Reconnect13Activities that aim to leverage knowledge discoveries and innovations with the goal of promoting general societal goods are a crucial element of complex, international research environments. While the particular knowledge and products generated through research is important for achieving this goal, such a diverse environment necessarily relies upon various kinds of infrastructure (scientific but also administrative) to enable the creative endeavors of researchers and innovators. Reconnect13 focuses on this dimension of research: the role of research administration practices and information sharing in supporting knowledge discoveries and innovations. Session topics and presentations will primarily be concerned with the ways in which incorporating recent developments in research data management can lead to a better and more connected research and innovation ecosystem.Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration InformationCASRAI_46705e02-d1bb-11e1-874c-d4c81c4a3b39The Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI) is a non-profit standards development organization. We are an international community of leading research funders and institutions collaborating to ensure seamless interoperability of research information. We collectively develop and maintain a common data dictionary and advance best practices for data exchange and reuse between research teams, institutions, and funding agencies throughout the entire life-cycle of research activity.Research FundersResearch Teams Research InstitutionsResearch Funding Agencies... a better and more connected research and innovation ecosystem._ad5914e9-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0[To explore] the role of research administration practices and information sharing in supporting knowledge discoveries and innovations._ad5914ea-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Big DataLearn about different approaches to managing research data._ad5914eb-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf01The trend towards big data is impacting all areas of research. This track will explore a number different approaches to managing research data, and and discuss the policy, administrative, funding, and stewardship challenges involved in sharing data and preservation from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.PolicyLearn about implementation and impacts of data management /data sharing policies._ad5914ec-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 1Panel 1 | Policy: A Tool for Change -- The Policy Session will be framed as a discussion about implementation and impacts of data management /data sharing policies. Speakers will include a distinguished researcher and senior representatives from a university, a national funding council, and the government of Canada. Each will be asked to give their perspective on the following question: If Canadian funding agencies introduce data sharing policies, what are the impacts, opportunities, challenges and constraints, and other considerations?InfrastructureLearn about new technologies emerging from the IT world in response to the challenge of Big Data._ad5914ed-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 2Panel 2 | Infrastructure: The Technological Perspective on Big Data -- Big Data is challenging tried and true approaches in information technology and data processing. It is no longer just a matter of scaling up old tools and techniques. We need to think about IT infrastructure in entirely new ways - everything from how we store data, to the tools and algorithms we use to query and analyze it, to the ways we visualize it and repurpose it – all of these things are undergoing radical change in the age of Big Data. Panelists in this session will look at some of the new technologies emerging from the IT world in response to the challenge of Big Data and discuss how research and academic institutions can position themselves to take best advantage of those technologies.MetadataLearn about new production processes based on the use and reuse of metadata._ad5914ee-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 3Panel 3 | Metadata Driven Production Across the Data Life-Cycle -- New production processes based on the use and reuse of metadata are increasing efficiencies and reducing costs in data production. This panel will feature a review of these new processes and a discussion of their impact.DiscoveryLearn about successful data preservation practices that enable easy discovery and access._ad5914ef-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 4Panel 4 | It's Not There If You Can't Find It: Discovery of Canadian International Polar Year Data -- Learn from the experience of those who have done it. This panel will look at successful data preservation practices that enable easy discovery and access for multiple users around the world. Members of the Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) Data Assembly Centre Network, which was established to store and manage data produced from the Government of Canada IPY program, will share their perspectives on such issues as infrastructure support and mixed-sector collaboration.Education & TrainingLearn about education and training programs addressing the principles and processes of managing and preserving research data._ad5914f0-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 5Panel 5 | Research Data Management: Fundamental Skills from Emerging Education and Training Programs -- Everyone involved in research has reason to understand the principles and processes of managing and preserving research data. This session will focus on a whole range of education and training programs addressing this critical need.Novel UsesLearn about novel uses for research data and challenges in making such novel uses._ad5914f1-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 6Panel 6 | New Uses for Data - Unlocking New Insights -- Researchers around the world are discovering and rediscovering diverse uses for research data. Some of the most interesting developments are uses of data for purposes totally unconnected to the purposes for which the data were collected. This panel will discuss examples of novel uses for research data, review challenges in making such novel uses, and discuss recommendations that will mitigate those challenges.Data ManagementLearn about different approaches to managing research data._ad5914f2-b057-11e3-a2d7-77778ba68bf0Panel 7Panel 7 | Perspectives From Across the Disciplines -- The trend towards big data is impacting all areas of research. This session will explore a number of different approaches to managing research data, and discuss the policy, administrative, funding, and stewardship challenges involved making effective use of data in several different disciplines.LibrariesMake connections among scholarly communications, access to digital collections, data management and curation services, and digital