Dear Colleagues, I am writing to encourage to consider attending a workshop discussing about a new platform for data sharing called DataHub. Details about the workshop can be found in the email thread below. The workshop is scheduled for June 28th (9am-2pm) in SC G046. If you have not already done so, please signup by Sunday evening (June 26) at the link: Link: http://goo.gl/forms/xb8GgHBhOa1G2Aoi1 Thanks, Justus (On behalf of NSAC Officers) ------------------------------ *From:* Lucas A Laughery *Sent:* Thursday, June 16, 2016 3:38 PM *To:* Justus C Ndukaife; ochoam@purdue.edu; aida.ebrahimi@gmail.com *Subject:* DataHub Summer Workshop - 28 June Hello, You may already have seen the email thread with Prof. Shakouri. I am a PhD student working with a team to build a platform for organizing, preserving, and sharing data. That platform is called DataHub <https://datacenterhub.org/> (datacenterhub.org). DataHub is like a self-serve database, with features like: - A tabular structure to make it easy to search across datasets - Simple dataset creation (3-steps) - Multi-user dataset editing - Custom parameters that are displayed right alongside your data - so users can search your dataset using any parameters you want. Here's an example <https://datacenterhub.org/dv_dibbs/view/1001:dibbs/parameters_reinforced_concrete_column/?filter=parameters_reinforced_concrete_column.datastore_id%7C1001> from some tests conducted at Bowen Lab where the dataset owner defined custom parameters. We are hosting a half-day workshop on June 28th (9am-2pm) in SC G046. We will provide breakfast and lunch; we ask only that attendees bring data to upload. The data *will not be published* unless the attendee decides to do so. It would be great if some nanotechnology students could attend. Would you be willing to forward the link below to your organization / encourage some students to attend? Link: http://goo.gl/forms/xb8GgHBhOa1G2Aoi1 This link has an intro to DataHub, the agenda, a poll to RSVP, and a funny YouTube video about data preservation that I am sure many grad students can relate to. If you have any questions, please let me know! Thank you, Lucas Laughery PhD Candidate, Structural Engineering Purdue University