Shape the Future of Research Data Curation in Europe!

Join us in Leuven, Belgium, on October 1-2, 2025, for a transformative 2-day workshop to establish the European Expert Curation Network!

Are you passionate about research data curation, quality management, and long-term preservation? Do you want to be at the forefront of shaping FAIR and TRUST principles for the future? This is your chance to collaborate with leading experts and make a lasting impact.

Why Attend?

The EOSC EDEN project invites research data curation and long-term preservation experts to a hands-on workshop where participants will:

• Lay the foundations of a European Expert Curation Network.
• Share expertise, experiences, and best practices.
• Build a collaborative vision for advancing data curation and long-term preservation across disciplines and repositories.

This workshop is the first of two events designed to bring together experts from diverse domains, including organizations, repositories (generalist/specialist), collections, and digital object types. Together, participants will aim to harmonize curation practices and address the challenges of ensuring that data remains FAIR over time.

Event Details

Travel Support Available: travel support will be offered for selected participants. Participants will be selected based on criteria to ensure a balanced and diverse representation. This includes expertise in research data curation and long-term preservation, as well as coverage across disciplines, organization types, and digital object types.

Who Should Attend?

EOSC EDEN is looking for approx. 20 experts with:

• Expertise in research data curation, quality management, or long-term preservation.
• Representation across organizations, repositories, collections, or digital object types.
• A commitment to advancing FAIR+Time and TRUST principles.

A second workshop is planned in 2026, focusing more on training and endorsement of the EOSC EDEN project outcomes.

Why This Matters

Curation is the cornerstone of long-term digital preservation, yet it remains a challenge for many institutions. By establishing a European Expert Curation Network, the project aims to:

• Address gaps in expertise and experience.
• Provide a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Harmonize curation practices across disciplines and repositories.
• Ensure data remains accessible and reusable as technology evolves.

This initiative is part of the EOSC EDEN project, which will develop and establish a framework to identify what data are candidates for long-term preservation based on use, benefit, and quality and a model for re-appraisal points along data lifecycle and test usability. EOSC EDEN will identify practices to support the creation of curation, long-term preservation, and access strategies in Europe. In collaboration with our sister project FIDELIS, we will work to facilitate the sustainable embedding of the European Expert Curation Network to ensure its long-term growth after the conclusion of the project.

Contact

For more information about the workshop or the EOSC EDEN project, feel free to reach out:

 Email: pmo.eden(at)postit.csc.fi