About the Speaker: Connie Clare, Community Development Manager, Research Data Alliance The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is a global organisation with over 12,900 members from148 countries, and is built on principles that include openness, inclusivity and transparency. The RDA was launched as a community-driven initiative in 2013 by the European Commission, the United States Government's National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation with the goal of building the social and technical infrastructure to enable open sharing and re-use of data. The RDA has a grass-roots, inclusive approach covering all data lifecycle stages, engaging data producers, users...