preservation infrastructure. _4cea115b-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf02LibrariesReconnect the Library -- New content in today's library is largely digital in form, reshaping the nature of library collections and services. In this new environment, libraries are important producers of digital content through open access publishing and digitization initiatives as well as builders of digital collections. Discussions in this stream will make connections among scholarly communications, access to digital collections, data management and curation services, and digital preservation infrastructure. The topics in these areas will address policy, management, capacity, and technology challenges. Possible / Preferred Topics: * Article Level Metrics and AltMetrics * Open Access: the essentials * Library Roles in Research Data Management * Librarians as partner in Research Teams * Canadian Collaborative Approaches for Access to Datasets Workshops: * Preparing a research data management plan * Accessing and Preserving Credible Data_4cea115c-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Best PracticesLearn how we are, as a community, providing best practice to support the research enterprise using state-of-the-art systems, frictionless interoperability, metrics and communications/media._4cea115d-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf03Reconnect the Machine -- Research Administration is a key enabler of research performance and thus discovery. In a recent article in University Affairs research administration was likened to the oil in the research machine. We all understand that facilitating grant submissions, setting up research accounts, post award reporting, assuring compliance certificates and compliance in general, etc... are all key tasks which need to happen very efficiently to allow optimal research productivity. Finally we have a responsibility to the public to share our discoveries and so knowledge mobilization is another key aspect of reconnecting the machine. There are many ways that research administrations across the country provide efficient research administration support to their research community. The “Reconnect the Machine” track will examine how we are, as a community, providing best practice to support the research enterprise using state-of-the-art systems, frictionless interoperability, metrics and communications/media. Specifically, we will deliver sessions and workshops related to best practice and efficiency in research administration: * Implementing new IT systems to support (compliance and research administration) the research enterprise, * Advancing research admin data standards adoption in these systems to enable them to 'speak' to each other, * Research administration performance and research impact metrics, Knowledge mobilization modelsState of the MachineDiscuss the 'state of the machine' from a business and technology leaders within the university and funding community._4cea115e-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 1University CommunityFunding CommunityBusiness LeadersTechnology LeadersBreakout Session 1 | "We are the machine" -- A two-part international panel to discuss the 'state of the machine' from a business and technology leaders within the university and funding community who know the problems and the opportunities in integrating and connecting the machine. Starts with a panel of 'business' leaders from institutions and funders speaking on the key areas (including an emphasis on the researchers' view of the challenges) where we could benefit from a 'better-oiled machine'. Moves to a panel of 'technology' leaders from a cross-section of IT organizations three agency reps speaking on the challenges and opportunities facing them in their efforts to respond to the previous 'business focused' panel. The combined panel is meant to lay the groundwork for the remaining 5 sessions for Reconnect the Machine.Open DataSurface the power and potential of open data to serve as the fundamental "oil-in-the-machine"._4cea115f-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 2Breakout Session 2 | "Super models: smarter than you think" -- A two-part international panel that surfaces the power and potential of open data to serve as the fundamental "oil-in-the-machine". A unit on standard unique-identifiers, a fundamental 'missing link' in achieving a distributed & interconnected machine. We would include a speaker from ORCID (person IDs), DOI (output IDs), Datacite (dataset IDs) and CASRAI (Orgs, Classification and Project IDs). We would then move to a unit on standard data profiles, the second fundamental 'missing link'. We would include business and technology experts to speak to how many 'disconnects' in inter-organizational could be solved by a simple adoption of portable, identified info-sets that can be extended by the unique requirements of different disciplines and different research-performing countries. We would end with tangible steps that universities and funders can take to advance this area.Research EnterpriseSurface the commonalities and key differences in the composition and various parts the research enterprise._4cea1160-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 3Breakout Session 3 | "Machine Anatomy 101" -- An international panel surfacing the commonalities and key differences in the composition and various parts of the machine we call the research enterprise. What are our various processes? How do we cost and account for research activity? Reps from Canada, UK (Jisc/MRC), Germany (DFG) and the US (NIH/NSF) dissecting and comparing their respective machines.BenchmarkingDiscuss what can be done with benchmarking tools._4cea1161-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 4Breakout Session 4 | "Show me yours, I'll show you mine" -- Benchmarking, whether on research costing or research success, is a valuable tool for decision-makers and their supporting teams. What can we do today with existing tools and where are the landmines (lies, damn lies and statistics)? This panel of of experts from key research-performing nations will weight in.Societal ImpactConnect research success to societal impact._4cea1162-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 5Breakout Session 5 | "Translation Please: Connecting research success to societal impact." -- The importance of connecting your research to a wider public and improving the chances of turning that connection into societal impact.ExemplarsProvide an overview of for example technologies in institutions now that represent the potential._4cea1163-b0a9-11e3-b0f1-6b848ba68bf0Breakout Session 6Breakout Session 6 | "Start your engines" -- A snapshot of 4 example technologies in institutions now that represent the potential. uSask data warehouse; Cornell VIVO; uOttawa Cv thingy; NIH ScienCV2013-10-162013-10-182014-03-20http://www.verney.ca/casrai2013/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net