Subgroup File Sharing Cloud

• Aim: Exchange on the topic of file sharing cloud
• Target group: –
• Frequency: Subgroup currently dormant while the procurement of an NFDI cloud solution is being clarified.

Jours fixes

The various jours fixes are permanently established meetings in which people from the NFDI Directorate and the individual funded NFDI consortia exchange views on specific sets of topics. Jour Fixe speakers

• Goal: Exchange between NFDI directorate and speakers of the funded NFDI consortia.
• Target group: Consortium speakers
• Frequency: first Friday of the month

Jour fixe communication

• Goal: Exchange of persons responsible for the topics of PR and (public) communication in the NFDI Directorate and the different funded NFDI consortia.
• Target group: Persons responsible for PR and (public) communication in the different funded NFDI consortia.
• Frequency: last Wednesday of the month

Jour fixe finance

• Goal: Exchange on NFDI financial management topics (e.g. call for funds, proof of use, administrative processes, etc.).
• Target group: coordinators of the funded NFDI consortia
• Frequency: by arrangement

Jour fixe management

• Goal: Exchange between the NFDI Directorate and the coordinators of the funded NFDI consortia on administrative topics.
• Target group: Coordinators of the funded NFDI consortia
• Frequency: second Friday of the month

Sections

Sections are legally dependent divisions of the association in which cross-cutting topics are addressed that affect several consortia. Detailed information on the sections can be found in the section concepts, which are published on our zenodo community page, and on the NFDI website at https://www.nfdi.de/sektionen/:

• Common Infrastructures
• Ethical, Legal & Social Aspects
• Industry Engagement
• (Meta)Data, Terminologies, Provenance
• Training & Education

For participation in the sections, registration is required under https://www.nfdi.de/sektionen-anmeldung/If you have further questions about the sections, you can contact sections[at]nfdi.de.. Bei weiteren Fragen rund um die Sektionen können Sie sich an sections[at]nfdi.de wenden.  

More dates

Onboarding Event

• Goal: The onboarding event gives new employees in consortia the opportunity to get to know NFDI better and to exchange ideas and network across consortia.
• Target group: new employees in the consortia.
• Frequency: once per quarter

Coffee Session

• Goal: Networking event for all NFDI stakeholders.
• Target group: all interested parties of the NFDI community
• Frequency: once per quarter

Satzungsvorstellung

• Goal: To present the statutes of the association to all interested parties.
• Target group: For all interested parties
• Frequency: once a year

The presentation can be found on Zenodo and YouTube.  

NFDITalks

www.nfdi.de/talks