Current good science practices require to correctly label the data produced in modern biology. Not only do these labels give context and interpretation during data analysis, but they also allow interoperability between different investigations and potential reanalyses. However, the process of describing your data thoroughly, i.e. adding correct metadata, is not straightforward and can be confusing.

This workshop provides guidance on how to describe your datasets in a FAIR manner which ensures that your uploaded data is findable and re-usable by machines and humans for future data analysis and comparable results by you and others.

The focus will be on teaching you how to use terms based on existing ontologies and controlled vocabulary. Your engagement and continuous use of these terms will help to increase future machine-actionable analyses. After the workshop you will have successfully described your own datasets and prepared the necessary metadata for future deposition of your described datasets.

Save the date! Download the calendar event as ICS file

Register until 20 September 2023!

• have prepared the necessary metadata to ease the upload of your data to a repository of your choice.
• know how to describe your datasets in a FAIR manner which ensures that your uploaded data is findable and re-usable by machines and humans for big data analysis and comparable results by you and others.
• be able to select terms based on existing ontologies and controlled vocabulary (to increase future machine-actionable analysis).
• be knowledgeable on how to suggest new (machine-actionable) terms.
• have discussed with peers about struggles with the repository requirements on metadata upload and found solutions.
• provide feedback to NFDI4Microbiota consortium about your future requirements and wishes of (semi-) automated metadata collection and upload processes.

 During this workshop, we will not..

• upload or publish your data
• analyze/ re-analyze your data
• develop an ontology
• set-up an automatic transfer of your metadata to repositories

Registration is mandatory, but there will be no participation fee. Note that there is a maximum of 20 attendees, confirmation will be given on a first come, first served basis.

The following expenses will be covered by the organizers:

• lunches
• coffee breaks

The following expenses will be covered by you:

• travel and accommodation
  
• participation in social events 
• dinner

Educators:

• Maja Magel, M.Sc.
• Charlie Pauvert, PhD, certified Carpentries instructor

Organizers:

• Katharina Grünwald, Functional Microbiome Research Group, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Maja Magel, Functional Microbiome Research Group, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Germany
• Charlie Pauvert, Functional Microbiome Research Group, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Germany

 Helpers:

• Martin Bole, Helmholtz Center UFZ, Leipzig
• Jacobo de la Cuesta,Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
• Barbara Götz, ZB MED, Cologne
• Kabiru Nata'ala Muhammad, Helmholtz Center UFZ, Leipzig

The organizers belongs to the NFDI4Microbiota, a consortium that is part of the German NFDI (National research Data Infrastructure). One of the missions of the NFDI4Microbiota is to support the microbiology research community in making its data more FAIR via adequate tools and training.