Data-Facing Track

Do you help researchers compute with data?  The Data-Facing Track of the People Network brings together people from research computing groups, libraries, research institutes, and other organizations who support data-enabled research.  Many of us are also Researcher-Facing, but this track is an opportunity to discuss the varied challenges of working with data.

Topics include:

  • Data science support
  • Bioinformatics, statistics, GIS, and other support
  • Data visualization
  • Data management and curation
  • Data workflows
  • Data transfer and networks
  • Data collection and production
  • Working with big data
  • And more, as determined by our members!

We connect via monthly calls and an email list.

Join Us!

Join Us! Create a membership profile to let us know who you are and what you’re interested in. You can add other People Network Tracks at the same time.

Monthly Calls

Monthly calls are on the first Tuesday of the month, 1pm ET/12pm CT/11am MT/10am PT. Connection information and links to any materials are distributed via email.

Previous Call Documents Folder Link

Previous Data-Facing Recordings on YouTube Link

Upcoming Call(s)

December 03, 2024 – No Call – We invite colleagues to attend the End of Year Party 12-12-2024

January 07, 2024 Reflect on past year’s session / Look forward to new year’s session

February 04, 2024 Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative

March 04, 2024 High Performance Computing 101

April 01, 2024 Research Data Access and Preservation Conference Recap

May 06, 2024 Accessibility Awareness Month

Track Coordination

Track coordinators (df-coordinators@carcc.org):

  • Amy Koshoffer
  • Deb McCaffrey

Steering Committee Members

  • Moira Downey
  • Lauren Michael
  • Cameron Cook
  • Zoe Braiterman

Previous Calls

12/03/2024No session in lieu of CaRCC End of Year Party on 12-12-2024
11/05/2024NIST Research Data FrameworkDoc
Video
10/01/2024Joint Data-Facing & Systems-Facing Call: NSPM-33 – Not a Type of Sun LotionDoc
Video
09/03/2024The Intersection of AI and CybersecurityDoc
Video
08/06/2024PEARC24 Community ReportVideo
07/02/2024No session
06/04/2024Unconference with Breakouts on Generated TopicsDoc
Video
05/07/2024Beyond the Business Case: Universally Designing the Workplace for Neurodiversity and InclusionDoc
04/02/2024ICPSR: A Partner in Social ResearchDoc
Video
03/05/2024Future of the Data-Facing TrackDoc
02/06/2024Common Workflow LanguageDoc
Video
01/02/2024Round Robin Track DiscussionDoc
12/04/2023No Session – Happy Holidays
11/07/2023Overview of GISDoc
Video
10/03/2023ADSA Data ETHOSDoc
Video
09/05/2023Continuing Discussion on Artificial IntelligenceDoc
Video
08/01/2023Artificial Intelligence: The Beginning and the End of Human WisdomDoc
Video
07/04/2023No Session – Happy Independence Day
06/06/2023National Data Science FabricDoc
05/02/2023Accessibility Awareness Month- Kick-Off Community Discussion
04/04/2023The End of the Unlimited CloudVideo
03/07/2023NIH Policy Guidance – Train the TrainerDoc
02/16/2023Joint Call with Researcher Track – Harvard Data CommonsVideo
01/03/2023Round Robin SessionDoc
11/01/2022 The ICPSR Research Data EcosystemDoc
Video
10/04/2022 Panel on Teaching Research Data Management to StudentsDoc
Video
09/06/2022Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival: Data Collection, Research and Outreach discussionDoc
Video
07/05/2022Standards and terminologies for health data: a (brief) introduction to common data elements, common data models, and terminologiesDoc
Video
05/03/2022Background and Demonstration of the Open Research Toolkit, an OER for Learning about the Open Research EcosystemDoc
Video
4/05/2022Curating, Archiving, and Sharing Qualitative DataDoc
Video
3/01/2022Creating National Public Health DatabasesDoc
Video
02/01/22Science Gateways and Their Role in Today’s and Future Research Computing EcosystemDoc
Video
01/04/2022Casual Tuesday Community RoundtableDoc
Video
11/02/2021National Archive of Criminal Justice DataDoc
Video
10/05/2021Revisiting the Facilitating Best Practices, pt 1Doc
09/07/2021Data Science EthicsDoc
Video
07/06/2021Digital Preservation and Access at Scale: Managing the HathiTrust Digital LibraryDoc
Video
06/01/2021OSF IntegrationsDoc
Video
05/04/2021Data FeminismDoc
Video
04/06/2021Digital Humanities PlatformsDoc
Video
03/02/2021PLENARY: Using Data to Benchmark your Research Computing and Data Program: The RCD Capabilities Model and Community DatasetDoc
02/01/2021Casual Tuesday Community RoundtableDoc
12/01/2020Creating a standard Vocabulary: the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)Doc
11/03/2020Teaching Data Skills Remotely: Check-inDoc
Video
10/06/2020The Power of Electronic Lab NotebooksDoc
Video
09/01/2020 An Institution-wide Examination of Data Needs: NSF EPOC Deep Dive at the University of CincinnatiDoc
Video
08/04/2020PEARC20 After Party
07/07/2020What data to keep? Making decisions about confocal microscopy dataDoc
Video
05/20/2020Student WorkersDoc
04/07/2020XSEDE Extended Collaborative Support Service (ECSS) and Data Analytics ResourcesDoc
03/03/2020Community Organizations: RDAP, ADSA, Big Data Innovation HubsDoc
02/04/2020Secure Data PlatformsDoc
01/07/2020Data-Facing Track Open ForumDoc
12/03/2019Data Science Support Beyond Data ScienceDoc
11/05/2019 Data DisastersDoc
10/01/2019IT and Library Collaboration on Data ServicesDoc
09/03/2019Mapping the Research Life CycleDoc
08/06/2019 Data Workflow Case StudiesDoc
07/02/2019Topic-based Networking and Group DiscussionsDoc
06/04/2019Introduction to Data-Facing TrackDoc