2024-11-05

Welcome to the November issue of the Base4NFDI newsletter! Every two months we will share the latest updates about upcoming Base-relevant events and presentations, insights into the basic service development, and notify you about interesting resources to keep you informed and inspired. 

Thank you for being a part of our community, and happy reading!

Events and presentations

• Base4NFDI 1st User Conference, November 20-21, 2024, Berlin. We also have a new website with details on the keynote and the programme.
• Services by Base4NFDI Roadshow on Dec 4th, 2024, 2 pm, online. Pitching all currently funded Basic Services at the end of the year 2024.

Brief updates from the basic services

• IAM4NFDI
  • The next Incubator cycle call is open! Do you have an AAI-specific use case that you need support to implement? Then this is your chance! Find all information and submission templates here. We are looking forward to your submissions! Deadline: December 18, 2024. You will be notified by January 24, 2025.
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• TS4NFDI
  • The integration phase proposal has been accepted. The new phase is set to begin in January.
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• PID4NFDI
  • The integration phase proposal has been accepted. The new phase is set to begin in January.
  • Don’t miss our online PID Stakeholder workshop on Nov 11, 2024, 9-12.30 am, open to all NFDI representatives and beyond. Register here. 
  • The PID Coordination Hub is frequently updated. A PID provider overview and information on metadata assessment has recently been added. 
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• KGI4NFDI
  • A first version of our KGI guidelines were published. These guidelines provide step-by-step instructions, educational videos, and best practices for setting up, configuring, and hosting knowledge graphs using Virtuoso and Apache Jena. They will be progressively expanded to include further content such as guidelines for (e.g.) Wikibase.
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• DMP4NFDI
  • A successful DMP use cases workshop was held on Sep 30. The next workshop will be on *Nov 15, 10-13h*, open to everyone - discuss and work on the DMP template framework with us! Join via Zoom. 
  • The team is looking for use case partners/incubator projects for the Integration phase regarding the following topics: joint DMP template creation in RDMO, service integration in RDMO, or joint setup of the RDMO client. If interested, please join the monthly Jour Fixe with project partners - open to everyone interested in collaboration with DMP4NFDI. Next JF on Nov 12, 11-12h. Join via Zoom.
  • Collaboration meetings with PID4NFDI and TS4NFDI and other basic service teams are planned for the upcoming year. 
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• Jupyter4NFDI
  • Since Oct 1st, the Jupyter4NFDI project team is now complete with two more staff members at the University of Stuttgart and GESIS. 
  • Further computing and storage resources by MPCDF have been integrated into the staging environment and will be available in production, soon. 
  • The team is preparing a survey for November to better understand user requirements that will help guide the service development and feature prioritisation.
  • Two new core features were added to the central Jupyter4NFDI webservice:
    • Repo2Docker - A MyBinder-like feature has been integrated within Jupyter4NFDI so users can share Binder-based reproducible environments. Currently in beta, this feature is expected to expand with additional options soon.
    • Share Button - When setting up a Repo2Docker or CustomDockerImage configuration on the platform, you can now use the share button, making it easier for others to replicate your environment. 
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• nfdi.software
  
  • The service officially started in November 2024. Base4NFDI is excited to have the team on board and wish them great success. The kick-off is scheduled for January as soon as all staff is hired. 
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• RDMTraining4NFDI
  
  • RDMTraining4NFDI has been accepted for funding of the initialisation phase. We’re currently arranging logistics for their official starting date.

Publications and related materials

• EOSC Guidance Paper. This paper deals with how our basic services will be embedded in the EOSC landscape. 

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