
International FAIR Digital Objects Implementation Summit
Berlin | March 2024
Summit 20th-21st
Training 19th

The FDO Forum will host an FDO Implementation Summit at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science. This summit has two major action lines and will be preceded by a training day:
- Implementations and implementation plans
- Policy aspects of the further FDOF work
For more details on the schedule and descriptions of the sessions please check the Summit Program living document (link at the bottom of the page).
Schedule Overview

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Deadline for abstract submission – 15 December 2023
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Summit Programme
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Training Day
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March 19 2024
Call for Papers
Contributions to FDOs development, strategy and functionality.
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Wednesday
20
09.00h
Opening Session (S1)

Christine Kirkpatrick (Co-Chair FDOF)

Prof. Johannes Vogel / Dr. Jana Hoffmann (Museum of Naturkunde)

Prof. Dr. Philipp Wieder (GWDG)

Dr. Robert Hanisch (NIST)
10.30h
Coffee break
11.00h
Paper presentations & Lightning talks (S2)
12.30h
Lunch
13.30h
Paper presentations & Lightning talks (S3)
15.00h
Coffee break
15.30h
Policy Panels 1 and 2 (S4)

Prof. Dr. Heike Neuroth (TH Postdam)
Chair of the Panel Session 1

Dr. Paolo Budroni (TU Wien)
Chair of the Panel Session 2
17.00h
Guided tour through the Natural History Museum
18.00h
Reception
Thursday
21
09.00h
Project Presentations & Software as FDOs (S6)
10.30h
Coffee break
11.00h
Paper presentations & Lightning talks (S7)
12.30h
Lunch
13.30h
Lightning talks (S8)
14.00h
Technical Panel (S9)

Dr. Dimitris Koureas (Naturalis, Co-Chair FDOF)
Chair of the Panel Session 3
15.00h
Coffee break
15.30h
Closing session

Dr. Dimitris Koureas (Naturalis, Co-Chair FDOF)

Special guest [TBC]

Prof. Dr. George Strawn (US Academy)

Dr. Stefan Weisgerber (DIN) [TBC]
Perspectives and Closing the Summit
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