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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MEDIN Standards working group, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) and OceanWise are delighted to announce two new 2023 course dates for our free online workshop: Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The courses will take place on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">4<sup>th</sup> - 8<sup>th</sup> of September 2023 (registration open:
<a href="https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=943">https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=943</a>, enrolment key: Medin943)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">13<sup>th</sup> - 17<sup>th</sup> November 2023 (ask
<a href="mailto:roswri@noc.ac.uk">Roseanna</a> to be put on the waiting list to be notified when registration opens)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The course takes place over 5 days with live lessons in the morning and independent learning in the afternoons.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The course can be taken as a whole, or attendees can select modules according to two streams: Marine Data Governance; or Practical MEDIN. Some modules are common to both streams, for example, modules on marine data management principles
and components. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Marine Data Governance</b> stream consists of some elements of general data management best practice, suitable for anyone wishing to improve their data management skills; as well as some higher-level elements suitable for those wishing
to enact wider improvements to data management practice across a team or organization.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>practical MEDIN</b> stream also contains elements of general data management with a focus on tools that MEDIN use to facilitate good data management and governance. The practical side to this stream aims to familiarise attendees
with creating MEDIN compliant data and metadata. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The course features interactive training and discussion sessions, quizzes, and assignments to help users become familiar with:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:55.5pt;text-indent:-37.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Why data management is important and how it can and arguably should be part of an organisations business management framework alongside quality, occupational health and safety, and information security.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:55.5pt;text-indent:-37.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>The role of a data policy and management plan, and how data can be shared, published, and re-used.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:55.5pt;text-indent:-37.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Data management principles, standards, and components, including data lifecycle and quality, the role of vocabularies (or data dictionaries) and the importance of creating, maintaining, and publishing metadata.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:55.5pt;text-indent:-37.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>The resources and other benefits of MEDIN and practical instruction in the use of the MEDIN data guidelines, metadata standard and controlled vocabularies.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:55.5pt;text-indent:-37.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>How data management ‘best practice’ can improve organisational efficiency in data acquisition, analysis, curation and sharing. It covers data use with respect to corporate risk, re-use, audit, and traceability, whilst at the same time helping minimising
costs. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to distribute this information (and/or the attached flyer) to anyone who might be interested in joining the course!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Roseanna<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Roseanna Wright</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
<span style="color:#002060">(she/her)</span><b><span style="color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">MEDIN Standards and Guidelines Work Stream Lead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">254/14, National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">t: +44 (0)23 8059 9581 | ext: 29581 | e:
<a href="mailto:roswri@noc.ac.uk">roswri@noc.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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