ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced that the Spring 2014 ORCID Outreach Meeting and Codefest will be held from May 21-22 in Chicago. The Outreach Meeting will showcase how universities and professional societies are incorporating ORCID into their workflows and systems, including institutional repositories, researcher information systems, membership and access management, and more.
ORCID Adoption and Integration Program partner organisations will share their experiences and demonstrate their integrations. Technical developers are invited to participate in a Codefest, to collaborate with the ORCID team to create new ORCID mashups. The Outreach Meeting and Codefest are free but space is limited.
The Spring 2014 Outreach Meeting will focus on ORCID adoption and integration in the university community. Outreach and engagement programs, successful efforts to create ORCID records for faculty and students, and embedding of ORCID idenifiers in a variety of university systems will be showcased. University administrators, research officers, CIOs, CTOs, graduate deans, librarians, and technical developers are encouraged to attend to meet colleagues and learn how to benefit from integration of ORCID identifiers.
The first day will feature presentations from universities that are incorporating ORCID identifiers into their researcher information and personnel systems, repositories, and thesis deposit workflows. Professional associations will demonstrate how they have been integrating ORCID identifiers into their publications systems, membership renewal processes, and other workflows. ORCID staff will provide an international overview of ORCID outreach and integration, and review new features and plans for 2014.
The second morning will focus on the creation of ORCID identifiers by universities. Differences in institutional culture necessitate a locally relevant approach to integration of ORCID identifiers, and institutional leaders will share their approaches to policy considerations, decision-making, business planning, and communications strategies. The meeting will conclude with technical demonstrations.
The ORCID Codefest 2014 will take place concurrently with the Outreach Meeting. The Codefest offers technical developers a chance to meet the ORCID technical team, learn about development resources, and collaborate to create new tools that leverage ORCID identifiers. CodeFest projects will be presented on the second day of the meeting, and participants will have the opportunity to vote for the best new project. Prizes will be awarded!
ORCID outreach meetings are free and open to the community. Complete program information and registration is available online at http://orcid.org/about/events/Chicago2014. Virtual participation is also available for those who can't make it to Chicago.
