The CODATA 2017 Conference 'Global Challenges and Data Drive Science’ will be held in Saint-Petersburg, 8-12 October 2017. The conference will address a number of topics related to data management, availability and analysis for environmental sciences and applications. Submission of session proposals and abstracts are now open at http://conference.codata.org/2017/. See Conference site http://codata2017.gcras.ru/ for venue and other practical information.

The “LEaders Activating Research Networks” (LEARN) project has released a Research Data Management (RDM) Toolkit, comprised of, among others, 23 Best-Practice Case Studies on RDM, a model RDM policy and executive briefings in 6 languages for senior management. Read more and download toolkit at http://learn-rdm.eu/en/research-data-management-toolkit-now-available/.

The e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) has released a report entitled "Evaluation of e-Infrastructures and the development of related Key Performance Indicators". This document aims to give an initial framework for evaluating and assessing regional, national and European e-infrastructures and for developing a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for central aspects of such infrastructures.

LIBER, Europe’s largest network of research libraries, is organizing a webinar on the Fair Principles of Data Management, established by the H2020 Programme. The webinar will address how libraries can help their research communities implement the FAIR principles and write better Data Management Plans (DMPs). Register at http://libereurope.eu/blog/2017/03/09/fair-data-webinar-join-us-16-march/.